As everyone has probably heard, this weekend is the Pride Parade and Festival here in lowly Austin, TX. The 7th Annual AGLCC Pride Parade is this Saturday, June 14 and starts at 8:30 PM from Auditorium Shores. The Festival is at Auditorium Shores the same day from noon to 7:00 p.m. Advance tickets are $10, $15 at the gates. Alas, I’m going to be gaming and I won’t be able to go. You should be able to see Timcub and Kudzucub so keep an eye out. I expect a full report from them on the next COL. For more information check out http://www.austinprideparade.org/ and http://www.pridetexas.org/.
But wait, there’s more! Boston is also having pride THIS WEEK. It is running from Friday, June 6th to Sunday, June 15th. They have festivities all through Boston ending with the Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday. The Parade starts at Noon and the Festival is open from Noon to 6pm. Find more information about all the Boston Pride Event at http://www.bostonpride.org/.
Capital Pride is also going on this week, June 6th through June 15th. Saturday is the Capital Pride Parade starting at 6:30pm. The Celebrity Grand Marshall this year is none other than Bruce Vilanch. Sunday from 11am-6pm is the 33rd Annual Capital Pride Festival. Don’t miss out on that. Find more information at http://www.capitalpride.org/.
Also this weekend in Memphis, TN is the Mid South Pride. The Parade starts at 4pm Saturday. The Parade Will Start At First Congregational Church (1000 South Cooper) And Travel Down South Cooper To Peabody Park For The Pride Festival. The Festival runs from Noon to 8pm on Saturday as well. Find out more information at http://www.midsouthpride.org/.
What’s everyone in Portland doing this weekend? How about the Portland Pride festivities. The Pride Parade will start at 11:00 am on Sunday, June 15th and the Festival will be running Saturday from Noon to 11pm and Sunday from Noon to 6pm. For more information, check out their website at http://www.pridenw.org/.
Got a Pride Event Coming Up? Send an email to podcast@cubsoutloud.com and we’ll post it on the blog. Attended a Recent Pride Event? Send an email to podcast@cubsoutloud.com with your thoughts and links to pictures and videos and we’ll post it on the blog.
Alas, I’m going to be gaming and I won’t be able to go.
Whoa.
Many of us proudly dragged our sweaty asses out under the oppressive sun of an early Austin summer for this once a year thing, socializing and raising some money for gay political causes. I’m somewhat astonished that someone can shamelessly proclaim that the needs of the virtual world take precedence over those of this real world; this real world where partners might not be able to see one another in a hospital, or worse yet, be faced with losing the roof over their head should a partner pass away without a will.
I sure hope that level 69 PvP necromancer-caster-orc-chain-lightning thing has some good lobbyists during the next legislative session.
That was low.
Besides, I was not gaming on my computer, I was gaming at Battleforge Games with two of my friends and more friends that I’ve met through playing D&D with these two. These two who where there for me while my partner was in the hospital and immediately came to see me as soon as I told them that Karl died. Two of the people who checked on me almost every day for the week after Karl died. Two people who participated in trying to through me a great birthday party when Karl had just died 5 days earlier. These are true friends and honestly, I want to socialize with them and have fun with them as much as I can. This is the virtual world, I was out socializing with friends and having fun while if I went to pride, I’d probably roam around for an hour or two then go home being bored. I spent 14 hours at that games store and had a hell of a lot more fun then I would have had going to pride. So don’t you even DARE talk to me that way.
I certainly apologize for leaping to the assumption that your gaming was online and disconnected from real human interaction. Nurturing relationships is important. I’m sorry for hurting your feelings. I look forward to discussing pride and fund-raising more with you when we see one another out and about in lowly Austin. I’ve got my snapshots posted here: http://tinyurl.com/5g4rma
I certainly apologize for leaping to the assumption that your gaming was online and disconnected from real human interaction. Nurturing relationships is important. I'm sorry for hurting your feelings. I look forward to discussing pride and fund-raising more with you when we see one another out and about in lowly Austin. I've got my snapshots posted here: http://tinyurl.com/5g4rma