Pride in Dublin

Another Pride has come and gone and I must say, this was one of the very best ones yet. For the past few years, I would either forget to book the time off or just not care about going out and celebrating so this year was fun because I was hyping it up to myself for over a month. It's so fun to have something to look forward to especially something like this that brings so many people together for one purpose, to celebrate being happy and proud.

Compared to the Pride in my hometown of Windsor On, this was definitely bigger and much better. Interestingly, I recently looked at a map that showed which countries were the most gay friendly and both Canada and Ireland made the top of the list. I've had my share of problems in Canada when it comes to being gay, particularly when I was younger. I've had it all thrown my way you know? I've been ridiculed, teased, and had stuff thrown at me for crying out loud. However, as I've gotten older, I've noticed that things for myself anyhow have gotten much better and I think I would agree that for the most part, Canada is pretty progressive. 

Dublin however is a different story. I have experienced absolutely nothing negative here in all honesty. The people here seem so tolerant and when comparing the pride here to my city, there's really no comparison. Nearly every business had flags or decorations and even the apartment buildings would have individual apartments displaying flags or deco, it was actually such a cool experience. It was evident to me that Dublin and Ireland belonged at the top. 

The parade was much bigger and much better than what I had expected although they could have had some more floats as opposed to people marching but other than that, there were thousands of people celebrating. As for the parties, super fun! We had tickets to a block party that was pretty phenomenal. Two separate areas each with their own bars and stages, live music, singing, and so much dancing. I really had a blast and was so happy to see so many people coming together all throughout the city just to celebrate with no negativity.

Next year, I might drag my arse to Toronto where I know the Pride's are always bigger and much more fun or I might just ride the high of this one and sit the next one out lol We'll just have to see but this was truly a wonderful experience!!

HAPPY VEG