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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 | {{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. | Not long after this, he added "Lee Park" as one of his Places on his Facebook page. | ||
Revision as of 21:06, 15 June 2015
Cville Pride, formally the Charlottesville Pride Community Network, is a prominent LGBTQ organization in Charlottesville, Virginia. Ever since Chris came out as a lesbian in mid-2014, the group has been an important conduit for his emergent participation in the LGBTQ community.
Pride Festival
On 14 August 2014, 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.[1] Apparently 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. Chris hung out for a few hours, and then went home and posted about it on Facebook.
| “ | 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 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[2] | ||
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.
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.
Weens couldn't resist trying to ruin Chris's fun, though:
All the photos were quickly removed.