The following is a guest post written by local comedian Amanda Kerri.
When it comes to street parties, Oklahoma City seems to have most the bases covered. From Norman Music Fest to Film Row, the appropriate level of food trucks and art you can’t afford is now readily available to everyone who yearns to break free of taking the kids to a soccer game on a Saturday afternoon. For the most part, you can’t tell one of these festivals from another – same vendors, same music, same places that won’t let you come inside to pee unless you buy something. But there’s still one party in town that you need to try even if it’s not your cup of smuggled booze – OKC Pride.
In just 20 years, Pride has gone from a small time celebration to the biggest block party and parade in the state, and yet there are still people around town who have never been. It’s 2016, time to get over that fear of gay people who kept you from showering in junior high gym class! LGBT people are a diverse, exciting, and frankly a fun bunch of people to party with. If you don’t believe me, ask the sorority girls who show up to the Copa every weekend to get sloppy drunk and dance away from the ball cap wearing bros.
If you need any excuses to get down to the corner of 39th and Penn to party, here’s reasons you need to get up and go.
