Comments on: Pride Rant http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/06/30/pride-rant/ helen boyd's journal of gender & trans issues Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:16:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: EricaCD http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/06/30/pride-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-51767 EricaCD Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:47:10 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=2136#comment-51767 Thanks so much for linking this. I had not seen it before. It's simply fab. Thanks so much for linking this. I had not seen it before. It’s simply fab.

]]> By: switchme http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/06/30/pride-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-51762 switchme Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:20:26 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=2136#comment-51762 While I love his reply - and agree with his view - it's increasingly common that Pride events are "withering on the vine" as it were. It's something I noticed 3 years back way up here in the northeast, and is being actively studied by other anthropology types. The question is: why? Why, after so many decades of abuse, torment, marginalization etc. is the one seminal event of the year in more than a few places around the U.S. fading away? I take a cue fro the work of John D'Emilio, and suggest that the increasing instances of "mainstreaming" - marriage being one of the more obvious cases - are making it less pressing in a number of places to have the event at all. I do, though, lament it's passing. While I love his reply – and agree with his view – it’s increasingly common that Pride events are “withering on the vine” as it were. It’s something I noticed 3 years back way up here in the northeast, and is being actively studied by other anthropology types.

The question is: why? Why, after so many decades of abuse, torment, marginalization etc. is the one seminal event of the year in more than a few places around the U.S. fading away? I take a cue fro the work of John D’Emilio, and suggest that the increasing instances of “mainstreaming” – marriage being one of the more obvious cases – are making it less pressing in a number of places to have the event at all.

I do, though, lament it’s passing.

]]> By: nmonster http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/2008/06/30/pride-rant/comment-page-1/#comment-51758 nmonster Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:23:29 +0000 http://www.myhusbandbetty.com/?p=2136#comment-51758 You know the "Christians" film this 'cause they secretly want to be in the parade themselves! Otherwise why would they bother? :) You know the “Christians” film this ’cause they secretly want to be in the parade themselves! Otherwise why would they bother? :)

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