Monday, November 09, 2009

Palm Springs Pride Parade 2: Pecs and Parasols



The theatrical gestures of traditional gay pride parades were also fully present...



...from fabulous drag queens...



...including representatives from various chapters of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence...



...who were playing with genderfuck in some fascinating ways.



There were also sprinklings of scantily clad young men...



...proudly enjoying their exhibitionism.



My favorite group was the Latino contingent, "BIENESTAR," who combined pretty young men...



...with drag queens and everyone else.



I wanted to join them marching up Palm Canyon Boulevard but my partner Tony chickened out. "We're not Latin," he said. "What are you talking about?" I asked. "You're of Sicilian ancestry. It doesn't get much more Latin than that," but he remained unconvinced.

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