# Happy Gay Pride Month! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189 "2003-06-02T19:08:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/21 "2003-06-03T01:42:04Z")
May I make the teeniest, eeensiest, weeeeeeeensiest request? I’m feeling a bit possessed at the moment. Maybe I’d better find a new platform. _(ascends Sinai)_ _(wheezes)_ **ahem** Thou Shalt Not Purchase Rainbow Encrusted Crap, For It Is An Abomination Unto Taste And Defeats Mine Creation of Thee! oooooo, was that my out-loud voice? 'Scuse! ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/22 "2003-06-03T02:50:38Z")
Mmmm, rainbow crap… Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/23 "2003-06-03T03:36:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Esprix \* > \*\*Mmmm, rainbow crap… > > Esprix \*\* Good lord, you people will buy anything with a rainbow on it, won’t ya? 🙂 And I’d hug ya at the damn dopefest, but you know how that goes. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/24 "2003-06-03T04:37:27Z")
Oh, I _love_ rainbow crap! Bring on the rainbow fly reels and small stationery products, that’s what I say. (And [metro stations.](http://www.metrodemontreal.com/green/beaudry)) ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/25 "2003-06-03T04:50:03Z")
Gotta go along with **Oxymoron** on this one. I loves me some Dorothy and all, but the ubiquitous rainbow flag makes gay people look like some wierd cult that worships Lifesavers. That said, Happy Gay Pride, y’all. [sub]I wish my boyfriend would go to Pride with me[/sub]. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/26 "2003-06-03T05:20:35Z")
So… um… hi, ladies, how are things? Can I interest you in some herbal tea and Scrabble? ---
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/27 "2003-06-03T06:02:09Z")
Can I spell it W-O-M-Y-N? A Happy GLBTIQQSS month to y’all, too! I must admit, I love rainbow crap. San Francisco is simply drenched in ROYGBP this time of year, and there’s a lot to be said about cruising down the streets in a city where even the straight folks have rainbow flags flying high in June. ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/28 "2003-06-03T06:46:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mojave66 \* > \*\*Can I spell it W-O-M-Y-N? > \*\* Only if you’re prepared to have me make fun of you. Although I’ve seen far worse- the chick who thought up ‘womban’ ought to die in a tragic hummus accident or something. Oh, and I love rainbow crap too. I have a small rainbow flag sticker, an [Inclusive Scouting](http://www.inclusivescouting.net) sticker, and a squiggly rainbow. And that’s just on my laptop. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/29 "2003-06-03T07:09:23Z")
I have no Gay Paraphernalia[sup]TM[/sup], but I do wear bright and colorful ponytail holders:) ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/30 "2003-06-03T07:23:00Z")
I’m not really gay, said Frank, half in Earnest. RAINBOW PRIDE! ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/31 "2003-06-03T10:14:58Z")
We could sure all use some happy months, so all the best in feeling proud for being yourself! BTW, **andygirl** , can you please explain ‘womban’ - is it a reference to ‘wombs’ (and if so, it’s even worse than I first thought :eek: ) ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/32 "2003-06-03T10:24:16Z")
Whee! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/33 "2003-06-03T12:56:32Z")
Oh, dear, I can’t remember—am _I_ supposed to be proud this month, too? It’s the 3rd already, and that’s two whole days of accidentally not being proud if I was supposed to be . . . Oh, dear, now I’m all in an Edward Everett Horton-esque dither. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/34 "2003-06-03T12:57:42Z")
I think that’s a “woman” with a bad cold. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/35 "2003-06-03T13:28:00Z")
"You know what womyn-with-a-y is? Well, there’s this whole lesbian sect that thinks you have to take the “man” out of “woman,” so they spell it w-o-m-y-n. These women have too much time on their hands. "And then they can’t agree on how it’s spelt! W-o-m-o-n? W-i-m-m-m-i-n? I’m not a lesbian, I’m a thesaurus! “Here’s my favourite: w-o-m-b-a-n. _Woooomb_an. Don’t you just wanna hit that girl over the head?” - Lea Delaria ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/36 "2003-06-03T14:52:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by andygirl \* > \*\*- the chick who thought up ‘womban’ ought to die in a tragic hummus accident or something. > > \*\* **Mal** laughs, and starts a book on how long it is till there’s a Pit thread on “Why you shouldn’t laugh at tragic hummus accidents”. 😃 Excuse me for butting in, I’ll just get my big fat heterosexual ass the hell out of this thread… C’mon, boy! _Sound: Ee-aww!_ ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/37 "2003-06-03T15:06:50Z")
Whoo!! I know there’s a big rally planned here in Austin pretty soon, and I imagine I’ll be going. I also am a person who really enjoys their rainbow junk, and this month I don’t have to take anyone’s crap about it. So there! Huzzah!! LC ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/38 "2003-06-03T16:35:37Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by **Eve** _ > > Oh, dear, I can’t remember—am _I_ supposed to be proud this month, too? It’s the 3rd already, and that’s two whole days of accidentally not being proud if I was supposed to be . . . Oh, dear, now I’m all in an Edward Everett Horton-esque dither. My dear, dear lady - have I mentioned lately how much I am completely and utterly in love with you? Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Kn\_ckers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Kn\_ckers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kn_ckers)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/39 "2003-06-03T16:53:49Z")
Whooo! Happy Non-Hetero Pride Month! Here’s to all those guys that love guys and gals that love gals! Love, Kn\*ckers -Honorary Member, Queer Community (my Queer Comminity-member friends tell me I’m too straight to be an actual member, but since I listen to the Indigo Girls, have short hair, and wear flannel shirts, I can be an honorary member. Yay!) P.S.: I don’t mean to Grape anything here, just expressing gay pride colorfully. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189/40 "2003-06-03T17:21:38Z")
Well, **Eve,** I notice upon quick perusal that July is National Women’s History Month, National Mentoring Month, National Eye Injury Prevention Month, National Fireworks Safety Month (coincidence, being the same month as the previous one and, really, isn’t that really something we can care about all year long?), and National Therapeutic Recreation Month. I think they’d all be glad to have your celebration run a bit long and carry over into July to make up for a late start this month. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-gay-pride-month/179189.md?page=3)