Gay Day Question

[Chuck S]

Originally posted by The Sweetness
...last year she consistently defended the one highschooler who is gay. I was proud of her...

You should be very proud of your daughter. I hope some day she comes to know how much that must have meant to the gay student.

 

[WishUponAStar]

This is not a comment directed to you but a general observation. I do not get tired of the questions about gay day, I get tired of people apologizing for asking questions about gay day. Most people seem to begin their post with some disclaimer such as "I hope this does not offend anyone..." I realize you are trying to be nice but just ask your questions without fear of offending anyone. Do not apologize for doing what you think is right (especially when it concerns your children).

 

[weregoingtodw]

We were also there for Gay Days this year. I'll admit to being a bit apprehensive at first, but as someone pointed out to me, regardless of whether it is Gay Days or not, those of us who love the Mouse are going because we love the Mouse, not to hook up. I think that the vast majority of Disney lovers are also family oriented individuals, regardless of their family make-up. Let's face it, families are what they are. None are perfect, none are cookie cutter, and I'd much rather my daughter see two women in love holding hands than a man/woman couple arguing in front of me any day.

I say, do what makes you happy!

 

[Bear Mama]

I just have to say that I just read this board and I am very impressed at how well everyone on this board handled a subject that can often be controversial. Even though people have differing opinions no one was really rude! How nice! That is not always the case on many boards. It must be the pixy dust!

 

[MsLeFever]

Originally posted by Bear Mama
I just have to say that I just read this board and I am very impressed at how well everyone on this board handled a subject that can often be controversial. Even though people have differing opinions no one was really rude! How nice! That is not always the case on many boards. It must be the pixy dust!

Bear Mama you took the words right out of my mouth (off of my keyboard maybe?) I'm so proud to be a member of the DisBoards!

Barbara

 

[WDSearcher]

Originally posted by DVC~OKW~96 sigh Surely wish your husband didn't find it necessary to change his shirt.

Why? I mean, if everyone is allowed to celebrate who they are, why can't the guy celebrate in a different colored shirt if it makes him more comfortable? Please don't assume that the desire to change shirt color is automatically due to intolerance. It simply means that he'd rather not be mistaken as being part of a group he's not really part of. Surely there are even gay attendees at Gay Days who choose not to wear red themselves -- it's just their choice of what they're comfortable in.

Please, just live in peace. Please?

It didn't seem as though the posts prior to yours were in any way negative or non-peaceful. It has been, as someone else said, a very nice and polite exchange. Certainly nothing has been said that would call for such a plea. IMO

 

[TXMommy]

Just checked out the website and the Gay Days 2005 are May 31 - June 5. According to the 2004 schedule they go to AK on Thursday, MGM on Friday, MK on Saturday, and Epcot on Sunday. Don't know if it will be the same for 2005 or not. My question is this: if we were planning on going May 29 - June 3, 2005, would this week be less crowded than the following week, which is the first full week of June? Are the crowds bad on Memorial Day?

P.S. I just realized this post really has nothing to do with Gay Days except to ask if the crowds are heavier/lighter during this time!

 

[CindyBella]

I think that everyone is trying to tip-toe around the real reason some of us try and avoid the parks during gay days. The fact is that while most of the gay people you will see on these days look and dress like all of us, you will see a handful of men in "DRAG". I am not prepared to answer questions my young kids may have (at WDW of all places). So, we avoid that weekend. Infact this June we arrived on the 6th. No problems at all. When I was getting my nails done the day before our trip, I mentioned that we were going to Disney. She used to live in Orlando and her mother's birthday is the first week in June. The first weekend in June they would celebrate at WDW. That only lasted a couple of years. She was embarassed that her kids had to see a man wearing latex pants (in June ), platform shoes and a hot pink feather boa (SP?). I bet a lot of gay people were embarssed too. She also said there were a few people that in her honest opinion, acted as if they "owned the palce".

Sure, I can see a man in drag at any store in an city around the world but, I think that man had just a little bit more confidence to dress in that manner because an organization declared that day a gay day. That is just my opinion. It was an honest opinion. My intentions were not meant to offend only inform.

 

[babybunrab]

I've read a lot of posts about Gay Day and am in NO WAY questioning Cindybella's beautician saw, but, from what I've seen myself and read, there really is very little about the behavior overall at Gay Days that would offend anyone who isn't just flat-out against homosexuality. I've often seen people crawling all over each other in a less than family friendly way, but honestly, they were all heterosexual people. I'm not in the know, but I don't THINK that the organizers encourage 'excessive' behavior.someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

As for people 'owning the place'...well, plenty of straight people have given me that impression over the years.

On a third hand (I've run out the first two) if you're not prepared to answer kids' questions about same-sex people holding hands or pushing a stroller together then, as Cindy-bella said, perhaps Gay Days is a time to avoid the World. Personally, DS didn't really notice anything out of the ordinary because there was nothing to notice--just families enjoying each others' company.

I hope I haven't offended and that eveyone enjoys his/her time at WDW whenever you decide to go!

 

[BoyLovesBuzz]

blah blah blah blah blah.

Will Epcot be extreamly crowded Sunday 6/6 for Gay Days in the Evening?

gay days schedule

MK on June 5th, Crowded Due Too Gay Days

How crowded is MK for Gay Days?

gay days ????


What can I expect @POR and DD during Gay Days???

What is the purpose of "GAY DAY" at Disney?

Gay Days in June??

gay days......

early june crowds - gay days

Gay days in June?!?

anyone else annoyed about "gay days"

Gay Days?!

Gay Days 2002

Just Found Out about GAY DAYS!!!

Check please!

 

[KCMiller]

Originally posted by BoyLovesBuzz

Check please! [/B]

LOL, and I second that emotion

Anyway, I don't see what the problem is - I'm a happily married mother of 3, and when I'm at WDW, I can't help but be gay - can you?? I've even been known to skip . . . .

KC
(who with her luck will finally be tagged, and the fairy will choose THAT for a quote )

 

[WDSearcher]

Originally posted by babybunrab I've read a lot of posts about Gay Day and am in NO WAY questioning Cindybella's beautician saw, but, from what I've seen myself and read, there really is very little about the behavior overall at Gay Days that would offend anyone who isn't just flat-out against homosexuality. I've often seen people crawling all over each other in a less than family friendly way, but honestly, they were all heterosexual people. I'm not in the know, but I don't THINK that the organizers encourage 'excessive' behavior.

No, I don't think the organizers encourage excessive behavior, but it happens every year. The big story this year was the three men, dressed as Disney princesses, who wanted to go into the park and have their picture taken in front of Cinderella castle. They walked up to the turnstiles in full princess gear -- long dresses, wands, tiaras -- but it was quite obvious that they were men dressed as princesses. Many young girls waiting to get into the park dressed as Snow White or Cinderella were pointing and asking questions, and these three guys started walking around signing autographs and posing for photos as the princesses. Disney pulled them aside and told them that it was Disney policy that no adult guest enter the park dressed as a character, since it tended to confuse children in the park. (This is a stated Disney policy, by the way. If some guy had shown up dressed as Captain Hook or Winne the Pooh, the result would have been the same.) Disney then said that they would be more than happy to admit the guys to the park once they'd gone and changed into something more appropriate. The three guys argued a bit, and then left, after doing an on-camera interview for local media saying how disappointed they were with Disney for kicking them out, and that they had just wanted to visit the most magical place on earth as their "true selves."

It wasn't a big thing, but something like that happens every year. Would these guys have visited WDW as their "true selves" any other time of year? I doubt it. They did it because it was Gay Day.

BTW, I remember the red latex guy too! I remember thinking, red latex in JULY ... what was he thinking!?

As for people 'owning the place'...well, plenty of straight people have given me that impression over the years.

I agree!