Pride parade/festival for teens?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, thanks.

Undoubtedly a phrase you hear often, PP, when you ask people to be friends with you. "No, thanks".

You'd like to think that, but no. I don't like Pride events because they're vulgar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dangerous for minors, many of them are drugged up and drunk

My 15 yr old has been going since she was a baby. The most dangerous thing that's happened to her is someone stepped on her foot accidentally. That could happen at a St. Patrick's Day parade! People generally are not drunk or on drugs for the parade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, thanks.

Undoubtedly a phrase you hear often, PP, when you ask people to be friends with you. "No, thanks".

You'd like to think that, but no. I don't like Pride events because they're vulgar.

You have never been to one, have you? You are judging what you see on Fox, right? I am basically pretty conservative but having a gay brother has had me at many gay pride events and I do not hesitate to bring my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, thanks.

Undoubtedly a phrase you hear often, PP, when you ask people to be friends with you. "No, thanks".

You'd like to think that, but no. I don't like Pride events because they're vulgar.

Will you go when your gay son or daughter asks you to attend with them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have experience with the Capital Pride parade and/or festival?

Was thinking of taking my teen (who may or may not be LBGTQ+ but probably could generally use some exposure to more possibilities of how to live your life) but I don't know what to expect from either. I do see they have a "family friendly" viewing section for the parade but I'm not sure what that exactly means, or if the festival is more (or less) likely to be of interest.

I don't know the answer, but people at this group might be a good source of advice about this sort of thing:

https://www.glsen.org/chapters/nova

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is my MSers first year at Pride and she’s been out for a few months. I want her to have a ball. A gyrating twink in a g-string is not going to permanently damage her.

I feel sorry for your child in more ways than I can express.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is my MSers first year at Pride and she’s been out for a few months. I want her to have a ball. A gyrating twink in a g-string is not going to permanently damage her.

I feel sorry for your child in more ways than I can express.

I feel more sorry for your poor children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pride events can be overtly sexual.

So are movies, TV, and life. You mean seeing homosexuality.

I know, terrifying to see gay people kissing. Your child will be scared for life.

NP here. It’s not the kissing that’s the issue. I have zero issues with sexuality, but I do have issues with men wearing only g strings tossing condoms at 8 year olds.

Go to a beach in Europe .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, thanks.

Undoubtedly a phrase you hear often, PP, when you ask people to be friends with you. "No, thanks".

You'd like to think that, but no. I don't like Pride events because they're vulgar.

You have never been to one, have you? You are judging what you see on Fox, right? I am basically pretty conservative but having a gay brother has had me at many gay pride events and I do not hesitate to bring my kids.

We have taken the kids to the Gay Pride parade in West Hollywood since they were in strollers. It is great fun and a very positive environment of self-acceptance. It is nothing like what people see on the slanted, anti-gay news sites. Sure there are one of two "out there" things but nothing more than what an older child will see on TV.


I have to say I am surprised by so much homophobia on this site. I thought DC was much more educated and sophisticated than what I am reading.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, thanks.

Undoubtedly a phrase you hear often, PP, when you ask people to be friends with you. "No, thanks".

You'd like to think that, but no. I don't like Pride events because they're vulgar.

You have never been to one, have you? You are judging what you see on Fox, right? I am basically pretty conservative but having a gay brother has had me at many gay pride events and I do not hesitate to bring my kids.

NP. Oh yes I've been to them and the ones in NYC too. Too crass and vulgar for my taste There are many other lovely things to do in town than expose my kids to that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, thanks.

Undoubtedly a phrase you hear often, PP, when you ask people to be friends with you. "No, thanks".

You'd like to think that, but no. I don't like Pride events because they're vulgar.

You have never been to one, have you? You are judging what you see on Fox, right? I am basically pretty conservative but having a gay brother has had me at many gay pride events and I do not hesitate to bring my kids.

NP. Oh yes I've been to them and the ones in NYC too. Too crass and vulgar for my taste There are many other lovely things to do in town than expose my kids to that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pride events can be overtly sexual.

So are movies, TV, and life. You mean seeing homosexuality.

I know, terrifying to see gay people kissing. Your child will be scared for life.

NP here. It’s not the kissing that’s the issue. I have zero issues with sexuality, but I do have issues with men wearing only g strings tossing condoms at 8 year olds.

Go to a beach in Europe .

Watch a show on Netflix or the old ABC Family Channel!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, thanks.

Undoubtedly a phrase you hear often, PP, when you ask people to be friends with you. "No, thanks".

You'd like to think that, but no. I don't like Pride events because they're vulgar.

You have never been to one, have you? You are judging what you see on Fox, right? I am basically pretty conservative but having a gay brother has had me at many gay pride events and I do not hesitate to bring my kids.

I am judging from what I've seen in person. I have seen a few, in various countries.

And to the other PP, yes, if one of my children badly wants to go, we will go, because then they will be mature enough to judge for themselves. There is no way I am taking them to such events now, when they're barely peripherally aware of them. They are aware that people can choose to live and raise children with whichever consenting adult they want. That's what really counts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pride events can be overtly sexual.

So are movies, TV, and life. You mean seeing homosexuality.

I know, terrifying to see gay people kissing. Your child will be scared for life.

NP here. It’s not the kissing that’s the issue. I have zero issues with sexuality, but I do have issues with men wearing only g strings tossing condoms at 8 year olds.

So the condom-tossing actually happened to my 8-year-old when my kids (then aged about 4 and 8) and I went to the Pride parade in Baltimore. The 4-year-old didn't know what condoms were and didn't care. The 8-year-old might have known what condoms were; in any case, I said, "Those are condoms, men use them" and we picked them up and threw them back into the crowd. The kids are now in middle school and high school, respectively, and as far as I can tell, no damage has been done to them.

I saw lots of happy teenagers in rainbow clothes on the Metro yesterday. Indeed, happy teenagers in groups, unaccompanied by parents!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Dangerous for minors, many of them are drugged up and drunk

You mean Caps fans? Yes, they are! We’ll be sure to stay home when they have the parade.