A very good article by Peter McKnight in the Sun yesterday in response to Professor Purewal commenting that the parade should be banned.
Antipathy to 'vulgar' gay behaviour the reason for pride parade
Purewall later revised his comments to say the explicit sexuality of the parade should be banned not the parade itself.
Q&A: Why Professor Shinder Purewal is against explicit sexuality at Pride Parades | Posted | National Post
Personally, I'm not very interested in watching men in underwear engaging in sexually explicit behaviour on a parade float, drag queens, etc. so won't be attending. However, I don't think this parade needs to be inclusive and something you could take children to like Purewall believes.
I do believe the gay parades in various cities do give an important message that these places are "gay friendly". But I do wait for the day when this message becomes irrelevant and gays gain complete acceptance by all. Then, I think such parades will become passe just as "women libbers" burning their bras and going topless in the 60's has just become a curiosity we've moved beyond.
