“Sex and Sensibility”
Not my headline – it's from an article in today's L.A. Times about the increasing presence of children (with hetero- and homosexual parents) in the predominantly gay Castro district of San Francisco. It's an interesting look at a unique kind of culture clash, begging the question of how liberal self-expression can remain in the presence of the young. Especially as I grow older, I find it fascinating how social values can change, and how one reaches a compromise between one's own values and those of the culture around oneself.
Side note that may amuse only me: the article points out that in this year's Gay Pride Parade, "one float will celebrate gay families, featuring kids clad in construction-worker outfits and singing Village People songs." 'Twas a different context, but once upon a time, I had the occassion to dress up as one of the Village People and dance along to YMCA. And there was that other time when I dressed up as a construction worker to do a semi-strip tease. Don't worry, I didn't strip down all the way, I was wearing a bikini underneath. No, my experiences in a fraternity weren't homoerotic at all.
Second amusing quote – "The cold shoulder got considerably warmer a few years ago as more gay couples had their own children, part of the so-called Gayby Boom." Haha, gayby boom.
