What pride means to me: Arjan Writes

Who is Arjan?
Arjan Writes (www.arjanwrites.com) has become one of the web’s best places to find out about new music, get some of the backstory behind the releases and download free MP3s.

Arjan in his own words
Born and raised in Amsterdam, the man with a reputation for spotting up-and-coming artists first, Arjan Writes, currently resides in Atlanta, GA and authors one of the Web’s most popular music blogs, ArjanWrites.com – the source for hot new music that is sweet & crunchy!

What does pride mean to you?
Gay Pride is a day every year to celebrate the diversity of queer culture, to come together to support equal civil rights and a time to share everything queer with everybody else. For me, Pride is not an exclusively a gay and lesbian thing. It is for all people who want to stand up for who they are and what they believe in. That’s the beauty of it. It’s everybody’s party.

What are you doing for pride this year?
I will be Atlanta, GA this year. Atlanta is a beacon of freedom and equality in the Southeast, so I feel that Atlanta is a great place to celebrate Pride to help make people more aware of how diverse the queer community is. At previous Atlanta Pride events, I’ve seen right-wing religious demonstrators proclaiming through bull horns that homosexuality is a sin while the parade is passing by. Nobody is arguing with them, because during Pride everybody’s invited and everybody can join the party.