Gay Pride.

Flags
and banners,
and flowers,
and pretty,
pink arseholes,

in warm,
August air,

parading
around
the streets
of Brighton.

There's
nothing
to be proud of
with regard
to being gay -

it's not a skill,
or an accolade,
or something
more desirable
than being straight,
or bi,
or pansexual
(or even a chaste):

I think
they should
re-brand it
'Gay Happiness Day';

that way,
I'd feel
more inclined
to join 
in the celebrations.