I have always had a complicated relationship with Pride Month.
I never wanted to be on a float or in a parade telling the world I was gay.
I just wanted to live my life quietly.
Photo: Brie Passano
Luckily, I have been with a partner for 23 years who feels the same way.
I know, that makes us bad gays, probably.
Hopefully the fact that we worship Kelly Clarkson, Indigo Girls and Broadway wins us some points back?
The author (on the left) with his son and husband.Will Nolan
They made noise so that we wouldn’t have to.
And our son needed to know that.
Celebrating Pride, weaving that more consciously into our family life, meant parties.
Jason Donnelly
For years, we hosted a Big Gay Ice Cream social at our house.
It was a chance for all the gay families (and straight families too!)
in our lives to hang out and binge on ice cream.
So many family rituals revolve around food for my family, and my 14-year-old is learning these traditions.
Last year, Pride was virtual, so our celebration was quieter.
We watched drag queens on Zoom and our only parade was back and forth to the kitchen.
But I’m especially excited for the banana pudding.
He lives with his husband and son in northern New Jersey.
