Gay U.S.A.

by Arthur Bressan

Wow, again. When I first saw this I thought of what a fun, exciting way to express one's identity-at a parade. All I could think about was when and where the next would be closest to St. Louis. So many people, so many smiles. An old lady immediately caught my attention: "When one group is oppressed, all groups are oppressed". This reminded me of the material we read, The Common Elements of Oppression, in that there is no hierarchy of oppressions. To eliminate one oppression successfully, a movement must include work to eliminate them all or else success will always be limited and incomplete. She is completely right, when the L/G/B community needs help-we all need to take action and do something. This parade signifies that action in so many ways.
L/G/B activism in the late 70's showed a diverse optimistic community moving closer to unity. Arthur Bressan very creatively put together footage from every big gay pride parade happening in June......

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