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Point of View: The Real Meaning of Pride

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I spent the weekend with some dear friends of mine… six of the other authors in our Queer Sacramento Authors Collective group. It was Sacramento Pride weekend, and it was a bit crazy, especially on Saturday morning. On the same day, there were three hge events planned in Downtown: the first day of the Sac Pride Festival, the No Kings Rally one block away at the Capitol, and the UC Davis graduation two blocks away at the King’s basketball stadium. Parking was at a premium, and we arrived four hours before the opening time to make sure we snagged a … Read more

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Point of View: Pride (Right Now)

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pride - j. scott coatsworth

Every year, Pride Month rolls around in June, and I ask myself, “What does Pride mean to me?” This year, the question feels especially urgent, in light of the horrifying anti-queer and anti-trans laws being passed in states all around this country, laws that seek to shame us and send us back into the closet or make us flee their borders. When I was six years old, I knew I was different. I didn’t have a name for it at that age – back in the mid seventies in a small town like Tucson, “gay” wasn’t a word you ever … Read more

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Point of View: Running a Group Sales Table, Part One

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Davis Pride

This week I thought I’d do a practical advice column for my writer friends. It’s been a while since I did one of these, and being fresh off of not one but two Pride events, with a third to come next weekend, it seemed like a great time to offer a primer on how to set up and run a group sales table. Choosing an Event Big city Prides can be quite expensive. Our local Sacramento Pride festival is now $750 for a booth for two days, and SF Pride is $1600 for a booth, canopy, table and chairs for … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Pride

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QSAC at Placer Pride

I’ve been to a number of Pride events. Some were huge – like the million-plus events in San Francisco that take six hours to traverse Market Street from downtown to the Capitol. Some were more manageable, like the 45-minute long Sacramento Pride Parade and Festival. And some are almost intimate. But they all celebrate one thing – being proud of who you are. I’ve gotten a little blasé about Pride, and this weekend I got a little reminder of what it really means. I grew up in a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona. It was a great … Read more

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POINT OF VIEW: Pride

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Scott 1992

We’re entering pride season, a time we celebrate our community – one that I have watched grow from “gay” to “gay and lesbian” to “GLBT” to “LGBT” to “LGBTIQA,” all over the course of my lifetime. I’m fifty-one this year, and as I look around, I am amazed at the number of pride celebrationsheld around the country. Almost every city has one, and Pride has become a commodity, a shiny rainbow-colored thing that in the process has lost some of its former meaning. This is part of the mainstreaming of queer culture that has had enormous benefits for our community, … Read more