Ridiculous. Straight people are not a minority that require protection from discrimination. Gay people are a minority and are frequently discriminated against in many places.....including the work place. There was a time when you could not obtain a security clearance if you where gay. You couldn’t service in the military. Even now, the present Administration is trying to ban transgender people from military service.
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Ridiculous. Straight people are not a minority that require protection from discrimination. Gay people are a minority and are frequently discriminated against in many places.....including the work place. There was a time when you could not obtain a security clearance if you where gay. You couldn’t service in the military. Even now, the present Administration is trying to ban transgender people from military service.
Uh, no. The reason it gets a lot of criticism – and I say this as a gay guy – is because it does not promote equality at all. It promotes identitarianism and "my group vs your group". How can being gay be normalised to the public when gay pride only helps to assert the impression that gay people like to march on the street half naked with makeup on their face?
You don't speak for me.
The most murders and executions of gay men and women happen in the Middle East.
How about you educate yourself first.
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You and your friend should be pleased to read up on Alan Turing.
Nothing ridiculous. You can't make laws to protect a subclass ("male") but only a class ("sex") if you want to see it implemented.
Being gay myself, I've only ever been to one pride parade. I know, I'm a bad gay, haha. As for why Pride is a month long, I chalk it up to the fact that gays love a good party. Why have just one day when you can have thirty?
Wrong again. You can make such laws. There are states that protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation, and these laws are constitutional and enforced. It is just most red states do not provide these protections because it would be bad politics with the right wing base.
So, if you are an unfortunate soul that lives in one of these ruby red states with no protection, then you damn well can be discriminated against for your sexual orientation, and there is nothing you can do about it.
So, if you are an unfortunate soul that lives in one of these ruby red states with no protection, then you damn well can be discriminated against for your sexual orientation, and there is nothing you can do about it.
hey hey! As a straight guy I totally resent this statement! I love a good party, especially if rivers of beer are involved!
Why have just one day when you can have thirty?
There is some good philosophical thought in this statement. I second it.
I know, my feelings are so hurt, bud! I need to go and see if the Government can step in for me and make everyone else to agree and approve my pathetic life. Can you please massage my little ego for a bit, that will surely make me feel better, please?
Of course you’re entitled to your opinion like I am and I was not speaking on your behalf but for myself. I like that pride events highlight that homophobia still exists and is a shot at the people who either hate homosexuality or claim to not have a problem with it as long as it’s hidden. Not everybody at pride events march half naked and wear makeup either despite the stereotypes. Feel feel to disagree and enjoy the rest of your day.
Ask all the leading CEOs, because I guarantee you, we was the first CEO to come out. Is he the only gay CEO? I doubt it. It's almost as though gay people have to be very careful about who knows about their sexuality, because people can be quickly expelled from polite society and will have to sacrifice to be themselves.
Being gay myself, I've only ever been to one pride parade. I know, I'm a bad gay, haha. As for why Pride is a month long, I chalk it up to the fact that gays love a good party. Why have just one day when you can have thirty?
I'm really getting sick and tired of it. I can't wait until July so I can get on with my ****ing totally gay life in peace without having rainbow colours in my face everywhere I go.
I know that, but many of them do. And it does not help.
There is a difference between homophobia and disliking a lifestyle. It is inappropriate to become intolerant to different points of view. I don't find camp guys attractive. Does that make me hateful? No, it means I don't like certain lifestyles but that does not mean I can't be friends with people who have different lifestyles to me. I have gay, camp, straight and Christian friends with different lifestyles and of course different views on this very subject. If someone starts physically hurting others because of their sexuality, then you and I will be in agreement. But people should be entitled to peacefully hold and express different and unpopular views that you and I might disagree with.
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She comes in colors everywhere
She combs her hair
She's like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air
Oh, everywhere
She comes in colors
She comes in colors everywhere
She combs her hair
She's like a rainbow
Coming, colors in the air...
Careful, if you go around asking men to massage your little ego to make you feel better they might get the wrong impression.
Ugh! So you agree there is discrimination against gay people and only those that live in states that afford protection have recourse. And if you live in a red state without protection, you are screwed. How does that prove your point? It means that gay people can still be discriminated against in the work place for many states in our union. This is simply not an issue that straight people face. Which is the reason we need to maintain awareness.....e.g. Pride events.
Well you, sir, are in luck because it just so happens to be July 1st!
How dare you assume my gender. I might be one of the 71 genders Facebook offers me!
I'll be the last person to deny the existence of discrimination (obviously not only for gays).
Generally, this is correct (then we'd have to go case-by-case, but in general yeah).
If there is no protection, there is no protection.
Re-read what I wrote.
As straight individuals (in the same states).
And that is a statement on cultural behavior, which is not what I pointed out.
How dare you assume my gender. I might be one of the 71 genders Facebook offers me!
I'm not a PC gay. I pronoun with extreme prejudice.
Yes, I used pronoun as a verb.
Almost all of these types of celebrations (for whichever group or subgroup) are about recognition in one form or another. I haven’t found too many people in life who don’t feel the need to be recognized or appreciated.
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That’s every day in MacRumors.
I love how he's so "proud" but couldn't come out til a few years ago & is now suddenly injecting "Pride" at every opportunity.
His greandstanding and virtue signaling is pathetic.
His greandstanding and virtue signaling is pathetic.
Man. I seen the headine of Apple joining the march, and I seen the photos of those happy people out wearing their t-shirts and I thought "Aw, that's nice. They're having a good time and everyone is happy. Look! Selfies with Tim! Very nice!".
And then I read the comments. Dear lord. This is why we can't have nice things.
And then I read the comments. Dear lord. This is why we can't have nice things.
I really don’t hate you because you all LGBTQ community choose being something that was never classified as a gender at all.
People having sex with same gender today or thousands of years back doesn’t make it right!
Even in all Abrahamic religions same gender sex was never OK. It is a huge sin you like it or not.
Do you think being a guy marrying another guy then thinking we want to have kids then decide to get eggs from sister and plant it into mother is something natural?
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/us/woman-gives-birth-to-granddaughter/index.html
If you think that is normal and healthy relationship will come out of this, then I really hope you find peace someday.
God who created everything would’ve done much better than this chaos in human relations.
In short, relationships are mend to be between men and women shaded by marriage.
People having sex with same gender today or thousands of years back doesn’t make it right!
Even in all Abrahamic religions same gender sex was never OK. It is a huge sin you like it or not.
Do you think being a guy marrying another guy then thinking we want to have kids then decide to get eggs from sister and plant it into mother is something natural?
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/30/us/woman-gives-birth-to-granddaughter/index.html
If you think that is normal and healthy relationship will come out of this, then I really hope you find peace someday.
God who created everything would’ve done much better than this chaos in human relations.
In short, relationships are mend to be between men and women shaded by marriage.