2007 Chicago Gay Parade Pride
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Transsexual politician demands louder Japanese gay pride
Japans gay community must make itself known in the country, the countrys only transsexual politician announced last week.
Aya Kamikawa addressed around 4,000 people at last weekends Tokyo Gay Pride, proclaiming, If we do not raise our voices, nobody will know of our existence.
If we do not make other people think of us, nothing will change. Let's raise our voices together to make a better future.
Kanako Otsuji , Japan 's first openly lesbian politician said: I was so encouraged by all of the smiles on everyone's faces. I think that society begins to change when so many people can share in an experience of self-affirmation.
The parade toured around the fashionable Harajuku area-the same place Gwen Stefani sang about in Harajuku Girls.
A queer's history of Ottawa Pride
Exploding from 50 participants to 50,000 per year, the story of Ottawa Pride illustrates that growing up ain't easy. What started as a scenic barbecue in 1986 has grown into a weeklong 100-odd-event juggernaut, a cornerstone of Ottawa's gay community.
While Ottawa's Pride may not be the million-go-go-boy march that other cities boast of, many people are proud that Ottawa's Pride Parade has remained accessible and community based. .
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