George Dudley, a photographer and artist who also served as the first director of New York City’s Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, documented scenes from pride parades in New York City from the late 1970s through the early ‘90s. Pride has come a long way since its more radical origins, when marchers numbered in the thousands, corporations were far from getting the memo and the stakes in general felt higher.īut there is much to be gleaned from remembering how it once was. This week, New York City is hosting WorldPride in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, with an estimated 4 million visitors expected to participate. That's badass isn't it?" says Randy.Amid the flurry of rainbow-laden corporate logos, sponsored events and news items about gay penguins, it is difficult to turn on a television or set foot in public during June without the reminder that it is Pride Month for LGBT and queer people.
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My point is, I think it's iconic that someone would freeze to death just to serve a look. Lady Gaga once wore a satin gown and nothing else in below 0-degree temperatures in Paris. "In fact, the choice to wear any attire lies completely with the person. We have always pushed boundaries when it comes to fashion, art or any other creative expression."
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It's just that no one ever paid attention. When we are part of a society and we have never asked people to change the way they celebrate, why should we change ours? Who is to decide what is normal or what is not?" said Betta.Īccording to drag queen and androgynous model Randy Scarhol, "Queer culture and queer fashion have always existed.
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"There are so many of us and we love our festival.
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That is another reason why even the pride flag is full of vibrant colours." During pride parades the LGBTQ community celebrate their culture of inclusiveness and diversity. "Pride Parades are like festivals for the LGBTQ community and like in traditional festivals we celebrate our culture. One of the reasons why pride parades see so much variation in fashion is because these parades are more inclusive and far less judgmental. Do you have a problem with my feminine nature? Wait here while I add more glitter and feathers and come back." Patriarchy and toxic masculinity have taught people to not accept them. Talking about fashion and gender, drag queen Betta Non Stop said, "People always look down upon femboys (biological males who tend to express themselves in a feminine manner). Just because a girl dresses in pink clothes doesn't mean you can 'assume' her to be straight and it is not at all okay to 'assume' a tomboyish girl is a lesbian. Whether straight or members of the LGBTQ, we have all been told to dress and act according to our gender. Girls: dresses, nail paints, and hair accessories. Since the day we were born, we have been told to dress according to our gender. If you think of it though, how do you decide which colour is masculine or feminine? Unfortunately though, isn't that what we are always told to do by our society? Women are told to wear 'feminine attires' and men are expected to wear 'masculine colours'.
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Dressing up is a choice and the last thing people, be it queer or straight or whomsoever, need to be told is how to dress," Lavanya rightfully added. "They don't attract the photographers but they're there. People have been coming to the pride parade in muted clothes too." Queer non-binary writer and theatre actor Lavanya said, "Not everyone comes dressed up flamboyantly. And she wondered, "Where do the quiet ones go?". She said that when she went for Mardi Gras she saw 'her people' (members of LGBTQ community) for the first time. Hannah Gadsby, too, pointed this out in her show, Nanette.