Rome Pride 2010

This weekend - as in many cities and towns - it was Gay Pride weekend. Over the past few years - and despite some unsettling incidents - the festivities have become more open and are certainly well publicized.

The slogan for this year's Pride has been: ogni bacio una rivoluzione - each kiss a revolution.



And being Italy the political parties jump on the bandwagon peppering the town with posters. This one from the CGIL (Italian General Confederation of Labour) has been appearing around town the past week or so:

Its very inclusive: Hetero, Gay, Lesbian, Trans-gender and I am assuming the * means some of the below, all of the below or I'm undecided.

And the three words central to it all:

Freedom
Rights
Secularism

The later, not surprisingly coming from a Far-Left organization, being a not so subtle reference to freedom from the influence of the Church (Meaning of course Big Ben and the Boys in the City across the River). An interesting concept here of all places.

Happy Pride to all my friends celebrating everywhere this weekend.

04 luglio

Proudly Canadian

Tomorrow my country will be 141 years old - not old as countries go but as I look around me I realize how progressive it has been despite its youth.

Tomorrow will be a day of celebrating though of course those of us who call Canada home should be celebrating our country every day of our lives. We have so much to be thankful for and to be proud off. And when I read stories such as this about yesterday's Gay Pride Parade in Toronto my shallow chest puffs up just a little bit more with pride.

Another reason that I am proudly Canadian.

30 giugno - I Martiri Proromani