Gay Games Chicago Closing Ceremonies

Ending celebration of an amazing week in Chicago as parts of the whole world came together. Special performances by BETTY, Poppy Champlin, ANT, DC Cowboys, Jason & deMarco, the amazing Cyndi Lauper and many more!

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[starsmagick1]

Here's a comment actually regarding the video. I went to the opening games & it was pretty much my first exposure to a large amount of ppl who are like me, and it was the BEST. I'm glad theres something about the closing ceremonies here cause I missed them.

And everyone - quit sniping at each other!!!

[LocksAndChains]

Cyndi! :D

5:45

Fabulous woman...

[Metallicat100]

@chcgomatt Thank you. Peace and blessings to you.

[chcgomatt]

@Metallicat100 all is good. we all have days like that. hope things are looking up in your world :)

[sexyUMF]

heyee...I hope the past 4 years have given you lots more exposure :D

[Metallicat100]

@chcgomatt Also, I really wasn't trying to bash, slam, or offend you or anyone else; was just having an incredibly discouraging day, you know? Japan, New Zealand, Libya, US economy, etc etc blah blah blah. I was just trying to point out that it's nice once in a while to admit that we're all not so very different from each other, for the most part.

Apologies if you took my meaning any other way. Like I said, discouraged.

[Metallicat100]

@chcgomatt While I completely agree with the bullying thing, I think it's counterproductive to keep pointing out the differences between everyone. Isn't that the problem? The straights won't see the normalcy of gays and their relationships? That's what I hear gay people say all the time; 'we aren't free to marry who we want' etc. 'We're no different than you."

Which is it? I have family members who are gay; I never tell them 'they' should 'be like me'.  Again, who cares if you're gay?

[chcgomatt]

@Metallicat100 I don't think us separating ourselves is the problem, the problem is when a kid is beaten, even killed for being gay. Every day that you can kiss your girlfriend or wife, in public, without fear of being ridiculed or worse,  is a straight pride day for you. Who cares if you are straight and before you start telling "us" to be one of "you", tell "yours" to treat "us" the way "you" want to be treated.

gets off my soapbox

[Metallicat100]

WTF?? Who cares if you are gay? Can't you just be happy being human for once like the rest of us? One of us instead of separating yourselves as different for once? I'm hetero; should I start a hetero-only Olympics?

My bad-that would be stereotyping, homophobic, and descriminatory, wouldn't it? Kinda like blacks and latinos having their own, separate things, isn't it? It's only bad if it's done to YOU.

[instantword]

I didn't know fruit loops was a sport.

[DeathKorps94]

Lol its the freaking Buttpirate 500

[TheTortugaTanker]

WTF is this bullshit? Way to "empower" the most subversive element to humanity in their ongoing destruction of the human race. Looks like we're facing repeating another Rome ... but this time it's going to be world wide.

Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.