Stonewall Riots and Pride Marches

[CalifFitnessSwimmer]

Originally Posted by PSDave

As far as wearing speedos in gay pride parades, I see it as an entirely different message. Unlike other minorities that through the years have learned that the best way to be accepted is fit in. When a gay man dances down the street in a speedo, tutu, in drag, skimpy see thru shorts - or whatever - the message I see is, "We are different and we don't fit in or want to, but we want you to give us all the privileges that you have - though our actions do anything they can to alienate us from the regular working and voting population.

Every year the Stanford mens swim team runs around the campus in speedos, jump in the fountains, pose in speedos in front of monuments, takes a quick dash through the campus bookstore.

Is what those guys do any less offensive, or maybe they have a right to express their "freedom" more than men in a gay parade? What are the Boston Red Speedo run every christmas.

link to stanford mens speedo run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5daJZiZsg3c