LGBTQ community in Bay Ridge, South Brooklyn,
gets ready for first GayRidge Pride event
Posted By: Ribicon, 6/3/2022 5:43:00 PM
South Brooklyn is ready for a gay old time. The first Sunday of Pride month will see the neighborhood of Bay Ridge hold its first Pride event. Organized by GayRidge, a group whose mission is to connect the area’s LGBTQ community with their allies, GayRidge Pride will be a free afternoon with events for all ages, including a picnic, drag queen storytime, live music, an art show, a queer pet march and a contest to see who can free a T-shirt from a block of ice. The winner will take home a shirt featuring GayRidge’s colorful logo.(Snip)“During the pandemic, the queer community here in Bay Ridge found
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Does anyone dare to guess how they intend to free the T-shirt from the block of ice? Moreover, how long until the festivities devolve into alfresco orgies like San Francisco's Leather Pride days (described by Madame Pelosi as the heart of San Francisco values, and replete with corporate sponsorship) because drag queen story hours don't get them enough attention? And how long before the inevitable massive backlash to all of this, which no doubt is simmering just below the surface?