Happy Pride & All That Jazz

[legalmoose]

Did the pride thing. Got my Utilikilt (black, the "survival" model, which was more than I had originally wanted to do, but the only one they had in my size - it looks good, pictures to follow, I'm sure), then we wandered around. cubdrummer didn't get to help me with the kilt as he had another customer, but I did stop by later to chat with him again while wandering around with xavier78.

lioncub and I wandered some with xavier78, eventually having lunch at Teaism, then more wandering around. Saw robgates at the Lambda Sci-Fi booth, had fun saying hello and getting tarot readings from fritterfae and T at the Radical Fairies' booth, which was right next to Body Electric. We stopped and proselytized at the Body Electric booth, then off to the GLAA booth for a bit. Spent as much time under tents (shade!) as possible. I got some sun, but no burn (yay for sunscreen!). After a bit gregmce joined lioncub and I under the GLAA tent where we chatted some.

In no particular order, I also ran into:

thyesc
mascguydc (& bigmosaywhat and neuroticguy81)
ironmanjt and his hubby
claddah76
(and if I've forgotten someone, let me know and I'll add ya to the list!)

The one thing I did not do this year was go out looking for groups. I have enough on my plate, and didn't spend a lot of time perusing the various organizations, so not a lot of cards with web sites to check and what not (unlike last year where I have about a dozen or so sites listed under "Pride 2004" in my browser). The only card I picked up was for the Transgender Education Association, and that for my work with GLAA since we're looking at some changes to the DC Human Rights Act that are being proposed to explicitly include the transgendered under the act, instead of just having them fit under the "personal appearance" category. Is a difficult issue, but we'll work through it.

Was a fun time overall. I enjoyed getting to see a bunch of folks whom I don't see often enough ("I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." to quote Bilbo). Glad I went down.

Comments

[jarlsberg71.livejournal.com]

I went looking for groups, and I have to say, I think i did really well, I gotta change the sheets, and I think i'm out of durex, but there was a booth at pride and I'm all restocked thanks...

[legalmoose]

So glad you were able to restock. Safe sex supplies are just invaluable... ;)

[unbleachedbrun.livejournal.com]

I looked for you and didn't see you anywhere!

[legalmoose]

'Twas there! In my signature red moose shirt and the black kilt!

[ironmanjt.livejournal.com]

Yes he was rather hard to miss - more than once!

[eyow.livejournal.com]

We topped and proselytized at the Body Electric booth

I'm sorry, you did WHAT? ;)

[legalmoose]

Well, you know, with just the kilt on, it was easy access... ;-)

Duly noted and changed. *grin*

[jss]

Aw. I liked the typo!

[legalmoose]

Coolness. Duly noted and edited. :)

[fritterfae.livejournal.com]

Though you did stop by 2 or 3 times, I don't think I read cards for either you or Lioncub. No crotch blessings either... Hmm.... We'll have to fix that next Pride.

[legalmoose]

Topher did readings for both of us (which ended up, interestingly, with many of the same cards, though reversed, for both of us in the same positions - kinda freaked T out), but no, no crotch blessing or aura fluffing this time around. :)

[fritterfae.livejournal.com]

Not uncommon for people in a relationship to get similar or reflective cards. At Youth pride damn near everyone I read for got the Wheel of Fortune, cycles of ups and downs and new adventures and unknown trials and tribulations. Just like being a teenager.

I could also attribute similar cards in a reading being due to not shuffling the deck enough...

And I MUST bless your crotches next year. :D