[quote=njtosd][quote=spdrun]If Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, West Indians, Chinese, Irish, Italians can have their own parades, why not gay pride?

As far as flaunting it, would you be offended by a straight couple hugging and kissing in public?[/quote]

I don’t understand the concept of pride in something that just is. I don’t see being heterosexual or homosexual (or having two ears or a spleen) as being a source of pride (or shame). One can have pride in overcoming prejudice or battling unfair treatment, but that is different. It seems that too many attempts to fix problems caused by discrimination just results in lines being drawn in new places.[/quote]

You may not see these things as a source of shame, but sadly, many segments of society do. In a world of emotional humans, nothing is ever something that just is. The pride message I believe is just other like humans trying to help those who have been beaten down and ridiculed join society and be comfortable with who they are.