Yip I did and it makes a lot of sense, especially feeling guilty about leaving the others behind knowing you have to move forward and then they start to irrate you because they can't see the tree that is right in front of them while they are standing in the middle of the forest.  I read an article the other day about a dude that still believes the earth is flat and that the sun revolves around the earth.  Really Christianity sometimes turns brains into mash.

Nico Redelinghuys wrote Gay Pride (and almost anything associated with it) irritates me. It is nothing less than a parade of victim-conscioussness and "Poor Me" people walking around in frivolous costumes and debauched attire. We are constantly bombarded on or through the news (guess why I hate the News!) by African-Americans and other races about "the struggle" and how they have been mistreated in the past and everybody always goes "Ag, DAMMIT! Get off it!" in their sleeves. I find that this is also applicable to Gay people who do the "Pride" thing. The race card has become the gay card and is thrown on the table for anything they feel is wrong. However, I have a vision to do set up a course or workshop especially for Gay and Lesbian people that will help these folks "get over themselves". I want to bring home the motto of Stop being Gay and start being Fabulous to all LGBT people, so they can start realising what a blessing they are. Now, Ladyhawk had tickled my curiosity with her mentioning of "The Inner Temple of Penzak" and I went on a Google and actually found that what she meant was she was busy reading "The Inner Temple of Witchcraft" by Christopher Penczak. And what a pretty boy he is! I found his website and played around on it and found this page: http://christopherpenczak.com/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=24 THIS is what I'm talking about! Being fabulous and doing good things! The native American Indians believed that homosexual people were very special, and they are referred to as "Two Spirit" people, carrying both male and female energies as well as being Gatekeepers. They were reverred and often educated in medicine, healing, rituals and the Higher Ways. Thank you Ladyhawk for sending me on this quest!

I do think you're being a little unfair.

I came out the closet three years ago, and have been on every pride march since, mainly because as a child of the eighties, I was unable to find the information, and strength that i needed. Now, I've managed to turn my life around and learn to be true to myself, and I suppose you're someone who's never had to lie to the world about a basic truth about who you are, well, I suppose I can't expect you to understand what honesty of the self means.

What I do expect from a fellow Pagan is tolerance. 

The fact is many lesbians are subjected to corrective rape, and that's why we refuse 'to get over ourselves' as you so eloquently put it. So when we have a little celebration once a year to acknowledge to ourselves how far we've come in a world where, (and Pagans should surely understand this) fear and hate of anything different is to be denied and locked away, switch off your tv, stay at home and leave us alone. It really is that simple.