Gay Pride

This blog is very slow going because I have much to say about my life on the outskirts of society's parameters.

All I have to say though, must be said with great care and concern for any potential back lash.

I am writing this on the eve of gay pride in my town. Tomorrow I will not be here to participate but last year I did.

10,000 revelers came to our town in 2004 to show their lifestyle and strenghth of numbers.

My sister and I participated in the parade riding on her scooter. It was a charge to see everyone waving at us as we rode by. The children on the sidelines struck a major chord. How fantastic for them to see love being celebrated and accepted.

Realisations

When I was 15
I had a dream
that was an awakening
to me

I dreamt
about my best friend
at the time

She looked
like a fairy maiden
or a princess
caught
in the wrong century
with
incredible
long
wavy
blonde
hair

In the daytime
the thought
never
crossed my mind
that this
beautiful young woman
would have
aroused desire in me

But I awoke
one morning
to recognize
that life held
many more
possibilities
for me
than I
had realized

jo©

Madison Ave

Initially when I began this site I intended to address the negative side associated with being a small town lesbian or a gay or lesbian person anywhere.

Of course, because I am a woman it is only possible to comment from my feminine perspective. Though I have had many interactions and friends in the men's realm.
Overall their experience is quite different than mine.
Except we all share the same dangers and risks and lack of protection because we all live outside the parameters of society at large.

Initially when I came out, I was approached by a woman in a club and told,
"Lesbianism isn't women being all nicey-nice to each other you know."

Was she ever right.