Gay Pride Gay Power

LGBT pride events are a great place to meet other gay people, learn about the history of LGBT rights and rally for LGBT equality. March in a parade near you or just join the crowd. The 2007 LGBT pride events promise to be more invigorating than ever!

What is Gay Pride?

Gays in a growing number of cities and countries participate in annual parades, festivals and events collectively called gay pride. Most gay prides span from a few days to over a week and are filled with dances, volunteer and social events and highly publicized parades. These pride events are organized by local charities or volunteer organizations.

History of Gay Pride

The first gay pride parade in 1969, known as the March on Stonewall, started as a protest against discrimination and violence against gays in New York City. Today, pride events have become an annual ritual and have grown to include thousands of gay and gay-friendly participants, not to mention hundreds of spectators.

Many gays and lesbians dress in bright colors, head-to-toe leather or sometimes next to nothing. But regardless of the attire, all of the participants join the festivities to remind the world that gays deserve the same rights as others and people should be free to live their own lifestyle, void of judgement or hate. Gay pride is also a symbol of solidarity and an opportunity to express the vivid personalities which reflect the diverse gay communities throughout the world. During this time (and in many places year round), the skies are covered with the gay pride flags and banners, the symbol of gay solidarity and freedom.

Meaning and History of The Gay Pride or Rainbow Flag

The gay pride flag was designed by Gilbert Baker and debuted at the 1978 San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade. It's inspiration came from the black civil rights and hippie movements. Each color on the gay pride flag has as different meaning. Test your knowledge below.

Rainbow Pride Flag

RED = Life

ORANGE = Healing

YELLOW = Sun

GREEN = Nature

ROYAL BLUE = Harmony

VIOLET = Spirit

Adding a black stripe to the bottom of the flag represents victory over AIDS. It can also signify leather daddy pride.

Join Gay Pride! Tell the World Who You Are and Have Gay Days for the Rest of Your Life!

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Gay Translations

Every one of us can read between the lines and can easily understand what one phrase would mean when spoken in a different way. These lines are commonly use by everyone, everywhere. But you do ever wonder what do these lines mean to the gays? Here are some of the gay translations in some phrases that we often used:

I want a commitment.
= I'm sick of masturbation.

Haven't I seen you before?
= Nice ass.

I need you.
= My hand is tired.

You're the only man I've ever cared about.
= You are the only man who hasn't rejected me.

I'm a Romantic.
= I'm poor.

I really want to get to know you better.
= So I can tell my friends about it.

It's just orange juice, try it.
= 3 more shots, and he'll have his legs around my head.

He's kinda cute.
= I want to have sex with him till my dick turns blue!

He's not my type.
= He won't sleep with me.

I miss you so much
= I am so horny that my dog is starting to look good.

I had a wonderful time last night.
= Who the hell are you?

Do you love me?
= I've done something stupid and you might find out.

Do you 'really' love me?
= I've done something stupid and you're going to find out.

I'll give you a call.
= I'd rather have my nipples torn off by wild dogs than see you again.

I've been thinking a lot.
= You're not as attractive as when I was drunk.

I think we should just be friends.
= You're ugly.

I've learned a lot from you.
= Next!!!!


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A TS LOVE...

After feeling the pains of a broken heart in our last relationships, we always say Love Really Hurts. Sometimes we make promises to never get easy on love again and we should be very careful the next time we fall inlove. But why do we still get hurt even in our new relationships? Questions like this should never be asked if you feel love and thus should be accepted first and foremost. Because when it comes to TS, Love and Pain comes the same. Guys can easily take advantage on us because they know that when we love we give our all. Most of the times, we take all the pains just to make the relationship keep going. But still it is us who are suffering and left alone.

First of all, when you look for love you must also be ready for the pain that comes together with it. The only problem about us, TS, is we give so much focus on the pains we experienced. We cry over days and weeks and tell every friend how hurt we are with our currently done relationships. Yes, being hurt is nature to man. But it doesn’t mean it is the only thing you had on your relationship. Why do we always make the pain as the main thing? The truth is Pain is just a little part of Love. There is still a big part that we refuse to recall because our hearts are still aching. Why not try to remember how inlove you were? How you did all the things you did just for the one you love? By doing that, you will come realize how great your love was. That crying over someone who hurt you is not what is your love is all about. And when you will realize that you are capable of giving genuine love, you will know it is not your loss. And that is all that matters. For you will never be completely human without knowing what Love is.

When one relationship ends, we think we would never love again. We put in our heads that being unattached again will make our lives more enjoyable. We get to go out where we want to go and can meet new people, partying like a bitch, have many men, more fun, more and more! We do these things because we want to avoid the possibility of loving once again. We think that looking for fun and playing around is the best way to forget about love. And as we go on like this for longer times, we tend to forget that we are capable of love and loving. Why love and get hurt when there is life full of fun without being inlove?

Everything in life changes when it is time to change. In a ts life, fun is our sister. We bitch around because we feel it is nature to us. And I know we are all wrong about it. There will be a time when your eyes will get dizzy of the disco lights, throats will be soaked with so much liquors, noses will sneeze out because of too much cigarettes, ears will be deaf by the constant beat of techno music and feet will become too lazy to dance....There will come a time that we will get tired of having fun, only fun and nothing else.

We all know that there is something lacking within us when there is no love around. We know that we are not totally happy without it. And when we recall our lives during the time we were with someone, it will definitely bring a smile to our faces and would probably say –“I know what I am missing”...Love truly completes our Happiness...

We should open our hearts again for everything that will come into our lives just to feel love once more. With no rushing and no hard trying, we will meet someone who will electrify us just like the feeling when we felt love for the very first time. Yes there is no assurance if he will be the right one. We knew that there are so many things to sacrifice...to give up...and to adjust for a new relationship to work, but just believe in what your heart will tell you -"Love with no questions, no fears and no rules...Just go on and do what you think that can make you happy...for love, even it hurt you before, made you cry and suffer...still it is LOVE"...

Listening to your heart will always prize you with a happy love life if you are sure that you are willing to give the best of it. Do not regret anything by following your heart. Going out for fun is always there but LOVE comes rare. The moment you feel it you should go for it!! You will come to learn that it is worth trying for and even you will have a million times of tries, you should never stop trying. Have faith that there is someone who are meant to be with you in your lifetime because that is what TS love is all about. It is all about patience, understanding, and caring.

TS are very special people when our lovers know how special we are. We long for LOVE and belongingness in a society where we are usually treated not equal. We look for security to a person that can make us feel worthwhile. When we feel that there is love, we stay. And in return to the love we receive, we give our unconditional love that goes beyond the boundaries of the stars. While it is true that Fun and TS are sisters, it is also true that Love and TS are twins. So when you truly love TS, you can definitely have both LOVE and FUN at the same time. And by that, i am proud to say that a TS LOVE is indeed the GREATEST LOVE of ALL...