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Pridefest 2
More feathers,more sequins,more flash,more flesh,more lack of inhibition,more slapped-together floats,more straight bystanders (with their kids)than ever before. What are we celebrating?And really, other than celebrating,does there need to be a point? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All… Continue reading
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Pridefest 1
Had I exitedthe straight jacketof faux-straightnessin my early 20s,two questions arise: Would I be alive?(That was pre-AIDS.) And would I have had the gutsto ride nearly naked on a floatwhile Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive"blasted to a cheerful, cheering crowd? Let's… Continue reading
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Consider This
Consider this: Gays and lesbiansare less boundto expectationsabout what is masculineand what is feminine,thus freer to be more like God,who is entirely both. Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading