Your Package Is So Gay

So, the other day when booking a hotel stay in Philadelphia, I noticed they had a “gaycation” package offer for LGBT guests. There was no cost to the package and it included a donation for each night stayed to the Trevor Project, late checkout, a gay staff guide to what to do in the city, as well as a free bottle of sparkling. How could I not select it? The free booze alone made it worth it, but do I really deserve a free bottle accompanied by two rainbow striped rubber duckies just because I’m gay? Maybe in a city like Philadelphia, located in a state now with legal same-sex marriage, it’s a way to reach out to the LGBT market and let them know they are welcome. But do we really need that welcome, or are we as a community possibly taking advantage of the extra attention?