The construction hats are probably a nod to the Village People, one of whom dressed as a construction worker. One of them also dressed in leather gear, which is popular in a certain subset of the gay community.<p>The coverage of gay-pride parades is a perennial source of contention within the gay community. The more outrageous elements -- drag queens, leather guys, the thong brigade -- always seem to get the attention in the mainstream media, presumably because they're looking for the most attention-grabbing art. Some gay people feel that's a bad thing, because it gives a distorted picture of the community that only reinforces a lot of antigay bigotry. Others feel it's fine because those elements are part of the community and the bigots be damned. As a gay man myself, I'm not bothered by coverage of the outrageous elements; if they're out there, they're fair game for coverage. Ideally, though, those photos would be balanced with something tamer -- the local PFLAG delegation or gay softball league, maybe.<p>However, people who believe gays are "immoral and deviant" don't need photos of thong-clad men to reinforce those beliefs. They'd be incensed if every marcher in the parade were wearing business suits.<p>I'm glad to see, moab, that you're considering using the photo of the women with their children, though I'd be interested to hear weather you get complaints from the people who think gay people shouldn't be parents.
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