WorldPride Parade
So colorful! I've walked past a ton of trucks filled with people and music celebrating the pride of being gay (lgtb). Much better, a ton of people celebrating, in small or big groups, smiling and having fun. Openly acknowledging an inclusion that should already be there.
If only because of the concentration of smiles, it was worth having it.
I'm still a bit surprised about the high I get by just walking by the streets. It's great. Crossing paths with many people, seeing cool places, feeling being a part of the city... Yes, I want this.
As a plus, in this not-exactly-small city, it often happens that I get to cross paths with people I know and like. Today it was Ilan who spotted me first. He came back from Ibiza a few days ago, and him and his Uruguayan group of friends were walking by in the opposite direction as I was. I joined them for a while, walked and talked and saw the event together. I love when you randomly get to know nice and interesting people. Later on, I also met Jorge from the Go club, a really cool guy I hadn't seen for a couple of years. Always cool to catch up, even if shortly.
What about the town hall? Dressed with a changing rainbow of colors, you could feel it was not merely standing but participating of the pride. Kudos to the local govt.
Even though I support the orgullo crÃtico (critical pride), I don't see it as a contradiction at all with respect to the pride parades. On the other hand, I think the parades are the lion's share of what goes into the consciousness of everyone, especially the people that would not have been exposed to the idea of a lgtb community with equal rights. I really, really like it.
A beautiful day.