The thing we call the Gay Pride Parade was, once upon a time, called the Gay Freedom Day Parade � a better name, if you ask us, because at this point gay folks are pretty proud enough, but not always completely free. Given that rights and recognition for transgendered people are truly the final frontier in the civil rights fight, the 10th Annual Trans March this evening should be viewed as the most important event of the weekend, politically.
Beginning today, the city's LGBT community will begin three days of public events that are widely seen as one big party, but which really have their roots in protest and should still be seen as such.
