I took some footage of when I first joined in. Regardless, being able to actually march was awesome. I remember walking and thinking this is what a utopian society would feel like.
Even so, there was a shockingly high level of trust amongst police and civilians. There were only a few spots I noticed that had barriers and they were towards the end. You could hop on the parade route basically wherever you wanted without being stopped. Maybe I’m just used to the insanity and paranoia that comes with New York Pride, but the whole thing was uncomfortably relaxed. I walked most of it which was wild because I could.
I know it’s tough to follow, but it started in Copley Square, looped down towards Tremont, then cut across the Common ending in Government Center. Granted, that’s not to say there aren’t judgy little cunts because there are, but the vast majority of people who go are aweseme and just want to have fun. And it doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, when you’re at Pride you feel like you belong. That’s because people of every shape, size, color and orientation are encouraged to go and have a good time. He’s not gay and he was still out mixing it up with his buddies.
