Pride parade

Introduction The following pages will discuss pride parade performance in the past and today. The history of where pride parades began and the impacts of performance and corporatization in North America. Pride Parades through time have changed dramatically. What once was used as a means of protest and a riot used for the protection and fight for people’s human rights, in North American culture, has turned into a celebration. The people who are present range from “visitors to pride parades line the streets to cheer drag queens, dykes on bikes, leather bears, buff boys, marching girls, gay parents with their kids, gay and lesbian school children and many more” (Johnson 2005 p.1). Johnson gives the descriptions of only some people who communicate…

The riot started a tradition of LGBT pride parades throughout the country, which NBC news mentions in the article “The Long March to Marriage Equality, From Stonewall to the Supreme Court.” NBC news reports that a year after the riot, in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago, the first gay pride parades were held (“The Long March to Marriage”). Another source says something similar, that “on the first anniversary of the Stonewall riot, the first major Gay Pride Parade took place in…

Pride Parades nowadays are known for their colorful rainbow themes and vibrant theatricality with a dash of flamboyance. However, history of Pride Parades dates them back to 1969 to a more somber march with only signs and chants to indicate any social movement at all (Desta). They were held with the purpose to educate the masses regarding the LGBT agenda and to advocate for the rights of LGBT groups. The term LGBT primarily stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender which are sexual…

This was my first gay pride parade experience and I must say it was a good experience. This is one of the reasons I appreciate courses like this because it allows students to step out of the comfort zone and be a part of something wonderful. I never thought I will attend gay pride parade especially on Sunday. I took my cousin and my nephew and it was their first time attending as well. I do not like missing Church and I left bad and guilty at the same time. If members of my Church knew I was…

month of gay pride marches. These events attract thousands of people every year to support and take pride in being gay. These parades are a good way of raising awareness of LGBT rights and ways they can be improved. Marches like that have a purpose behind them and prove to be effective every year; pride parades have a history that dates almost fifty years and to this day are still significant events that people look forward to every June. In New York City 1969, there was a popular bar,…

“You may take the field for competition.” Marching band has always been something I wanted to do since I entered North Middle School band. When I first signed up to be in the ‘Rebel Pride’ marching Band at Franklin County High School, I had no idea what that year would have in store for me. ‘Will I fit in?’ ‘Will anyone like me?’ Those were all questions I asked myself. I can honestly say that the four years I was in marching band was the time of great learning and discovery of myself and the…

Thanksgiving Day is a family holiday, where we get to enjoy a delicious meal together. The First Thanksgiving was very different from what our Thanksgiving is today. Thanksgiving includes turkey, cranberry sauce, pumpkin pie, stuffing, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole. But the menu of the First Thanksgiving was much different. The smaller birds were spit-roasted, while the bigger birds were boiled. Birds were likely stuffed, though not how we stuff them today. Instead they were stuffed…

JROTC has around for decades to motivate younger citizens to become better people. The definition of JROTC inputs, Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. For thousands of years combining military with education has proved successful. JROTC has found its beginning in the U.S. at Norwich Vermont. Captain Alden Partridge had the ingenuity to implement a successful JROTC program. “Captain Alden Partridge’s Academy was so successful that the idea of combining military studies with regular classes…

This I believe…This I believe…This I believe…This I believe. I just finished reading four essays about the beliefs of others from around the world. Each belief unique; each belief eye opening. Parades, rice, jewelry boxes and bus rides all turned into life lessons. I found myself nodding, laughing and in awe of how a person could take one simple thing and make it so much more. Each of theses essays brought me back to what Ballenger said, “the personal essayist must always find some way to hitch…

What do you do on Thanksgiving? A majority of people do different things on Thanksgiving. Some people go to parties, travel, some people don’t even celebrate Thanksgiving. You would be surprised what some people do on Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is not the same for everyone. Some people do similar activities and some people do different activities. First, I found that a majority of people eat turkey on Thanksgiving. My family and I eat turkey on Thanksgiving and I found out that others do as…