Additional Feedback

I already filed my response to the survey a while back, but today I sent in an addition to my previous responses, as I had come to the conclusion that I had not been specific enough in my earlier response. So today I filed the following addition.

What did you like best about the festival?

1. The lesbians were back - and I love it!
2. The parade is back - and I love it!
3. The wonderful serene Chapel
4. The beautiful builds
5. The event was extremely well organized with little or no confusion, the board members and their assisting teams did a splendid job.
6. Three sims worked great! The smaller area kept the space close and increased the chances of running into old friends and acquaintances.
7. The sims were restarted every day which mostly kept lag at a reasonable level.

What suggestions do you have for the 2015 Second Pride Festival?

1. I would like to see a new beginning for the Names Project, i.e. the so called AIDS Quilts. It is not acceptable that whether or not donated quilts are displayed or not is dependent on an individuals whims or requirements. This is something that Second Pride can and should do for the LGBT community.
2. Try to get a few more live acts, I know there are singers and musician who would love to take part.
3. I always loved the plays that Marcus Steeplechase and his buddies enacted during Pride, it would be wonderful if we could get something like it back.
4. Poetry readings perhaps?

Please don't get me wrong, I love the DJ's and the parties but options should be provided to a greater extent, the community is diverse in it's needs.

Darn! I forgot to mention that I missed the combats between Gay Gor and Romanum from last years Pride. The people participating in that were a fun crowd and I had a great time watching and chatting there last year.

Overall, the Festival of 2014 was the best ever!

If you haven'r taken the survey yet, please do so here 2014 Second Pride Festival Feedback

Second Pride Festival 2014 - Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DETAILS OF THE NINTH ANNUAL SECOND PRIDE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED

CELEBRATION SET FOR JUNE 20- JUNE 29 2014

LARGEST EVENT OF ITS KIND IN SECOND LIFE AND VIRTUAL REALITY

Second Pride Headquarters, Second Life – May 20, 2014

Contact: Petr Vanbeeck, 2014 Second Pride Chair
Email: petr.vanbeeck@gmail.com

Second Pride, promoting and supporting the LGBT community in Second Life since 2006, is pleased to announce the ninth annual Second Pride Festival, set for June 20 -29 2014. The festival will showcase LGBT merchants, artists, entertainers and their friends and allies. Festival details and registration information can be found at www.second-pride.com.

Second Pride is the first and largest event of its kind in Second Life and virtual reality. The event, to be held at 3 sims including the Second Pride regions, is eagerly awaited by the Second Life LGBT Community and other Second Life residents who wish to celebrate diversity in all its aspects. Nine days of dance events and other parties will feature Second Life’s top DJ’s and other entertainers.

Petr Vanbeeck, Second Pride Chair, is confident that the 2014 event will be the best Second Pride ever. “The festival will feature a custom designed parade complete with interactive floats and balloons which will be open on a 24 x 7 basis throughout the celebration” says Vanbeeck, “and will include such a major exhibit of virtual art in several formats and in several themes, including Gay Gor”.

Second Pride is pleased to be working with Patron Sponsors: Fire Island, Vanbeeck’s, Twink Nation; Platinum Sponsors: Celebration of Male, Bock in Second Life, Gay Gor Hub; and Gold Sponsor: Starbuck’s Lair Gay BDSM Dungeon. We would like to extend a special thank you to: Fire Island Lifestyle, who are sponsoring the vendor/entertainment sims and our media partner for this event is SL Live Radio (http://black.neostreams.info:8167).

For more information:

Web Site: second-pride.com

Facebook: facebook.com/SecondPride

Twitter: twitter.com/SecondPrideSL

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