OutInform: Houston Pride Guide 2015 Issue | Page 25

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.You are the FIRST Grand Marshal to be part of the move to
downtown Houston. How does this make you feel?
Pride is a celebration of the diversity of our city. As I said
earlier, it is a chance for us to invite all Houstonians to celebrate
the LGBT community's contributions to the city's culture,
prosperity, and beauty. I am proud to serve as a host to a
celebration for everyone in the heart of our great city.
Also, Pride Houston has a campaign called My First Pride. If
you could tell me about your first pride that we could include in
OutInform I would appreciate it

About their first pride story including:
1.City, State
Houston, TX
2.Year (estimated)
1996
3.The size of the crowd
Not sure but it seemed immense
4.Why they went
I had recently come out and I wanted to see what Pride was all
about.
5.How it felt when they go there
It was amazing to see so many different kinds of people come
together to celebrate equality.
6.Describe their full experience that day/weekend
The most moving moment for me was seeing the PFLAG group
march with signs that said things like 'I love my gay son.' In
1996, that was still a rare thing to see.
7.How much fun they had
It was a day of affirmation and joy.

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