Having just read an article about Gay Pride week, I have the strong desire to start a Straight Pride week. I would fill it with lots of skewed references to gay pride, keeping it fun. I'd have people sharing their "coming out of the cupboard" stories and have traditional straight activities, like dating or other awkward things.

My only fear is that people would take it the wrong way. No, it is not meant as a mockery of homosexuality, only a mockery of the celebration. I always find it silly when people celebrate causes with the excuse that "you get to celebrate yours every other day of the year." I counter that argument by saying, "No, we don't." Things accepted as socially dominant never get the chance to celebrate for fear of angering others by being sexist, racist, or whatever -ist is appropriate. So in a sense, the less widely chosen paths are more free in their celebration.

If homosexuality is not a choice but a part of who you are, I would like to be able to celebrate my heterosexuality as part of who I am. I would like to be able to tell the story of the awkward conversation with my parents that I do in fact like girls. I would like to be able to comfortably walk in public around people who don't discriminate against me for liking girls. I have this dream. This is my vision.