I want to thank everyone who came by our booth at St. Louis Pride this past weekend. TWO’s good friend John Sweet and his life-partner John Forti were great company and we thank them for their support of the organization.
The people of St. Louis were very receptive and supportive of our message and we appreciate their hospitality. I also want to thank John Higelman for taking this picture. 
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I hope you can come to Philly some time.
Comment by Emily K — July 2, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
It should also be noted that all pride events are also events in which new H.I.V. and other S.T.D. cases spike. Since bare backing is promoted in all gay media and celebrated at events such as pride it surprises me that you never hear the truth from any form of gay media. Sure once every few years The Advocate will do their obligatory community piece stating that unsafe sex is bad while every other publication is giving sex tips for better “skin on skin sensations.” Also since 2003 porn studios like to film videos using attendees of pride events for bare backing. Gay men are supposed to be proud of that? Before anyone says that’s a small handful of people that are doing that let me also point out that since the bare back revolution started in 2000 in gay culture there is a sharp rise in the 18-24 year old crowd becoming infected with all S.T.D.’s. Most young gay men of today are taught to ignore and avoid consequences of the gay lifestyle as represented in the lack of men who get tested on a regular or semi-regular basis and continue infecting others unknowingly. Pride should be the day in which all gays accept and acknowledge the dangers and consequences of gay life and learn how to protect themselves and others. Gay life is to selfish and self-centered for such a task and until such time society will look down at gays for having all the tools at their disposal but chose to ignore the obvious-that is how 20th and 21st century sexual revolution documentation will comment on the first 30 years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. If AIDS failed to change the minds of more than just one generation of gays and their sexual health practices why should society give in to even more of our misguided demands until we have proven that we can handle the responsibility.
Comment by Lyle Norsit — July 10, 2008 @ 5:04 am
You raise such a good point Lyle.
Indeed, why isn’t the “gay media” promoting the idea that same-gender attraction — in and of itself — is synonymous with sexual promiscuity?
Comment by Emproph — July 10, 2008 @ 6:50 am
How come you won’t let the “Apple of His Eye” distribute tracts at your event? He won the case and justifying so..
http://www.lcms.org/pages/rpage.asp?NavID=13641
Comment by Ferrell Gummitt — July 23, 2008 @ 1:54 pm
First of all, not every gay person in the world knows about / controls / participates in every gay event in the world. There’s not one vast conspiracy. So in terms of “our” event, well I haven’t been to that state in years, and even here in Philly I have about as much control over what goes on at pride events as I have control over what goes on at the Gershmann Y.
Actually, here in Philly, protesters are welcomed and given police protection to protest at gay pride events. Most of the time they make asses of themselves and of Christianity. But I’ve only ever seen heated discussions take place, and most of the time, the gay priders usually ignore them – which is what SHOULD be done.
When “Repent America” was arrested here, it was because they broke the law and overstepped a bound. But every pride event they’ve showed up at since then they’ve had no trouble – because it’s not against the law to scream into a megaphone and carry signs that have verses from a book a lot of people don’t think is worth anything anyway.
Comment by Emily K — July 24, 2008 @ 2:51 am
Lyle:
gay WOMEN who ONLY have sex with the SAME sex have less a risk of contracting HIV than STRAIGHT women who only have sex with the OPPOSITE sex. So I’d say we lesbians are in pretty good shape. Anything to say on the “health effects” of our sexual practices?
Comment by Emily K — July 24, 2008 @ 2:57 am