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What is Queer Pride?
by Stephen Collingsworth, Jr.
Well, first, let’s start with what Queer Pride Isn’t…
Itisn’t parties and dances where you shake your ass and have a good time,and heterosexuals come and gawk at all the queers, fun though that is.
Itisn’t chalkings that talk about "love," quote the bible, or tell people"we’re here, we’re queer, get over it", although that’s fun too.
QueerPride isn’t even about being proud that you sleep with, fall in lovewith, and share your life with someone of the same gender.
Queer Pride isn’t about a day, a week, a month, a parade, or any of those things.
Queer Pride is about the small things.
Everyday living. Daring to live your life every day as an out gay, lesbian,bisexual, queer, transgendered, intersexual, omnisexual, pansexual, andall the other labels we choose to use to call ourselves different,person. Being unashamed of the totality of your self. It’s aboutlooking at those you love and daring to share a part of you that maymake them turn away from you.
It’sabout realizing that in order for your love of yourself, your parents,your friends, and/or your partner to grow and become fully realized,they all have to first know who you are.
It’s realizing that Queerness isn’t just about sex and whom you sleep with.
It’s about looking at the world from the outside in.
It’s about a clearer understanding of the world and how it ticks and what it needs to grow.
It’s about realizing that our Queerness colors everything we do, see, smell, touch, learn, and feel.
It’s about knowing you are NOT just like everyone else.
It’s about being glad you are NOT just like everyone else.
QueerPride is also about the journey; the journey from the closet into thelight. It’s about all of our paths from self-realization to sharing ourcompleteness with others.
It isalso about realizing our Queerness is a gift. And the sharing of thatgift with others. It’s about realizing that we are not the products ofour parents. We are the inventors of ourselves…
It’s about our unique way of seeing the world differently and never seeing ourselves as static beings.
QueerPride is about reveling in our uniqueness, and to see that ouruniqueness isn’t all that unique! It’s realizing there are others whoare sharing a similar journey. Queer Pride is daring to love. Notfinding that love in another person, no matter their gender. It’s aboutdaring to love yourself for who you are as an entire, whole person.
Source: Stephen Collingsworth, Jr., Campus Pride, 2006.
by Stephen Collingsworth, Jr.
Well, first, let’s start with what Queer Pride Isn’t…
Itisn’t parties and dances where you shake your ass and have a good time,and heterosexuals come and gawk at all the queers, fun though that is.
Itisn’t chalkings that talk about "love," quote the bible, or tell people"we’re here, we’re queer, get over it", although that’s fun too.
QueerPride isn’t even about being proud that you sleep with, fall in lovewith, and share your life with someone of the same gender.
Queer Pride isn’t about a day, a week, a month, a parade, or any of those things.
Queer Pride is about the small things.
Everyday living. Daring to live your life every day as an out gay, lesbian,bisexual, queer, transgendered, intersexual, omnisexual, pansexual, andall the other labels we choose to use to call ourselves different,person. Being unashamed of the totality of your self. It’s aboutlooking at those you love and daring to share a part of you that maymake them turn away from you.
It’sabout realizing that in order for your love of yourself, your parents,your friends, and/or your partner to grow and become fully realized,they all have to first know who you are.
It’s realizing that Queerness isn’t just about sex and whom you sleep with.
It’s about looking at the world from the outside in.
It’s about a clearer understanding of the world and how it ticks and what it needs to grow.
It’s about realizing that our Queerness colors everything we do, see, smell, touch, learn, and feel.
It’s about knowing you are NOT just like everyone else.
It’s about being glad you are NOT just like everyone else.
QueerPride is also about the journey; the journey from the closet into thelight. It’s about all of our paths from self-realization to sharing ourcompleteness with others.
It isalso about realizing our Queerness is a gift. And the sharing of thatgift with others. It’s about realizing that we are not the products ofour parents. We are the inventors of ourselves…
It’s about our unique way of seeing the world differently and never seeing ourselves as static beings.
QueerPride is about reveling in our uniqueness, and to see that ouruniqueness isn’t all that unique! It’s realizing there are others whoare sharing a similar journey. Queer Pride is daring to love. Notfinding that love in another person, no matter their gender. It’s aboutdaring to love yourself for who you are as an entire, whole person.
Source: Stephen Collingsworth, Jr., Campus Pride, 2006.
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