For me, doing outreach for the library is kind of like being paid to play with kids and hand out free stuff. Doing it at Pride though, was even more fun.
This actually was the first time I’ve ever made it to Pride. If I’m being honest, I’ve always been a bit intimidated—not about the festival (though I am an introvert), but about being truly “out” as a bisexual human. Growing up under intense homophobia, I didn’t even realize my inclinations until I was older and it was quite a shock to me. To make matters worse, while still closeted, I had a number of friends and coworkers making bi-phobic statements. Needless to say, I had no incentive to come out, considering I could “pass” for straight by visibly dating men and covertly dating women. Today, having to pass the protesters sporting their “Jesus loves you” signs, nearly put a damper on the joy. But then I looked out over the absolute tsunami of rainbows threatening to consume them and my joy was tenfold.
