I do agree about the sexualisation of gay pride events being an issue, not even just for families with kids attending but many adults too. Lots of LGBT people don't even like how the promotion of it is so alcohol focused and bars/club related. What are younger LGBT people supposed to do, or people who don't party or drink alcohol.
The sexualisation of Pride is overstated, though. I've been to plenty of Pride events and not seen that much.
Where I used to live during college in Ireland there was a “sober pub” aka a coffee shop right in the middle of where the pubs are in town that opened until midnight, that was extremely lgbtq+ friendly. Most of the people who went in during the weekend nights were of that community and it was lovely safe space for them to be. Found out it closed during the first wave of Covid, which is a shame.The world definitely needs more of them.
As much as this is true, I still love the day as just a day to spoil someone or do something nice/extra for 1 day. Same with Mothers Day, Fathers Day etc. Even birthdays, its 1 day to really spoil/celebrate someone. I love it
I wouldn’t say it is “right wing” to state the obvious. Nor are right wing views always “narrow”. Leftie, pro-trans, vax addict ones are, they don’t know their arse from their elbow. Pride is very overtly sexualised. It is about sexuality and sexual preference. Children should not be attending such tit.
Well, remember it's an opinion thread.
Amy was tabloid fodder before she died. She was well on her way to ruining her career by bleeping up on stage. I think she was even getting boos a lot of the time because she was just wasted.
There is definitely some exagerration, totally agree. I havent seen a huge amount either at pride events, more so in bars and clubs geared towards LGBT community. Sometimes these are the only spaces explicitly labelled as such and the atomsphere can be off putting for people who just want the opportunity to meet people or hang out with their friends
This sounds amazing, definitely something we need more of. Such a shame to hear it closed
thats so sad even though I am not part of the community my bf doesn't drink and I have almost given up and one thing that has always annoyed me about London is the fact that coffeeshops etc shut at 7 at the latest...there really needs to be somewhere that caters for non drinkers
Yes do remember it is an opinion thread please.Well, remember it's an opinion thread.
A very small amount of Pride is sexual. And I say that as someone who's been to plenty of Pride events, rather than just reading about them or seeing select photos.
It's not all like that and to tar the whole thing with the same brush is a way of demonising it and making it, and by extension, lesbian gay and bisexual people, be seen as somehow wrong. It's pretty transparent.
But that implies anything about heterosexuality is also hugely sexual, given that's a sexuality, too.
Is heterosexually paraded about non stop? Do we feel the need parade our sexuality through the streets?
No because heterosexuals aren't discriminated against solely for their sexuality.
Im so confused by your post. What has pdophilia got to do with LGBT+ at all? To lump all that together in your post is so ignorant. And also you’re confusing gender and sexuality. They’re not the same thing. People in the LGBT+ community don’t want pdophilia associated with them at all, that’s a very old fashioned thing to say to demonise the community.
Its not that pdo's are a part of lgbt, its that they're trying to include themselves by saying its a natural attraction like homosexuality is.
oh yes I agree there, but the OP said that the + subliminally stands for pedophilia and that’s just not the case.
