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Gay Pride Research Paper

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Gay pride or LGBT pride is the attitude against violence towards the lesbian, gay, bisexuals, and transgender, or LGBT community. Gay pride parades celebrate the acceptance and diversity in the LGBT community. Although Pride was considered immoral and was originally a riot, it is now considered a celebration of togetherness and acceptance for the LGBT community.
As I made my way to the parade I saw all the flags from different countries representing Pride. The rainbow flag was placed all over stores, clubs, and restaurants near the area where the parade takes place, proudly showing their support for the community. People with flags representing their sexualities roamed the streets waiting for the parade to start. They were very inviting and …show more content…

I saw an officer from the Navy engaging in a skit with a drag queen. The drag queen walks towards the soldier telling him to accept the LGBT community. When the soldier nods, the drag queen takes off her clipped earring and places it on the ear of the soldier. The skit shows how much the armed forces are open to the LGBT community, and it made me smile. Then I saw a group of people who wore pride shirts. Shirts like "Gay and Proud", "Les and Proud", "Trans and Proud" we're worn, and they had shirts that were throwing and giving away for free. I wouldn't lie if I said I got a "Pan and Proud" shirt during the parade. Finally, I then saw drag queen impersonators on a float lip syncing to music, everyone was joining in with them and dancing in the street to the music. Everyone was together having a party in the street, and we all made our way into the parade behind the drag queen float, singing and dancing their way to the park for the rest of Pride.

As I looked around at Pride, I noticed that everyone is very inviting. They are all friendly, talk to each other, hug, take pictures, and dance with each other. They are all accepting of each other, which is why Pride is so fun. It's a celebration of togetherness, of being yourself and being accepted in the LGBT

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