Wish me Luck..

[IanBorthwick]

In May, the Long Beach Pride happens once more. This time I am planning to go and be SEEN. WOw..am I ever worried.

Now, I know, you'll say,"Hey, how are you going to be seen?" Right?

http://t-shirts.cafepress.com/item/mens-sleeveless-tee/63159949

Hopefully this will be visible enough to not be mistaken as other than what I am. I'll be going with my gay friends and possibly any bi friends that are interested in going.

Someone here said,"Be seen, be heard." I agree, but this is tempered by a liberal friend of mine who told me off that I should not antagonize anyone, and that I should just pick a side. <sigh> Then got an earful of all the rhetoric against bisexual males her gay friends had poured into her ear. That made me a sad panda, let me tell you. It was rather deflating to be stuck like that, and just goes to prove liberals can have stereotypes embedded in the brain.

Rather funny in a way since she's a very famous latex fetish model in Europe now, you'd think she would not be that way.

In any case, wish me luck.

[12voltman59]

Good luck and have fun at the event Ian.

It does seem that those on the "liberal" side have as much of a dogmatic sort of response in regards to bisexuality, holding to the line of the most hardcore gays/lesbians that "bisexuality is bullshit"--we all know the many reasons they say this is so.

No matter the political/ideological persuasion of someone---they often don't react well when presented with something that challenges their notion of "that's the way things are!!!"

[IanBorthwick]

Thanks, Voltman.

Seriously though, I wonder if anyone on this forum is going to the event in Long Beach, Ca. The dates for things have not been updated in a good long time.

http://www.longbeachpride.com/ May 16th and 17th. I'll be going on Saturday, I think.

[veganbigmac]

Way to go man. Your presence will be appreciated there, it just might not be apparent. If I could go I would march by your side.

Keep up the Fight.

Anger has too sons, hope, and courage. The hope that things will get better, and the courage to make them so.
----Justinian

[bityme]

Good Luck to you.

I will, no doubt, be there on Saturday. And, like you, I'll be going with a group of gay friends. This will be my 5th year in a row.

[Doggiestyle]

:( It looks like that I'll have to find another pride event to attend this year, cause the pride event that I usually attend is going to be held around halloween and I truly believe that it will be a flop. I am talkin about the 2009 Atlanta Pride Event. I have been attending since about 97?, I think, and it was a bigger and better event ever year till last year (08) It was moved to another date and location in Atlanta, and that year (08) the attendance was less than half. Me thinkin that the main reason was the economy, the price of travel mostly, and the date, July 4th weekend!! So this year around the usual June I plain to find another pride event to go to. I would like to attend an event that was as big as the one in Atlanta, in a town that is as gay friendly as Atlanta. Though I am beginning to wonder about that "gay friendly" part.

SO would anybody at the bisexual.com have any suggestions as to where to go??? :three: :bipride: :tong:

Also IanBorthwick, I like your t-shirt, cept you should have a message on both sides so they could see ya a cummin & goin!!!! OK?? I hope you enjoy and meet lots of people, & let us know how it went! OK? I bet that the pride event almost anywhere in CA, would be a biggie one. HUH?

Gotta go, I'll type at ya later. Your friend, Doggie........:doggie:.......:bipride:

[AmericanBeauty]

Good luck and don't be so overly sensitive.

[IanBorthwick]

Good luck and don't be so overly sensitive.

Now that's the trick, isn't it? What do you call overly? Now me, I call it normal sensitive when people give me the evil eye and shun me or walk away. And that's IN the fair. Then when I get out of it and heading to my car, the crap I hear from adults and children about not being Gay...

Yeah, I need lots of luck and support on this one. It's like being a football that has two place kickers punting me in opposite directions simultaneously.

[AmericanBeauty]

Now that's the trick, isn't it? What do you call overly? Now me, I call it normal sensitive when people give me the evil eye and shun me or walk away. And that's IN the fair. Then when I get out of it and heading to my car, the crap I hear from adults and children about not being Gay...

Yeah, I need lots of luck and support on this one. It's like being a football that has two place kickers punting me in opposite directions simultaneously.

Just completely ignore them. Focus on the good.

Did you meet other bisexuals at the event? Or did anyone say that they liked your shirt?

[codybear3]

Good luck... Walk tall and proud and don't let no one get you down...:paw::paw:

[IanBorthwick]

Just completely ignore them. Focus on the good.

Did you meet other bisexuals at the event? Or did anyone say that they liked your shirt?

Hasn't happened yet. Just laying the groundwork before hand. And as for past events, I have not yet met any other bisexuals there of either gender.