Pride Weekend Cont'd

Pride Weekend Cont'd

Once again, Lisa and I hit the Saturday March with Pride. We were the Pride brides for Emmanuel Howard Park United Church (where we got married). It was a much bigger crowd this year and things are really starting to get co-opted by the big corporations. You know the pendulum has shifted when mortgage brokers and Roto-Rooter Plumbing are all vying for your undivided attention (and money).
*Cheri Di Novo
Unfortunately, the same can be said about Pride
in general. Lisa and I tried to get into the biggest lesbian dance party of the year -- but like all things Pride, it didn't quite work out. We've decided that the weekend is all about standing in line to get in to places. Once you're inside, you stand in line to buy food, drinks, and then stand in line to get into the bathroom. Once the party is done, you stand in line to catch a cab. We had a lousy expereince trying to get into a party -- called "Savour". Just trying to get in to the place sucked all the "pride" out of us. It was big, corporate, and ugly. We knew it would be bad when security kept coming by every couple of minutes to with a new list of rules for the dance. Alas, we didn't get in or stick around. And boy were we mad...but at midnight that night, sitting in bed reading...we both decided we were a little tired anyway. Now, isn't that just the way things go.
*Twinvestdykes

Sunday was a low-key day for us. We didn't go to the parade this year because it was expected to be outrageously busy. But we had a Pride BBQ instead. Burgers, beer, and a belly-ache the next day and voila...Pride was over. We're off in a couple of days to Ottawa to see the family and enjoy Canada Day.