Gay shame is a movement whose adherents describe it as a radical alternative to the gay mainstream.

Gay shame was created and named in opposition and protest to the overcommercialization of the "gay pride" events, and its members attack "queer assimilation" in what they perceive as oppressive and conservative societal structures -- as such its members disagree with the legalization of same-sex marriage. Gay Pride in San Francisco Gay Pride banner, Duke University, NC Gay Pride, Place de la Bastille, Paris The gay pride or simply pride campaign of the gay rights movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of what they are, that sexual diversity is a gift, and... Same-sex marriage is marriage between individuals who are of the same legal or biological sex. ...

GAY SHAME is a Virus in the System. We are committed to a queer extravaganza that brings direct action to astounding levels of theatricality. We will not be satisfied with a commercialized gay identity that denies the intrinsic links between queer struggle and challenging power. We seek nothing less than a new queer activism that foregrounds race, class, gender and sexuality, to counter the self-serving “values” of gay consumerism and the increasingly hypocritical left. We are dedicated to fighting the rabid assimilationist monster with a devastating mobilization of queer brilliance. GAY SHAME is a celebration of resistance: all are welcome.