Gay liberation may well be the final frontier of our society`s tolerance for diversity. The visually sensational elements are as much a part of that as the political elements.''Īs is true for other minorities, the public behavior of some casts a questionable reflection on the rest. ''This is a celebration of our diverse community. ''This is not just a civil rights march,'' Pfeiffer explained. Not that the organizing committee wants to ostracize the visually freaky. And the list of politicians in addition to the past and present mayors is becoming as long as it would be in the city`s less controversial processions. So did a couple of brewers of beer, that great totem of macho.
Such groups as Gay and Lesbian Physicians Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays and Clean, Sober and Gay, a support group for alcohol abusers helped make this year`s parade the biggest and ''most conservative yet,'' Pfeiffer said.Ī major supermarket chain sponsored a float. Whatever your kink, this fetish bar will satisfy with its array of beer blasts, foot-worship ftes and leather soirees, plus. Richard Pfeiffer, who has helped coordinate 15 out of the last 16 parades, says a growing number of conservative professional gays and their straight supporters are turning out to add a new respectability to the goings-on.
Earlier parades were largely made up of gays who had the least to lose by coming out of the closet.
