It all made sense, his status as a loner and/or wallflower. However, when I heard this little tidbit of gossip, things clicked in my mind. It really wasn't necessary to do, given the nature of our friendship. My gaydar never went off about him, and I never gave his sexual identity much thought. I've known him for about ten years, but never knew him to have anyone for companionship. He's in his mid- 30s, a really nice, funny guy, but I had always found his demeanor a little sad. Recently, I heard through the grapevine that an acquaintance and former co-worker of mine had come out of the closet.
However, I do feel pride in certain aspects of the way gay people live their lives. It just doesn't mean all that much to me. Since I happen to believe that there is no gay culture, I find pride get-togethers akin to a bunch of people getting together to express their joy at the existence of cosmic background radiation. I've always felt vaguely ridiculous celebrating something that is innate to my nature. I've never been one to take part in typical gay pride festivities. Spokane, being 30 miles from Idaho, is not exactly a bastian of tolerance and difference, but for one day, it seemed that people didn't really care whether you were straight, gay, transgendered or asexual. They actually gave me a lot of hope for this place. both the numbers that showed up and the variety amazed me. Was I wrong! There were probably 600 queers and queer-friendly people all over the place - everyone from drag queens to lesbian mothers to gay couples to single gay men to straight and supportive people. I'd never been to a Pride Day in Spokane, so I wasn't expecting much. Basically, almost everyone here is white, straight, Christian, and. To give a quick rundown, Spokane is a big town with a small town mentality. I just went to the Pride festival in Spokane, Washington a couple of days ago. Pride days are a great day for the communities all over the US (strangely, I'm not really sure as to the festitivies - if there are any - in other countries).