A lot of really cranky people here. ..

The SLUG Queens are harmless fun. They hurt no one. They are keeping no one from making some thing of their lives. Don't like the state of the city, the economy, the jobs, the growth? Then get up from your chair and DO SOMETHING. The SLUG queens have. They don't just go to the parade and then quit. The Queens have done a lot of social service, volunteer work, and fundraising. They're raised money for food banks, read books to kindergarterners... heck- the SLUG Queens help raise money to build the library!

And in the US, 35 years is a real tradition. Yeah, not as old as the Rose Court in Portland (really a different thing, the way they're picked), but the Rose Court wasn't always that old. So don't be silly about that.

If you want to be this cranky, why don't you go get Broadway re-configured again? It's been a couple of years- time to dig up that boondoggle!