IT'S GOOD TO BE GAY IN NEW YORK

AN IMPORTANT DAY IN HISTORY

A bill permitting same-sex marriage was passed by the New York state legislature yesterday (June 24).  This historic vote now makes gay marriage legal in the state of New York.  The bill was passed 33-to-29 votes shortly before midnight and the law will come into effect in 30 days.

THE MERMAID PARADE

June 21 was the first official day of Summer, but a few days beforehand we celebrated early at the annual Coney Island "Mermaid Parade".  http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml

Thanks to Walt Disney every little girl dreams of being a mermaid.  For some, that dream never dies and once a year this dream becomes a reality.  There may be glitter where there should be scales and paper mache where there should be fishtails, but the participants put on a good show.  The simplest way to describe the Mermaid Parade is to think of the Sydney Mardi Gras, without the 6-packs abs.  Where Mardi Gras is mostly gay men, the Mermaid Parade is mostly women of all shapes and sizes.

Shirts are optional but everyone wears pasties and a smile.

Pretty in Pink



Kill Bill fish-heads



My favorite mermaid

Best-dressed couple

As a girl who sometimes suffers from her own body-image issues
(who doesn't right?), I would like to pay respect to all the curvaceous
mermaids who could teach me a lesson in body confidence.

Not to be outdone by the ladies, the gentlemen, although represented in smaller numbers made their presence known.  Dressing like a sea creature appeared optional for the lads, as most simply wore whatever fancy dress costumes they wanted.

Alice in Wonderland

Joan of Arc

Bubble Boy

The drummer wore an Aussie flag

Easily the best costume of the day.  Bumblebee was more sweaty than
meets the eye.  The poor guy had to keep stopping for water breaks.

JUST BECAUSE.....
We thought this poster really summed up the day well.