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onetexan

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5. Yup, "Straight Night" Wednesdays were always cool to attend

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 15, 2019, 06:57 AM

Jun 2019

Straight or gay. Im thinking Straights coming out to party with Gays is a good thing?

If gay pride has morphed into straight partying, to me that means there is greater support & acceptance of the gay community. Tell me where im wrong here.

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Gay Pride parades used to mean protests. Now they're an excuse for straight kids to party [View all] TexasTowelie Jun 2019 OP

This (mostly) straight guy has partied at SF Gay Pride MANY TIMES ... mr_lebowski Jun 2019 #1

My experience in college and afterwards is that the gay clubs and parades TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #2

Yup, "Straight Night" Wednesdays were always cool to attend onetexan Jun 2019 #5

Yes, quarter well drinks at Halls in Austin drew the crowds in Austin. TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #6

Also from the article... Behind the Aegis Jun 2019 #4

Cultural appropriation, of sorts. Behind the Aegis Jun 2019 #3

The Pride parades still represent, and now celebrate, the success of those early protests. lambchopp59 Jun 2019 #7