Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Update: One Million Gay March

June 18th, 2009
Brandon Formby and Ian McCann
“Orientations”

Dallas, get ready for a double helping of pride.

Joining the annual Alan Ross Texas Freedom Parade scheduled for Sept. 20 is the March for Equality on June 28.

The new event is billed as a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Marches and rallies are planned all over the country, and Texas’ will be in Dallas.

But tell us if this sounds familiar: A march (um, parade?) on a Sunday afternoon down Cedar Springs Road from Knight Street to Lee Park, followed by a two-hour rally in the park.

We love parades (or marches) as much as any other person. But is there such a thing as too much gay pride? Wait … this one isn’t about pride. It’s about equality. Because there’s never any mention of equal rights at the September parade.

We just have to wonder whether the best way to have our voices heard is to disrupt traffic around the gayborhood. If we want to reach out to the straight community, shouldn’t this go down Greenville Avenue? Or up Preston Road? Through downtown? In Frisco?

It’s great that activists are getting riled up. But we’re members of the oh-so-gay choir that they’re preaching to. To make the world change in your favor, you’d think you would want to speak to people who aren’t already on your side.Still, we’ll reserve judgment on the effectiveness of these parades. Err … marches. But the minute we see nearly naked guys walking down Cedar Springs at the March for Equality is the minute that we’re going to wonder whether this is really about “empowering the community” or if it’s just another excuse to drink a beer or four in the park.


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6 comments:

  1. LOL - BEYONCE CLEARED HER (OR HIS) SCHEDULE FOR THIS EVENT!

    Beyonce tour dates for 2009

    Jun 23 Baltimore
    Jun 24 Washington DC
    Jun 26 Philadelphia
    Jun 27 Greensboro
    Jun 29 Miami

    LOL

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  2. I don't appreciate these FREAKS taking the Million Man March that was SUPPOSE to be a message to the black man and turning it into some damn freak show. Here these crackers go again disrepecting us. Farrakhan should have gotten a patent on the Phrase so the memory of the event can live on for the purpose that it was commorated. Now it is just a joke.

    But to be perfectly honest, Farrakhan made alot of money off of that event and I don't see ANY change in our community. He keeps on preaching about that same old shit. It is time for a real rebirth of OURSTORY. He is most definately NOT the one that we are to be following. He has no real esoteric knowledge. This is the type of information that we need at this day and age to help elevate us to a higher plan. the ELOHEEM are about to descend and reap the righteous and he don't have the info to assist us in our evolution. TO BE HONEST, HE IS REALLY IN THE WAY. DR. MALACHI Z. YORK ALL DAY....DUCES!!!

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  3. Farrakhan is a big JOKE! Following the Million Man March, he bought more GOLD...HAD more children, bought more properties and MORE cars.

    Where is he?

    His just up and disappeared!

    Is he dead?

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  4. Wow!

    Where is Rev. Al Sharpton?
    Where is President Barack Obama?
    Where is Michelle Obama?
    Where is our real black leaders?
    Where is Jesse Jackson?

    NOT ONE FILED AN OBJECTION TO RE-NAME THIS MARCH TO SOMETHING ELSE - NOT ONE!

    Where did all of our black leaders go? Did they fade away as quickly as George W. Bush left office?

    I am at a lost for words.

    Disgusting!

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  5. ^^^^^They were never our leaders to begain with. They are not on our side NONE OF THEM. They are all working against us. If the establishment thought that Min. Farrakhan was a threat, they would have done away with him long ago. They know that what he is teaching is no threat to them. This is why they set up Dr. York. These freaking Crackers can't elevate to a higher spiritual plan because they don't have a soul. Therefore they don't want us to elevate either. This is why these demonic celebrities are trying to take our attention off what is important. They've already sold their soul so they don't care. We must not let them take us with them to the abyss.

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  6. "BLACK" PRIDE HAS TRANSFORMED INTO "GAY" PRIDE!

    THE MILLION "MAN" MARCH HAS TRANSFORMED INTO THE MILLION "GAY" MARCH.

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