tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post1031072979695489932..comments2024-03-23T12:05:23.537-05:00Comments on The Wild Reed: Worldwide Gay Pride – 2011Michael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087458490602152648noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612445.post-70758828649255298652011-06-27T04:24:13.875-05:002011-06-27T04:24:13.875-05:00It has been a few years since I have attended a pr...It has been a few years since I have attended a pride parade, but let me tell you - I have been to some really great ones in NYC. (I remember in particular the giant city-wide celebration of Pride and the Gay Games in 1994 for the 25th anniversary of Stonewall.)<br /><br />The thing that strikes me (as a current resident of Albany, formerly of NYC) is the evolution and maturation of the event. I am reminded of the mirror to real life for so many gay couples, you see people together for 25, 30, 40 years and more. <br /><br />I was trying to explain to someone the other day, that for whatever reason, and I say this as a heterosexual, some of the most profound modeling of love and fidelity that I have experienced has come from my gay friends. That's just my story, but I think it matters to the whole. <br /><br />Thanks for all you do.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.com