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I’d suggest that there is a time and place for everything. In the ’90s, two gay Harvard intellectuals, one a psychologist and the other an ad man, proposed exactly what you are: that gays must portray themselves in a positive way to straight America if they are to win the battle for legal and social rights. Ever since, they – along with groups dressing in the particular styles you mention – have been criticized for presenting a “face” of LGBT people to the world that’s too provocative.
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While they’re certainly front and center for logistical reasons (you wouldn’t want to march in front of them after all), there’s also another more important explanation: They are symbolic of the defiance, freedom and, yes, gay pride, that was birthed during the Stonewall Rebellion in 1969.
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I mean, why do so many gay men and lesbians need to show up in full drag or leather?Ī: I hope you’re not suggesting I ask Dykes on Bikes to refrain from kicking off Pride parades in cities across the country. Here’s why I ask: On a day that our community gets so much attention from the news media and from straight people, I think it’s a shame that so many of my brothers and sisters don’t clean up their act, so to speak, so that we can present a more wholesome face to the country. I’m looking forward to my city’s Pride celebration later this month but wondering if you have some suggestions on a “dress code” for those in attendance.