@oldladyplays that would definitively be interesting! I only go to Pride to give out pamphlets/wave one of my flags on a float if I'm invited there, and not being able to talk to people because there's noise everywhere after, idk, 11 AM, is a big problem.

Even when people in the community-labeled floats are trying to talk about community issues on megaphones, the fact that there's extremely loud music all around makes it really hard to get anywhere with that. I know the millions of people attending are usually there for the loud music and corporate-sponsored celebrities, but I wish there were "break" moments to rest and/or to focus on important issues in general.

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Definitely would. I’d participate in the boisterous celebration as much as I could as well, but I’d be real happy about a Quiet Pride.

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I would bring my kid who is easily overstimulated but really otherwise wanted to go to Pride this year.

It could be part of a larger hourly schedule that starts quiet and gets louder.

Example: first item of the day is a vigil for those lost to targeted violence (sets quiet tone). Then a “we’re quietly everywhere” theme about silent protest, then a “living our lives” hour where it’s like a regular street fair, then louder and louder!

Would direct the energy upwards too. 🏳️‍🌈

@oldladyplays At our little Pride in Owen Sound tomorrow, we've got some quiet options.

(I put down maybe because we'll be with a very extroverted elderly friend who will want to get back to his very introverted husband.)

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Assuming there's no overlap between Quiet Pride and Loud Pride, I'd attend both if my schedule allowed.

(I've attended 3 Pride events so far this month, and have one more on my calendar.)

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I like the idea and fully support it, I just don't do that kind of stuff.

I went to a tickertape parade when the Yankees won the World Series once. Not that I give a shit about baseball, but it was a thing. That's the only time I've voluntarily joined a crowd.

@oldladyplays Since I work second shift, 11am is already stupid early for me to be out and about.

I also wonder if Pride loses something without the crowd being boistrous and bombastic. Much as I appreciate a quiet setting (and have no objection to organizers trying something new, to be clear!), keeping things quiet and low-key doesn't fit the out-and-proud theme, in my mind.

It might just not be for me, and that's okay.  

@oldladyplays I mean, the concept of a "quiet Pride" is literally my selling point when I invite folks to come up to Cheyenne's. The big, loud celebration is nice, but it's also nice (and friend-shaped for neurospicy folks) to have a quieter, low key one.

Though I'm gonna be wishing we did the "in cooler hours" part later today. 

@oldladyplays I guess it would also depend on an accessibility factor.... I have a service dog, for example. But the usual level of crowds and activity is completely off limits for me so being able to show up to SOMETHING and have that experience of community would be amazing.

(I would also prefer masking rules, but--)