Manila, 30 June—It rained hard all day on Asia’s biggest Pride Parade but it did not matter to the 70,000 people who trooped to the Marikina Sports Center to participate in this year’s Metro Manila Pride March. Check that: Seventy thousand gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender persons, queers, allies, plus plus plus—that’s almost three times last year’s record-breaking turnout of 25,000 persons. I remember how it rained last year, too, and I remember how steadfast the crowd had been, singing and dancing under the downpour.
pride as protest
pride as protest
pride as protest
Manila, 30 June—It rained hard all day on Asia’s biggest Pride Parade but it did not matter to the 70,000 people who trooped to the Marikina Sports Center to participate in this year’s Metro Manila Pride March. Check that: Seventy thousand gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender persons, queers, allies, plus plus plus—that’s almost three times last year’s record-breaking turnout of 25,000 persons. I remember how it rained last year, too, and I remember how steadfast the crowd had been, singing and dancing under the downpour.