lu: (La vie bohème)
Lu ([personal profile] lu) wrote2006-06-18 11:19 am
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Pride (in the name of love).

And so we did it again: the biggest Gay Parade in the world.

It's actually kind of funny to open the Sunday paper and, right after reading the previous sentence seeing the story of a policeman that couldn't get a job at the Federal Police because he wasn't "straight enough".

I've been going to São Paulo's GLBT Parade for three years now, and it's impressive how it is good for me. Being around more than two million people gathered to fight for what they believe in is one of the best feelings in the world. Every year I get to shout to the world: "yes, I'm gay. Yes, I'm proud of it, and nothing you can say or do will change that".

Brazil has still a long way to go -- the whole world does, actually. I congratulate those countries that allow gays to marry, and those who fight for it, everyday. Who knows? Maybe someday this dream will come true for me, too, and I won't have to move to the Netherlands or to Spain to be reconigzed as a couple before the government.

Even against all odds, I like to hope for the best.



(Thanks to [livejournal.com profile] discreetly for stealing the photo)


"To faggots, lezzies, dykes, cross dressers, too.
To me! To me! To me!
To you, and you, and you, you, and you.
To people living with, living with, living with,
Not dying from disease!
Let he among us, without sin, be the first to condemn...
La vie bohème!"

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_rosesnwine/ 2006-06-18 04:08 pm (UTC)(link)
*_____*

Eu ainda vou em uma parada aí em Sampa òó
Ano que vem, provavelmente *___*~~
Queria tanto ter ido ._.'
Se tiver mais fotos, me passa pelo msn? óò~
Luv ya
=***********

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
Espero que eles consigam a Paulista de novo. u.u

Eu ainda tenho que pegar as fotos com o Lex! Essa dai eh de um site!

=***

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_rosesnwine/ 2006-06-19 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
Se conseguirem vai ser tãããão mágico! *___*

Nhaaa /o\
Sério? o___o" Procurei o dia todo uma com qualidade boa assim e não achei! Merde --"

[identity profile] firstlightofeos.livejournal.com 2006-06-18 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Whee! Rent! *uber love*

*grins* Good for you, darling.

Bisexuals, trisexuals, homo sapiens, carcinogens, hallucinogens, men; Pee Wee Herman!
German wine, turpentine, Gertrude Stein, Antonioni, Bertolucci, Kurosawa;
Carmina Burana!
To apathy, to entropy, to enthalpy, ecstasy;
Vaclav Havel, the Sex Pistols, 8BC!
To no shame, never playing the fame game–
To marijuana!
To sodomy; it's between God and me...to S & M!
La vie boheme!


Your comment thing doesn't let me do accents. *glares*

[identity profile] firstlightofeos.livejournal.com 2006-06-18 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
And where did you find that Rent icon, and are there more?

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
They are all at [livejournal.com profile] rent_icons. Great community. *grins*

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Yes! *_* I've watched it again yesterday. It's so gay, you know? The day deserved it.

Oooh, I love that part of the song.

Geez. You'll be seeing this in Brazil. o.o'

I'm not sure if it's my comment thing. I think it's a general LJ error.

[identity profile] sweetcherrytree.livejournal.com 2006-06-18 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
You can come to Canada too ^____^

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! *_* Ok!

[identity profile] dianaprallon.livejournal.com 2006-06-18 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
;_________________________________________;
E eu não fui!!! /o\

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_rosesnwine/ 2006-06-19 01:02 am (UTC)(link)
Assino embaixo desse ;_________________________________________;

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Cara, que saco esse negocio da doença. Espero que voce consiga vir da proxima vez. =/

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_rosesnwine/ 2006-06-19 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Na próxima eu vou nem que seja desmaiando a cada cinco metros òó
E aaaaai de quem ficar contra isso ò___ó

mimimi ._.'

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Pois tinha que ter vindo. ._. Eu te chamei, puxa.

[identity profile] fly-meaway.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
I can so understand how that is such a good feel, to just be there with that many people who all fight for the same thing. It must be such a good and great feel. And I'm so glad that you have that over there, so you can experience that!

The whole world has a long way to go, but I'm hoping that one day, this all won't be such a trouble and everybody will be more free. And that you can have your dream come true. That would be beautiful.

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It's really great. Shows all of us that we're not alone at all. I wish I lived in San Francisco or one of these other cities, too, where there is an incredible number of gay people. Here in Brazil homophobia is too great.

Aw, thanks. It will be wonderful. I just hope I'm around here to see it made.

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-06-21 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
*blushes* Thanks.

Back from Germany?

[identity profile] hey-lani.livejournal.com 2006-07-13 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I think you must have the best taste in everything ever. Rent is my religion.

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-07-13 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, I was going to say the same thing about you. I mean -- I've seen you like Fight Club, Rent and The L Word! Do you have any messengers?

[identity profile] hey-lani.livejournal.com 2006-07-14 01:20 pm (UTC)(link)
nope, only msn. and google talk.

[identity profile] nancy-downs.livejournal.com 2006-07-15 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Would mind if I added you on MSN?

[identity profile] hey-lani.livejournal.com 2006-07-16 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
sure! no prob.