New York pride and the politics of “little speedos”

“Exposing [young children] to homosexuality, especially at a gay pride parade–they wear these little Speedos and they grind against each other–and it’s just a terrible thing.”–Carl P. Paladino, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in New York City last week in a campaign speech

Actually, gay pride is a very, very good thing, and not just the boys grinding in “little speedos”: We love the PFLAG moms (some of them Republicans), the gay dads, the draq queens, the dykes on bikes. We love ’em all.

To enlighten Mr. Paladino and his ilk, we point to the incredible GayCities slide show of 2010 pride pics submitted by GayCities members around the globe. After checking it out, maybe they’ll want to join in the fun!

See the full GayCities 2010 Pride slideshow

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