How many others would love to be able or brave enough to dress and go into a major city for Pride?
I was in Cardiff for Peter Kay last year sat with Esme outside a pub and saw a few people dressed but extravagantly and thought i could be sat here having a drink now as Davina and probably blend in and if read someone may assume oh its Cardiff Pride.
Esme wouldn't like me going to a pride event as Davina I don't think but it would be fun maybe.
Anyone been to one? Going to one? Wish they could?
I have thought about it. I think it's a great opportunity to go out dressed as there would be so many people doing their own thing that you could blend into the masses and have a degree of protection in the numbers. If I went out dressed individually I expect I would feel far more vulnerable than if I was walking about in a town/city that was hosting a Pride event. It would be interesting to compare going out to the same place a week later and see if reactions were the same or different.
I follow several CDs on You Tube and tbh, when they post clips of themselves walking and shopping in public, the majority of the time you notice that most people tend to ignore them and just get on with their own business so there really shouldn't be too much to stress over, but we all do ,🤔
If circumstances allowed I'd love to go to a pride event as Ally. A chance to dress completely freely and just fit in would be great. I still don't have the opportunity or makeup skills to really have the confidence to go out. Also it would need to be away from my rather smallish town I live in as just too many people to explain things too that might not get it 🙄.
Hey it would be a great excuse for a wdmc get together 😘🍻
Hiya Davina, it's been a while.
Just spotted your post about Pride, I've never actually been to a Pride event, not because I don't want to go, but just never had the time or opportunity.
It's Blackpool Pride tomorrow and there's a lot of girls going this weekend, the hotels will be heaving with T-Girls as well as other LGBTQ people, everyone gets involved, I'm not going as I'm away on holiday this week and that's the only reason I'm not there.
But I'll go out once a month to Blackpool,
I've come a long way s a T-Girl.
I never bat an eye now on how people see me or what they may think, I'll walk around Blackpool dressed and made up, yes some people will stare and smirk but I've got so much confidence now, I couldn't care less, they are the small minded people, I have good friends around me and I know I'm accepted by the people who matter to me.
Hope you're OK and getting out at least sometimes, but I'd recommend you to attend a Pride event xx