Am I the only one that this happens to? You’re driving around listening to the radio or watching TV and some news comes on that an old celebrity has passed away right? And you think to yourself; “I thought they died like 5 years ago… yeah I swear I heard something about that.”
Well here’s a new one. You’re surfing the web (or driving around listening to the radio or watching TV) and you come across some news that an old celebrity is gay right? And you think to yourself; “I thought she came out like 15 years ago… I swear I heard something about that… yeah, and then she OD’d.”
All the same, Kristy McNichol is stunned at the outpouring of support she has received from her family, friends and fans, many of whom probably having the exact same reaction I did before they started pouring out their support.
Which brings me to the whole subject of Gay Pride. Now, I consider myself a more than moderately compassionate and tolerant person, (stop laughing it’s true) but when did we cross the line from tolerance over to celebration? And what is it we are celebrating exactly? Does it take an inordinate amount of determination/perseverance, skill or courage to be gay?
You want to see courage, watch Norm MacDonald talking about Gay Pride at the Filmore in San Francisco. Or, you can watch the PG version with Dennis Miller below.
