Cville Pride

2015-09-20T01:28:13Z

Pridegoer:

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'''Cville Pride''', formally the Charlottesville Pride Community Network, is a prominent LGBTQ organization in [[Charlottesville]], [[Virginia]]. Ever since [[Christian Weston Chandler|Chris]] came out as a [[homos|lesbian]] in mid-2014, the group has been an important conduit for his emergent participation in the LGBTQ community.

==Pride Festival==

Back when he was a raging homophobe, a gay pride festival was the last place on earth Chris would have wanted to find himself. He was deeply upset when, in 2009, the fanclub [[Gay 4 Sonichu]] displayed a float of [[Sonichu (character)|Sonichu]] for one of their “UGH!!!... pride parades.”<ref>[[Common Questions]]</ref> All this changed on 14 [[August 2014]], when Chris came out on [[Facebook]] "as a [[Tomgirl]], Intersex of Female Soul with Male Body, and a Tranny Cross-Dresser," later clarified (if you can call it that) as "a Lesbian Identified Male and Cross-Dressing Transgender." He immediately expressed an interest in attending "Pride Parades," where he thought he could get some play.<ref>[[August 2014 Facebook Posts#Chris comes out...kinda]] and [[August 2014 Facebook Posts#On the prowl for centerfolds]]</ref> At the urging of his [[gal-pals]], he took the initiative to attend the second annual Charlottesville Pride Festival, organized by Cville Pride, on 14 [[September 2014]]. It was held in Lee Park in downtown Charlottesville, and featured drag performances and information booths. He had planned to attend with [[Catherine]], but at the last minute she came down with a case of car trouble.<ref>[[Catherine E-mails#Empathy lessons]]</ref> Chris hung out for a few hours, and then went home and posted about it on Facebook.

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{{Quote|I was at the Pride Festival today, and I really felt accepted and liked among the LGBT community; like I do belong there as the Lesbian Transgender that I am, and a lot of [[Women's rights|real women]] there showed me kindness and respect. :) I feel better about myself for that. But I was not in the mental state to meet new people yet, but I did make some acquaintances; talked with some of them for a bit. But I do feel that I really want to do more with the community, so I may join up with the C-Ville Pride, or something; I have some pamphlets and details. I will make my own decisions!|Chris on Facebook, 13 September 2014<ref>[[September 2014 Facebook Posts#The Pride Festival]]</ref>}}

Not long after this, he added "Lee Park" as one of his Places on his Facebook page.

==Bowling Night==
While the full extent of Chris's involvement with Cville Pride is unclear, he soon took to keeping track of their events on Facebook, liking articles regarding lesbian or transgender issues. Chris's next verified Cville Pride event was "LGBTQ Youth & Family Bowling Night" on 10 [[June 2015]], which put him back $5.00.

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While it was open to "all ages," it is not clear if the organizers were imagining 33 as a serious number. Nevertheless, Chris went, again at the urging of his gal-pals, and seems to have had a good time, based on the photos posted on the Facebook page.

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[[Weens]] couldn't resist trying to ruin Chris's fun, though:

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All the photos were quickly removed.

==Pride Night at Firefly==
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Chris noted on Facebook that he would be attending another Cville Pride-hosted event, "Pride Night at Firefly," a casual meetup at a Charlottesville restaurant, on 18 July 2015. At present it's not known if he attended or how many children he weirded out. That evening, however, he did put in an appearance at [[Impulse Gay Social Club|Impulse]].

==See also==
*[[Impulse Gay Social Club]]

==References==
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==External Links==
[http://cvillepride.org/ Cville Pride homepage]

[https://www.facebook.com/cvillepride Cville Pride Facebook page]

Cville Pride

2015-09-20T00:39:27Z

Pridegoer: Added a new photo of him at pride (link)

[[File:CvillePrideLogo.jpg|thumb|right|150px]]
'''Cville Pride''', formally the Charlottesville Pride Community Network, is a prominent LGBTQ organization in [[Charlottesville]], [[Virginia]]. Ever since [[Christian Weston Chandler|Chris]] came out as a [[homos|lesbian]] in mid-2014, the group has been an important conduit for his emergent participation in the LGBTQ community.

==Pride Festival==

Back when he was a raging homophobe, a gay pride festival was the last place on earth Chris would have wanted to find himself. He was deeply upset when, in 2009, the fanclub [[Gay 4 Sonichu]] displayed a float of [[Sonichu (character)|Sonichu]] for one of their “UGH!!!... pride parades.”<ref>[[Common Questions]]</ref> All this changed on 14 [[August 2014]], when Chris came out on [[Facebook]] "as a [[Tomgirl]], Intersex of Female Soul with Male Body, and a Tranny Cross-Dresser," later clarified (if you can call it that) as "a Lesbian Identified Male and Cross-Dressing Transgender." He immediately expressed an interest in attending "Pride Parades," where he thought he could get some play.<ref>[[August 2014 Facebook Posts#Chris comes out...kinda]] and [[August 2014 Facebook Posts#On the prowl for centerfolds]]</ref> At the urging of his [[gal-pals]], he took the initiative to attend the second annual Charlottesville Pride Festival, organized by Cville Pride, on 14 [[September 2014]]. It was held in Lee Park in downtown Charlottesville, and featured drag performances and information booths. He had planned to attend with [[Catherine]], but at the last minute she came down with a case of car trouble.<ref>[[Catherine E-mails#Empathy lessons]]</ref> Chris hung out for a few hours, and then went home and posted about it on Facebook.

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File:Pride 4.jpeg
File:Pride 3.jpeg
File:Pride 2.jpeg
File:Pride 1.jpeg
File:Chris pride B.jpg
</gallery></center>

{{Quote|I was at the Pride Festival today, and I really felt accepted and liked among the LGBT community; like I do belong there as the Lesbian Transgender that I am, and a lot of [[Women's rights|real women]] there showed me kindness and respect. :) I feel better about myself for that. But I was not in the mental state to meet new people yet, but I did make some acquaintances; talked with some of them for a bit. But I do feel that I really want to do more with the community, so I may join up with the C-Ville Pride, or something; I have some pamphlets and details. I will make my own decisions!|Chris on Facebook, 13 September 2014<ref>[[September 2014 Facebook Posts#The Pride Festival]]</ref>}}

Not long after this, he added "Lee Park" as one of his Places on his Facebook page.

==Cville Pride 2015==

Saw Chris at 2015's pride festival. I couldn't help it.

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==Bowling Night==
While the full extent of Chris's involvement with Cville Pride is unclear, he soon took to keeping track of their events on Facebook, liking articles regarding lesbian or transgender issues. Chris's next verified Cville Pride event was "LGBTQ Youth & Family Bowling Night" on 10 [[June 2015]], which put him back $5.00.

[[File:ChrisBowlingFacebook.png|center]]

While it was open to "all ages," it is not clear if the organizers were imagining 33 as a serious number. Nevertheless, Chris went, again at the urging of his gal-pals, and seems to have had a good time, based on the photos posted on the Facebook page.

<center><gallery>
File:ChrisBowling.jpg
File:ChrisBowling2.jpg
File:ChrisBowling3.jpg
File:ChrisBowling4.jpg
File:ChrisBowling5.jpg
</gallery></center>

[[Weens]] couldn't resist trying to ruin Chris's fun, though:

[[File:Bowling ween.png|center]]

All the photos were quickly removed.

==Pride Night at Firefly==
[[File:Cwcpridenight-png.37435.png|center|thumb|400px]]

Chris noted on Facebook that he would be attending another Cville Pride-hosted event, "Pride Night at Firefly," a casual meetup at a Charlottesville restaurant, on 18 July 2015. At present it's not known if he attended or how many children he weirded out. That evening, however, he did put in an appearance at [[Impulse Gay Social Club|Impulse]].

==See also==
*[[Impulse Gay Social Club]]

==References==
<references/>

==External Links==
[http://cvillepride.org/ Cville Pride homepage]

[https://www.facebook.com/cvillepride Cville Pride Facebook page]

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