A bit late on my entry, but yes another 'first' bit the dust last week!
From last Monday to Sunday, I was in San Fransisco visiting the lovely Lindsay. Joined by "The Boy", Peter G. (aka. Pitter, BGP, CEO of His Own Life) the 3 of us make up the FCU. It's a secret club. Nuf said. Annnnyway.....my Fifty2Firsts plan was to knock off # 7 and go topless at Pride. This seemed very doable considering I wouldn't know anyone apart from Linds & Pete. It turns out though - I'm not nearly as daring (in certain ways) as I had expected!! Coupled by the fact that the SF Pride Parade is NOT at all about being naked, sweaty & drunk, I found myself shy among the very clothed crowd. I only spotted 2 pairs and no boy bits at all - and trust me - I was searching for inspiration! Needless to say, the vibe was quite different from what I'm used to in T.O and so I've made a wee adjustment to this entry to be a celebration of the "first" time I attended the San Fransisco Pride Parade. 
It truly was an incredible event. Very tasteful, respectful and more about celebrating and enjoying the city, great music and millions of colourful people as opposed to showing off how raunchy you can be. "Whips and chains excite me!" (Umm, that's nice?) It was a lesson for me. I realized that I wouldn't gain any real thrill, liberty or freedom from the experience so why do it? I'm proud that I've kept my girls for better use ;)
A note on Pride in the US; while roaming Height St. one day, I met an LGBT activist who shared some interesting information with me. Did you know that same sex marriage is recognized in only 7 states in the USA! CA, ME, NV, OR, WA, WI and most recently NY who just passed the act last Friday! For those who don't know; Bill C-38 passed Senate on July 19, 2005 allowing same sex Canadians across the nation to marry. There have since been a variety of mixed entitlements and restrictions put in place depending on the province, but still. Something to be proud of. OH Canada!
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