Remember when the South End was gay?

Err, the blogger has a couple things wrong. Not surprising, since he is a recent transplant to the area, like much of the people he complains about.

The Boston Pride Parade didn't start going through the South End until sometime in the mid-90's, if memory serves me correctly (and, I know it does).

It used to go from City Hall, down Cambridge Street, down Charles Street, right on Beacon (?), circle the Public Garden, head down Boylston Street, and end on the Boston Common.

Or, the opposite, I forget.

The organizers of the Pride Parade have been clear that they are distraught over potential changes made this year due to circumstances beyond their control.

I suggest the blogger become more involved in the things affecting his community, instead of just whining about them. I'm sure the Pride Committee, for example, would be happy to have his participation.

On a separate but related note, having the Pride Parade go through the South End was a great idea, but it ended up marginalizing the event, actually. It reduced the visibility, dramatically, from years' prior. Also, the South End was a lot of things other than "gay" over the past hundred and thirty years; what it is changing into is just the natural progression of things. Our friend may like living in a "ghetto", but others very much like the changes, even the less than preferable ones.