https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/09/22/the-origins-of-pride/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/09/22/the-origins-of-pride/#comment-9087 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/2009/09/22/the-origins-of-pride/#comment-9087 GAY PRIDE. Hi there
I think you missing the point here.
I have been in the gay scene for years now and was at the first Gay Pride Parade.
I have run and owned a few clubs in my time and have gone through this many many a time.
We start a GAY CLUB AND we let everyone in.
In a few short years it becomes the place to be the st8 people come and slowly take over and we have to move and start a new club.
We need a place to call our own and have a day that is ours…there is mother’s day, father’s day woman’s day etc.
In a few short years this could just be another day without any meaning.
Come on people we really don’t want this day to turn into a day that we do not own.
We welcome the fact that we have 94.7 with us but please it is a gay event first of all it has been for 20 years now and we want it to say that way.
20 years ago we wanted to fight to get our rights in the constution and we have to still fight to keep them.
Let us never forget what we have and the people that fought for those rights
We just need a day that says we are here and never forget us.
This year we have a theme and its “YOU NEED PRIDE” it’s there for all of us gay people to see what we have and what we fought for.
ZUMA and his mates can take it away anytime and where will we be NO GAY PRIDE and NO RIGHTS AT ALL.
Looking forward to see you at this year LESBIAN AND GAY PRIDE PARADE.
This year it will be bigger and better as a GAY OWNED AND RUN EVENT.
Best
Bruce

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