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Gay Pride, Lesbian Pride,
Bisexual Pride, Transgender Pride, Queer Pride
Gallery Two
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Kitty Pride, by L.O. Coughanowr, Milford,
Massachusetts,
photograph, 2003, 10x8 inches.
"Pride with attitude!"
 Male
Bonds, by Tony De Carlo, Los Angeles, California, acrylic on canvas, 2001, 24x72
inches. "Male
Bonds is kind of autobiographical. The background scene is my neighborhood in
Los Angeles. The three figures are based on me and my relationship with a couple
I've been involved with for several years. The title refers to my connection
with men, my bond with men, my relation to them."
(For
more works by Tony De Carlo, please click here)
 Rainbow
Ice Cream Men, by Stephen, Halifax, Nova Scotia, digital reproduction on canvas,
2000, 24x48 inches. "This work depicts a multi-cultural theme with
the gay rainbow colour symbolism, in an open yet intimate setting. This is a fun
painting. My partner loves ice cream and I painted it for unveiling at our
annual gay Christmas party. A friend commented that it was a beautiful mixture
of races and it was good to see a gay painter who painted persons of colour,
that it was a great example of acceptance and equality."
 Two
works by Morgan Johnson, Jacksonville, Oregon. Positive Thinking (left), oil on
canvas, 1997, 36x24 inches; and Jail of Youth (right), oil on canvas, 2000,
24x18 inches.  "Both pieces were painted
with the recognition that within the GLBTQ community, honesty ranks as the highest value an individual can express about him- or herself. All of our
self-images do not fit into a neat little box, and the uniqueness of how we view
ourselves is valued, and can be a source of pride. In 'Positive Thinking', my partner Donald "hides" away from the reality that he is wasting
away with AIDS, which is quite visible to the rest of us, and continues to live in a
lavender world. As part of the GLBTQ society, we all had to respect his wishes to see himself as he wished. Most social groups would not
honor his wishes, thus he was able to decline and eventually die with pride. In "Jail of Youth", many adroit young men see their fit, lean selves as
hindrances to being accepted and seen as individuals within the GLBTQ community. While hormones allow them to "lure" partners for bonding (hence
the half-removed underwear), they ultimately feel they are judged by their looks, their bodies, or both, before their selves are addressed by gay
society. Therefore, with a "knowing" sense of pride, they use their physical
appearances to make initial contacts in bonding, hoping they will eventually be seen fully, as their full mental, emotional and conscious selves."
  Man
Capers, Wavez, Swordsman-Bamboo-Grin, by O kao, Singapore, digital prints, 2001. "Expressing
the sensuality of the male form through simple lines and colors."
 
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