Loyal readers may remember some Pride Month scenes from Park City, Utah in “If Rainbow Flagism is the state religion, why do individuals and businesses need to buy their own rainbow flags?“:
if 2SLGBTQQIA+-ism is our state religion and the trans-enhanced rainbow flag is our sacred symbol, why do private businesses and individuals need to organize worship?
I took a trip to Pasadena, California on July 30, 2023, a month after the official end of Pride. I found a great bank for elites that offers much better interest rates than Bank of America and other banks that serve the peasantry.
They’re supervised by the diversity-crisis-tackling San Francisco Fed, so I’m sure that my money will be “safe as houses.” On the sidewalk in front, one see the result of Californians’ commitment to eliminating inequality:
Pasadena offers a conventional American Rainbow-first Retail experience. The observant Muslim, for example, must pay obeisance to the merchant-displayed rainbow flag if he/she/ze/they wants clothing to wear, shades for his/her/zir/their house, or a car to drive:
In case a merchant forgets, however, just as in Park City, Utah, the city has stepped up with tax dollars. Sidewalks and transformers are painted with the sacred rainbow (this would be contrary to the law in Muslim-governed Hamtramck, Michigan):
If these sacred messages were still up on July 30, 2023, a full month after the nominal end of Pride, when do they get removed?
The city government’s convention center and tourism org explained how the symbols went up in a June 1, 2023 press release: “All Are Welcome in Pasadena” Kicks off June in Pasadena, California”:
The enchanting rose gardens are in full bloom, pride events paint the town, and Visit Pasadena, the city’s official tourism organization, celebrates pride with a citywide Pride campaign with the simple, yet powerful message that “All Are Welcome in Pasadena.”
History is hardly ever tidy, but Pasadena, California has been proudly celebrating all identities since The Boulevard Bar was established over 40 years ago. Today, it remains one of Pasadena’s staples. In 2014, Pasadena was recognized as the “Second Gayest City in America” by The Advocate. This marked a historic moment, when a gay couple exchanged wedding vows on a wedding float during the Tournament of Roses® Rose Parade for the first time ever during live broadcasts around the world.
This year, The City of Pasadena raises the Pride Flag once again at City Hall this June, with a flag designed by non-binary artist Daniel Quasar and made by San Diego-based Pride Flag SD, followed by a series of interactive and family friendly events. In historic Old Pasadena, visitors will experience the district’s powerful “commUNITY” campaign and “All Are Welcome” messaging while enjoying romantic and diverse shopping and dining experiences. In October, SGV Pride will celebrate National Coming Out day with a celebration at Central Park, with the historic Castle Green and the majestic San Gabriel Mountains as a backdrop.
Here’s something unfortunate… the City implies that there is something unhealthful about the 2SLGBTQQIA+ lifestyle that requires additional vaccines, e.g., against Long Monkeypox:
It’s a “family-friendly event” for kids to watch adults get injected?
A few more photos from July 30… (note that some stores have two “all are welcome” rainbow stickers on the front door):
What if you need a bonus hole in your body? That can be done with Pride (sticker lower left):
Here’s a restaurant with three pride stickers (the multi-colored rose is an official City of Pasadena Pride symbol):
Also, it doesn’t have to be the official Pride month for Californians to take pride in wearing masks. A restaurant:
What if you are injured by COVID-19? These billboards across from the Burbank airport offer legal help and healing cannabis:
The Pride Month Celebration only welcomes card carrying members and allies, so I guess Brendan Eich would not be welcome.
The propaganda posters in the street say “all are welcome”. Would Brendan Eich be welcome to give a speech about gay marriage in Pasadena? What about Trump?
I would ban Brendan Eich from all events, everywhere, forever. He is a villain who should be tried for crimes against humanity, for creating the atrocity that is “JavaScript”. It’s a blight on humanity, and millions of engineers suffer horrors daily because of it.
I sure hope you are going to tell us how The Boulevard Bar stacked up to its competitors.