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Jun. 11th, 2006 12:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vicarzI really need your input on this Pride 2007 issue!
I have an idea that I think is abfab, but want to poll the peeps on my LJ list about their reaction / enthusiasm.
Once again I have just missed pride - in a particularly important year as gays are used to fund the right-wing as all their pundits are caught in various nefarious acts with taxpayer dollars blah blah. I always miss pride.
My girl and I were thinking about going, didn't make it, but if we went we totally admitted we'd not hold hands or make out and stuff. We didn't want to be straight looking people in pride. We have mixed-gender bisexual couple shame. As long as I don't touch my girlfriend, I look gay. All gay. And hot, but that's beside the point.
I'm tired of my closet within the gay community. I'm sick of the bi-raging. By gays. So. I have a plan. A kitschy plan.
We get a bunch of bisexuals to march in pride 2007. Our group and slogan?
Embarrassed Mixed-gender Bisexual Stereotypical Out Couples!
EMBSOC? I'm having trouble with the anagram, but the point is there. Any suggestions about terms that we can add to make the anagram more entertaining, like a Savage Love sig, are appreciated. We could march down the avenue with our signs / t-shirts, for which we have plenty of time to produce, and wave to everyone going "Sorry! My bad!"
Seriously, what do you think of this idea? Would you do this? Could we plan and make this a group for the march? I think it would be insanely hilarious, but don't know if others will get the giggle out of this that I would. Please let me know if you think it is hilarious, horrible, or just lame. All input welcome.
Psyche made a good point a while ago about how people get all pissy about mixed-gender bi-couples as though all bis are really straight doing some ... well whatever the accusation is. The statistics just make it a lot more likely that you'll meet a mate-worthy opposite, so what. We're all tired of apologizing for being bi and having the audacity to date the opposite sex. I realized I was going to go to pride and hide my true identity. Fuck that.
As a side note, if I could seriously get people to do this with me, I would also accept straight couples that lie. Seriously, it would be more fun to get a lot of people together. Plus, I think that straight people want to show support, but find the "straight but not narrow" a wussy cop-out that screams "I don't mind fags but please-oh-please don't hit on me! Ew!" Oh crap, I'd be letting more people lie about their status, wouldn't I? Damn. Well it would be ironic, but I'd encourage it anyway.
Maybe we could get "Li-curious" shirts printed up too. For the kinda bi set.
Of course my other idea was to march alone with a sign that said "Gay black republican pride" and have a t-shirt that said on the back "Paid to carry this sign."
I have an idea that I think is abfab, but want to poll the peeps on my LJ list about their reaction / enthusiasm.
Once again I have just missed pride - in a particularly important year as gays are used to fund the right-wing as all their pundits are caught in various nefarious acts with taxpayer dollars blah blah. I always miss pride.
My girl and I were thinking about going, didn't make it, but if we went we totally admitted we'd not hold hands or make out and stuff. We didn't want to be straight looking people in pride. We have mixed-gender bisexual couple shame. As long as I don't touch my girlfriend, I look gay. All gay. And hot, but that's beside the point.
I'm tired of my closet within the gay community. I'm sick of the bi-raging. By gays. So. I have a plan. A kitschy plan.
We get a bunch of bisexuals to march in pride 2007. Our group and slogan?
Embarrassed Mixed-gender Bisexual Stereotypical Out Couples!
EMBSOC? I'm having trouble with the anagram, but the point is there. Any suggestions about terms that we can add to make the anagram more entertaining, like a Savage Love sig, are appreciated. We could march down the avenue with our signs / t-shirts, for which we have plenty of time to produce, and wave to everyone going "Sorry! My bad!"
Seriously, what do you think of this idea? Would you do this? Could we plan and make this a group for the march? I think it would be insanely hilarious, but don't know if others will get the giggle out of this that I would. Please let me know if you think it is hilarious, horrible, or just lame. All input welcome.
Psyche made a good point a while ago about how people get all pissy about mixed-gender bi-couples as though all bis are really straight doing some ... well whatever the accusation is. The statistics just make it a lot more likely that you'll meet a mate-worthy opposite, so what. We're all tired of apologizing for being bi and having the audacity to date the opposite sex. I realized I was going to go to pride and hide my true identity. Fuck that.
As a side note, if I could seriously get people to do this with me, I would also accept straight couples that lie. Seriously, it would be more fun to get a lot of people together. Plus, I think that straight people want to show support, but find the "straight but not narrow" a wussy cop-out that screams "I don't mind fags but please-oh-please don't hit on me! Ew!" Oh crap, I'd be letting more people lie about their status, wouldn't I? Damn. Well it would be ironic, but I'd encourage it anyway.
Maybe we could get "Li-curious" shirts printed up too. For the kinda bi set.
Of course my other idea was to march alone with a sign that said "Gay black republican pride" and have a t-shirt that said on the back "Paid to carry this sign."
