Category Archives: gay pride

Pride

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Charles Lambert

You may be wondering why I haven’t posted photographs of Saturday’s Pride in Rome. Well, it’s simple. I was visiting my mother in England and had muddled up the dates. (How gay is that?) But I have it on good … Continue reading →

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Here we go again

Posted on June 2, 2009 by Charles Lambert

Last year, for the most absurd reasons (a choral recital in a nearby building, if I remember rightly), under evident pressure from the Vatican and the post-fascist mayor of Rome, Gianni Alemanno, Rome Gay Pride was denied the use of Piazza … Continue reading →

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Postscript to postscript

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Sorry about this – and believe me, I really am trying to move on – but I was so appalled by this example of partisan journalism, in a country that knows little else, that I felt I had to share … Continue reading →

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Ave Hitler

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Now that the catholic church has got a government prepared to present its belly to the clerical boot without any questions being asked, this photograph is a useful reminder of another epoch in which the interests of church and state … Continue reading →

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Pride postscript

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Charles Lambert

I forgot to mention that Rome council’s decision to forbid Gay Pride to wind up in Piazza San Giovanni looked more and more like an own goal yesterday afternoon. San Giovanni’s bigger than Piazza Navona, but it’s also well off … Continue reading →

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Moments of pride

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Charles Lambert
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Dancing on the spot

Posted on June 8, 2008 by Charles Lambert

This was taken in Piazza Navona, towards the end of yesterday’s Gay Pride in Rome. I had, as I always have, a very good time indeed. I danced, I sang, I stared, I photographed. My impression was that there were … Continue reading →

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Ten percent of population, one day of year. Hmm

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Gay Pride comes round once again. Last year, the national event was held in Rome and emotions were running high. Family Day, the church-inspired hate-fest had been and gone shortly before and the mood was one of rebellion and righteous … Continue reading →

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Lesser god stuff

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Nine days before Gay Pride is supposed to take place in Rome (Saturday, 7 June), the organisers have discovered that the march can no longer end in Piazza San Giovanni, despite authorisation having been granted in April. Why not? Because … Continue reading →

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No-neh

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Gianni Alemanno, Rome’s new mayor, as far as I know unasked, has announced that the city will not be supporting Gay Pride 2008 (yes, it’s that time of year again), on the grounds that he doesn’t approve of sexual displays … Continue reading →

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