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originally posted on 02-03-2015 9:01 PM
@stonepixie those cupcakes are amazing!! Wow!!!!!!
The only thing I love more than sparkles are cupcakes. I might just have to copy you and bake these for all my friends!
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:53 PM
I don't have the money to go this year, but i do want to go to one day, i don't usually post or put things on social media, i usually just hang out with my sister who is a lesbian or talk to my brother who is also gay, i've just never really celebrated it as much but I do want to one day
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:55 PM
@Dreamer 95 sounds like you have a super lgbtqi lion pride family there! maybe you could see what your brother or sister are up to? it can be fun just to hang out.
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:58 PM
I would love to try and hang out with them, but my brother lives in Adelaide so a little far but i will be going out this weekend with my sister and her girlfriend, it's going to be really good
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:42 PM
Pride means you value something. Weather that value is you, or pizza. I think it is important to be proud of something, because is gives you purpose. So what gives you purpose?
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:43 PM
Pride means you can be proud of yourself because you're amazing just how you are.
I think if they stopped the Mardi Gras after this year people who go nuts!
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:50 PM
hey Amberjayne - i reckon yr right, if mardi gras suddenly disappeared people would go nuts but also create something to replace it immediately!! 🙂- Mark as New
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:46 PM
hey @AmberJayne welcome to tonight's chat. thanks for joining us! heaps good to have you here 🙂
i reckon people would go nuts too! we'd probably all still be there in sydney next year regardless 😛
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:32 PM
How does it feel to see other people also celebrate their homosexuality? Does it make you feel more pride, belonging or confidence?
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:37 PM
Woah! Too many questions all at once!As an Ally, it makes me so happy when people celebrate their identity. And it makes me cringe when people use heterosexism terms, such as 'do you have a bf/gf' depending on the gender in question.
My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn't go as planned and that's okay. ツ
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:40 PM
@stonepixie the gender thing is completely true.
i mean, i know it can be hard for people who aren't really sure what to say or what pronouns to use or what "labels" to use when it comes to gender... but i think it's a good point for you to bring up.
maybe mardi gras needs to do some more around awareness of the "TQI" part of the lgbtqi community.
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:34 PM
How does it feel to see other people also celebrate their homosexuality? Does it make you feel more pride, belonging or confidence?@tsnyder There definitely is a sense of belonging, a feeling that you are not alone and that it is normal and others experience similar feelings to you.
sometimes it rains, sometimes it shines, this is how flowers grow
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:31 PM
Channelling your inner Ethan Hethcote. hahaha best youtuber ever
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:37 PM
Hey @Jake_TYS who's Ethan Hethcote -I'm not familiar?- Mark as New
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:37 PM
@Jake_TYS also welcome!!!sometimes it rains, sometimes it shines, this is how flowers grow
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:36 PM
@Jake_TYS love his and Mark's youtube channels!!sometimes it rains, sometimes it shines, this is how flowers grow
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:33 PM
Okay. Well it looks like we all agree that mardi gras and pride events are relevant in today's society! Still helping to raise awareness and end discrimination. we have come a long way but still have a way to go i think!
Next question tonight though is about the crowd that mardi gras attracts..... Do you think there is a fair representation of all LGBTQI people at Mardi Gras or do you think it is dominated by particular groups?
Lots of people say that Mardi Gras is mainly for men in "tight singlets" and "speedos"…
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:46 PM
Do you think there is a fair representation of all LGBTQI people at Mardi Gras or do you think it is dominated by particular groups?
I think this has more to do with the way some people perceive the other groups. Or that men in tight clothes are the most memorable so that is what people remember the mardi gras as. But it is so much more than that. There are the organisations that participate and I always remember the drag queens more than anything, perhaps that comes from my love of Pracilla.
That is also the stereotype for men, but the LGBTQI is so much more!
My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn't go as planned and that's okay. ツ
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:38 PM
Just a thought - do you think mardi gras contributes to stigma and discrimination? I think so many people associate it with the "tight singlets and speedos" (and awesome people rocking out like in the picture you posted!) Perhaps that makes it harder for people to associate themselves with the community. Most LGBTQI are just ordinary people who go to work and school and wear boring clothes.
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:47 PM
hey sammy i think there is definitely stereotypes that make people feel excluded in events like mardi gras - though on the night there is lots of diversity and people in the parade in ordinary clothes - they just don't get as much air time... 🙂- Mark as New
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:43 PM
interesting thought @sammysammy16 i guess images like that can polarise people. Some people may love it and others cringe. I love seeing images like that of people, wearing what they want, dancing and celebrating what is to be different.sometimes it rains, sometimes it shines, this is how flowers grow
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:42 PM
@sammysammy16 that's a really good point and a little bit about where i was getting too with my question 😛
I personally think mardi gras should be for EVERYONE. Doesn't matter what you dress like or what you wear or what your sexual orientation is (or isnt!).
I think sometimes, in the eyes or opinion of someone with a possibly negative (or slow changing) attitude it can contribute a little bit to discrimination.... But then again... I guess if someone thinks that way about people maybe they would just discriminate regardless of photos of men in speedos or not????
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:50 PM
@lanejane I totally agree that it should be for everyone! I think the people who go there understand that. It's the people who aren't involved that unfortuantely don't understand. You raised a really good point - if people are going to discriminate they will do so regardless of what someone is wearing.
@jvkn i love seeing people wearing what they want. Mardi gras may be the only oppertunity for people to freely express themselves. Can you imagine the uproar if someone was wearing an awesome tight sparkly outfit to work or down the street?
^^^ hints about what I would wear!
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originally posted on 02-03-2015 8:51 PM
@sammysammy16 should i wear some dazzling sparkled onsie to work?
