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[Stig]

Well they surely shouldn't do any religious parades where I'm living

Why on earth do they do gay parades anyway? It's not like there are any heterosexual parades ... atleast not here

[Papewaio]

Well they surely shouldn't do any religious parades where I'm living

Why on earth do they do gay parades anyway? It's not like there are any heterosexual parades ... atleast not here

They started out in Sydney when people still thought that gay bashing was an okay activity.

It was a way of quite honestly stating that they were queer and that they were proud of it... rather then having to live a dishonest life and be ostracized or worse if they came out of the closet.

Nowadays in Sydney it is more of a party and parade... like an adult version of St Patricks... beer, frocks and a more wide selection of fairies not just green ones.