Wearing my with pride at Pride

[spglenn]

I wore my kilt with pride at Belfast Pride's Parade last weekend. I dressed it down with a day sporran, walking socks and shoes and the t-shirt of the group I was representing.

However, as soon as I posted my picture on Facebook I got a comment from a straight English friend that I shouldn't be wearing the kilt at pride as it would make people associate it with gay men. He said he took pride in wearing his kilt and told me to take a look at the pictures he had on his profile. I found just the one of him paintballing in his wearing a full dress sporran.

I guess I'm not taking advice from someone prepared to get the fur in his dress sporran covered in paint while paintballing.

FTR I wasn't the only kilt in the parade. Having been in Scotland for 9 years I've seen kilts often worn in Pride parades and I also got a lot of comments about the kilt as I paraded. Many along the lines of "Oh! It is good to see a kilt without having to fully dress it up."

[Bugbear]

[madmacs]

Leave me alone: I'm stupid...

You were suggesting that was what the "friend" needs to post next on his facebook right?

[madmacs]

...as soon as I posted my picture on Facebook...

What we dont get pics? You know the rule... Pics or it didnt happen...

[Grizzly]

Is your friend just bigoted against gays. I thought the idea was that everyone could embrace the kilt irrespective of race, colour, religion, or country of origin. I for one wear the Kilt because I want too. I want to belong to a larger friendlier society that doesnt judge anyone because of their background.
Good on you, wear it with pride.

[Mikilt]

It's your kilt. Wear it where and when you please

[spglenn]

Ok here is one of the pics by others of me in it.

[Coinneach]

Maybe next year you can take your friend to Pride so he can see all the wonderful diversity there. He may learn something. Or not. Good for you!

[spglenn]

One of the best comments made by another friend in the conversation was that I look far more like a straight man in my kilt than almost anything I wear. Must have something to do with being taught to march in the Boys Brigade and that marching style shows through the pleats

[Dale Seago]

One of the best comments made by another friend in the conversation was that I look far more like a straight man in my kilt than almost anything I wear. Must have something to do with being taught to march in the Boys Brigade and that marching style shows through the pleats

That's very likely so. For some reason, when I'm out in a kilt and unaccompanied I find myself adopting a military marching stride without thinking about it.

Oh, and as others have suggested, if you wear the kilt well then wear it when- and wherever you damn well please.