Last Saturday, Robin and me were walking around the Latin
Quarter looking for some last minute gifts when we ran into the most lavish
cultural splash I have seen in France. It was none other than the Gay Pride
Parade! I have never seen a pride parade before, but I had an idea of what one
looked like, and my presumptions turned out to be completely true. There were
half naked men and woman dancing, kissing, and throwing condoms in a very fabulously gay manner. It was really fun
to see how excited and happy everyone was to express sexuality openly without
hesitation. The music was loud, and the outfits were even louder! I saw a guy
dressed in full drag (a big wedding gown looking dress) and to top off his deva
persona, he had white beard! It was absolutely ridiculous, and people loved
him! I saw at least ten groups of people, young and old, come up to this guy
and pose for pictures. I had such a great time watching the French let their
wild side come to surface for everyone to see! We saw pretty much the entire
parade, and with it a mass variety of different ways of expressing desire and
sexuality. I knew I had stumbled into something boundless when the difference
between the floats was weather or not you were wearing ass-less chaps, or
dressing like an Amazonian princess.
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