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Q: These pictures are really boring, aren't they?
A: Yes, they are rather plain. They do, however, give an accurate picture of what
90% of the crowd at Pride actually looks like.
Q: But that's not what I see in the newspapers and on TV!
A: That's right. Pictures of ordinary people doing ordinary things are, well, ordinary.
In the newspaper and TV business, ordinary doesn't sell. That's why the networks
focus on the drag queens and the scantily-clad attendees, overlooking the vast majority
of us plain folks.
Q: So where are your pictures of the drag queens?
A: There aren't any (except, possibly, the woman in the hat on the previous page).
Drag has simply been done to death, don't you think? Besides, most
of the men I saw dressed as women couldn't have fooled anyone except Ray Charles for
more than a millisecond.
Q: And the scantily-clad people?
A: I said I'd keep these pictures G-rated, and I will. Let me be polite
and say that, in my opinion, many of the people
appearing with very little clothing were less than photogenic.
This goes counter to another popular myth that as a gay man
I find all men attractive and lust after them.
*See note below.
Q: Well there must have been some fringe elements there.
A: Of course. Outrageous costumes are part of the celebration. Since you insist,
continue to the next page to see a few pictures. I am fully aware that
there are people who will bookmark only the next page so that they can continue
to say, "See? That's how they all are at that disgusting parade!" But you
and I know better.
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*A personal note: I am, like many gay men, extremely picky about what kind of people I find to be handsome. Besides, there are more important factors. Just to name two, I wouldn't live with anyone who smoked or hated cats, no matter how good-looking he might be.