Stumbled upon Santiago's Gay Pride Day...

Hey Everyone,

 

I guess Ozell and I are international Circuit Boys now.  LOL  It just so happens that this past Saturday was Santiago, Chile's Gay Pride Festival.  Hahahaha.  We saw some posters plastered to buildings advertising "Open Mind Fest" which appeared to just be a music festival, but when we looked at the sponsors at the bottom, it was obvious it was their Gay Pride Fest.  Allegedly, they had a parade at 3pm in the afternoon, but we didn't get down to that part of the city until later than that.  But for those of you who have looked at the Santiago II picture album, you probably saw some of the pics we took at the music fest.  It was small compared to many Pride Festivities in the States, but still was impressive.  The major interesting aspect was the demographic of the people attending the music festival.  It was weighted very heavily to teenagers and the young.  But it also seem to have a significant straight/hetero component.  That was interesting because many of the gays our age still seem to be somewhat closeted and live on the 'down-low'.  Many still live with their families as it appears that many adult children live with their parents until they get married.  But the young don't seem to care.  There appears to be a shift in the thinking of the youth, and I consider that great news.  Not only do the super young gays and lesbians appear to be more open and out than those just even a decade older, their straight colleagues don't seem to give a damn either.    :)

 

We didn't stay long, but it was an interesting afternoon event.  I did like the music they were playing also.

 

Ciao for now,

 

Sean