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LA Pride parade on TV
Jun. 9th, 2024 11:36 pmIt's difficult to describe what is happening in my body and brain right now, and it's mostly not great so why dwell upon it. Suffice to say, there is a lot of pain and anxiety.
However! Edibles have been very helpful. For example today I found on TV, live coverage of the LA Pride parade. I got such a kick out of it. I can be cynical a lot of the time but I was able to kind of put that aside and enjoy it, and even enjoy the complexities and nuances of the politics involved. Like, it's cool that we talk about those things and it's cool that I know so much about these issues. I watched part of this parade with my roommate and every so often I was like, "oh another hot topic!" Hot topics encountered: Corporate pride and ads, police at pride, "love is love", Palestine demonstrators, the TV people's decisions about what parts of the parade to show.
But the whole thing was kind of schlocky, kind of awkward, endearing. The news casters made a big effort to be cheerful. One of them talked about being HIV positive for 18 years. The teamsters were there, and the mayor, and George Takei with his husband. There were multiple groups of musicians and dancers. Many people waved trans flags. I liked that I could sit on my couch and watch it, the way we do the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, beamed into my living room. It's heartwarming to think about all of us that now get to see the parade.
However! Edibles have been very helpful. For example today I found on TV, live coverage of the LA Pride parade. I got such a kick out of it. I can be cynical a lot of the time but I was able to kind of put that aside and enjoy it, and even enjoy the complexities and nuances of the politics involved. Like, it's cool that we talk about those things and it's cool that I know so much about these issues. I watched part of this parade with my roommate and every so often I was like, "oh another hot topic!" Hot topics encountered: Corporate pride and ads, police at pride, "love is love", Palestine demonstrators, the TV people's decisions about what parts of the parade to show.
But the whole thing was kind of schlocky, kind of awkward, endearing. The news casters made a big effort to be cheerful. One of them talked about being HIV positive for 18 years. The teamsters were there, and the mayor, and George Takei with his husband. There were multiple groups of musicians and dancers. Many people waved trans flags. I liked that I could sit on my couch and watch it, the way we do the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, beamed into my living room. It's heartwarming to think about all of us that now get to see the parade.
