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Internationally Phenomenal

June 26, 2006

Forgive the odd grammar, but at after a weekend of Gay Pride parades, marches, protests and parties AROUND THE WORLD, it seems appropriate to say that the gay rights movement is a struggling, but truly international event.

This weekend there were events in giant cities such as New York and Athens, small countries including El Salvador and Guatemala, and a plethora of countries and cities in between: Italy, Hungary, France, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Atlanta.

The parade in Guatemala City, Guatemala was dubbed a protest against violence against homosexuals, while the march in Atlanta passed by a courthouse currently reviewing anti-marriage laws for same-sex couples.

In San Francisco families were everywhere, in New York it appeared that church groups outnumbered other groups, and in India — Calcutta to be exact — the parade was small, but focused on human rights (including the right to be not beaten up).

And through it all, a carnival atmosphere reigned supreme. What is it about gay men and lesbians that they can turn even a serious, political event into a party? Now that is a talent worth celebrating.

 

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