Things that made me smile:
- Drag queens with amazing outfits, who can walk better in those shoes than I ever could
- Getting covered in glitter
- Dancing and screaming and singing as the various floats went by
- Being surrounded by thousands of people like me, and thousands more who aren’t, but love us anyway.
Things that made me cry
- Edie Windsor, who brought the landmark lawsuit that ultimately brought down DOMA. She had a huge bouquet of white roses. Maybe it was my imagination, but I’d swear they were for her partner, Thea. I screamed “Thank you, Edie.” I don’t know if she heard me, but I got to say it.
- The kid with the wagon that read “my two mommies are helping me fight cancer”
- The small but proud group of marchers who were there for the very first march, commemorating the one year anniversary of Stonewall.
My first Pride, but certainly not my last. It was a great day.
Silver Tides 