充実しておりました…
2日とも7:50扇町公園に集合で、普通の仕事日よりも忙しかったですが、その甲斐があった…。
9回目となる今年は、2日間で史上最高の2万8000人を動員したそう！
いろんな性自認、服装、性的嗜好、国籍、などなどがあって、それらをすべてひっくるめて人間なんだ、祝福するんだーというテーマで。
参加者の割合としてはやはり当事者が多いだろうけど、異性カップルでも、子供連れでも、こういうイベントに気軽に参加してくれてるのは感動する。
ドラァグクイーンさんたちも間近で見れて感激！ 歌って踊れて、トークも上手いクイーンさんには脱帽です。そして背が高い…！ アメリカ、イギリスから来てはるクイーンさんたちもいて。大きなイベントだ。
ボランティアはチームの中で、けっこう臨機応変に、何でもやれることをやる、という感じ。虹レンジャーと呼ばれている。
同じチームの人たちが気さくですぐ仲良くなれて、いい感じに仕事ができたので良かった。私が担当したのは、参加者どうしの交流・友達作りを応援するイベントで、普段そういう対人系のことをあまりしないけど、逆に良かった。参加者さんたちの笑顔を見られて、やりがいがあった。
2日目はあいにくの雨だったけれど、雨の後には虹がかかるからね…。🌈🌈
実行委員さんは有志で無給で、半年以上かけてこのイベントを作り上げている。多くの人にとって大切なこのイベント、今年も無事に開催することができて、多くの人が来てくれて、感無量だったことだろう。実行委員さんも個性溢れる面々で、何年も続けている人が多い。いろんなメイクやコスチュームで、個性豊かで、人の目を気にせずに、好きな格好をする、自分らしくいる、ということを、実行委員さん自身が示している、というのは大きい。
レインボーフェスタ、同性婚が法律化したあともずっと続いてほしい。声を上げ続ける、問題提起し続けるのが大事だから。東京レインボープライドもぜひ行ってみたいな！
Happy pride!
YouTuber 2すとりーとのお二人、小原ブラスさん、ドラァグクイーンのフェミニーナさんなど観れてよかった！！ 2すとりーとさんの動画、大阪レインボーフェスタでも収録しているらしいので配信が楽しみ。
I volunteered at the Osaka Rainbow Festa 2023 for two full days!
It was a fulfilling experience...
We were told to come to Ogimachi Park, the festival venue, at 7:50 a.m. on both days, which was earlier than a normal work day for me, but it was worth it....
This year, the ninth annual event, attracted a record 28,000 people over the two days!
The theme of the festival was "Gender Identity, Clothing, Sexual Preference, Nationality, etc., and all of them are combined to celebrate the fact that we are all human beings."
Although the majority of the participants were probably from the LGBTQ community, I was moved by the fact that heterosexual couples and people with children were able to casually participate in this kind of event.
I was thrilled to see drag queens up close! Hats off to the queens, who can sing, dance, and talk well. And they are tall...! There were also queens from the U.S. and the U.K. It's truy a big event with international invited guests.
The volunteers worked in one of the five teams, but we were all very flexible and did whatever we could do. We were called "Rainbow Rangers".
The people on my team were friendly and easy to get along with, so I was happy to be able to work in a good atmosphere. I was in charge of social events that encouraged festival participants to interact with each other and make friends, and although I don't usually do that kind of interpersonal work, I was glad to be able to do what is rather a challenge for me. It was rewarding to see the smiling faces of the participants.
Unfortunately, it rained on the second day, but after the rain comes a rainbow... 🌈🌈.
The steering committee members are also volunteers, unpaid, and have spent more than half a year building up this event, including managing the helping volunteers on the two days. This event is very important to many people, and it must have been very emotional for them to be able to successfully hold it again this year and to receive so many participants. The committee members are also a unique group of people, many of whom have been doing this event for years. It is significant that the committee members themselves have shown that they can dress however they like and be themselves without worrying about what others think of them.
I hope that the Rainbow Festa will continue long even after same-sex marriage becomes legal. It is important to keep raising our voices and issues. I would also like to visit Tokyo Rainbow Pride some day!
Happy pride!
It was great to see YouTubers 2 Street, Vlas Kobara, drag queen Feminina, and more! I heard that 2 Street's video was also recorded at Osaka Rainbow Festa, so I'm looking forward to watching it.
クイーンさんたち！ Dear queens!
2すとりーと！ 2 Street, Yuki and Tatsuya.
小原ブラスさんも。 Vlas Kobara, a Russian-born, Japan-raised Kanwai comedian/commentator.
アドベンチャーワールドも出展していた。Adventure World, famous for their panda raising skills, was also here.
久しぶりに、空が綺麗だなあーと思った気がする。After a long while, it occured to me that "Oh, the sky's so beautiful."
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