Organizers of the
annual autumn "Gay Days" at the Disneyland theme parks
in Anaheim, Calif., announced this week that a special
"Mini Gay Day" event would be held this year on April 1. The
informal gathering--which is not sponsored by the
Disney Company--is timed to take place halfway
between the much larger first-weekend-in-October
event, "because you can never have enough fairies and evil
queens in your life," the organizers said in a
statement. "We always hear from gays and lesbians who
would love there to be a Gay Day at Disneyland every
weekend. This mini event is a great way to get together a
few months before the big weekend in October."
The event at the
Disneyland park is a "mix in," for which LGBT
parkgoers typically wear red shirts to identify themselves
among other park visitors. Organizers have planned a
number of happenings over the course of that Saturday,
including a "Single Riders Gathering" at the Jungle
Cruise, a group photo, and an unofficial cocktail reception
at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel. For more
information, visit www.GayDay2.com/.