Happy Pride Weekend!

Diddums · 7 Jul 2017 at 18:54

To all our gay members and friends, wishing you all a fantastic weekend full of happiness and tolerance, be safe out there folks!

D3K · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:04

And to all the straight men out there - enjoy your feelings of bicuriosity/disgust at the sight of many waxed twinks cutting about in nothing but leather thongs.

something daft already!! · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:04

It's not Pride until 4th of August.

Diddums · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:08

howiepoohs said:
It's not Pride until 4th of August.

Tomorrow is the main day.

grudas · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:11

My straight brother is going to it with his girlfriend... What I weird thing to do lol.

Diddums · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:18

grudas said:
My straight brother is going to it with his girlfriend... What I weird thing to do lol.

As a straight man, it's honestly one of the most fun things I've ever done. The atmosphere is amazing, everyone's in a good mood, there's zero hostility, the stand up shows outside the pubs by the "ladies" are usually absolutely hilarious, it really is a fantastic day out, I highly recommend it. You do need to be 100% secure with your sexuality though.

something daft already!! · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:28

Diddums said:
Tomorrow is the main day.

Not where I am it isn't. I know because I booked this weekend off specially so I could not be in Brighton. I just can't stand the noise and fuss outside my home all through the night.

https://www.brighton-pride.org/tickets/pride-festival-tickets/

Spook187 · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:28

Is it really necessary of a thread, don't see the point.

Hyburnate · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:29

Happy Pride all

Diddums · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:37

Spook187 said:
Is it really necessary of a thread, don't see the point.

It's not for you though, so feel free to move along

StriderX · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:49

Diddums said:
As a straight man, it's honestly one of the most fun things I've ever done. The atmosphere is amazing, everyone's in a good mood, there's zero hostility, the stand up shows outside the pubs by the "ladies" are usually absolutely hilarious, it really is a fantastic day out, I highly recommend it. You do need to be 100% secure with your sexuality though.

And 100% willing to realise it's been taken over by unscrupulous profiteers.

diamount · 7 Jul 2017 at 19:51

StriderX said:
And 100% willing to realise it's been taken over by unscrupulous profiteers.

Welcome to every event ever? But to the LGBTQ community, please be in peoples faces as much as possible. The tears will sustain rivers for years to come.

robgmun · 7 Jul 2017 at 20:19

diamount said:
Welcome to every event ever? But to the LGBTQ community, please be in peoples faces as much as possible. The tears will sustain rivers for years to come.

As said the the other thread, all that would do is increase hostility and be counter-productive. Even push moderate people over to being ticked off with the whole thing, surely not what you want right?

G-MAN2004 · 7 Jul 2017 at 20:24

I genuinely think I'd be embarrassed of such an event as a gay guy.

Hyburnate · 7 Jul 2017 at 20:26

G-MAN2004 said:
I genuinely think I'd be embarrassed of such an event as a gay guy.

Why? It isn't so much about the parade, more about the entire atmosphere.

G-MAN2004 · 7 Jul 2017 at 20:30

Hyburnate said:
Why? It isn't so much about the parade, more about the entire atmosphere.

Because it's just cringey as hell. Everyone walking about half naked holding dildos and ****. Call me a prude, but it ain't for me.

diamount · 7 Jul 2017 at 20:32

robgmun said:
As said the the other thread, all that would do is increase hostility and be counter-productive. Even push moderate people over to being ticked off with the whole thing, surely not what you want right?

They can always start a straight-pride festival.. oh wait.

Hyburnate · 7 Jul 2017 at 20:45

G-MAN2004 said:
Because it's just cringey as hell. Everyone walking about half naked holding dildos and ****. Call me a prude, but it ain't for me.

Haha, I'll be honest I'm not a big fan of the half nakedness (well, in most cases

), can't say I've seen dildos all that much though.

V F · 7 Jul 2017 at 21:35

diamount said:
Welcome to every event ever? But to the LGBTQ community, please be in peoples faces as much as possible. The tears will sustain rivers for years to come.

Q? Queer?

Angilion · 7 Jul 2017 at 22:18

G-MAN2004 said:
I genuinely think I'd be embarrassed of such an event as a gay guy.

I feel the same way about it as I would about a white pride event. I'm "qualified" for both, since I'm in both of those "correct" biological groups.

I don't give a rat's arse whether people who think being in the "right" biological group is a source of pride do so in robes with solemn rituals or half-naked with dancing. It's the biological group pride thing that disgusts me, not the style they do it in. To hell with them and their biological group identity ("community") drivel. I reject their community. I am not part of it, no matter how much they declare that I am because of my biology. I also don't give a rat's arse which variants of the same ideology are fashionable in any particular time and place - the ideology is fundamentally wrong regardless of how fashionable it is.

I'm proud that I'm not one of them and I'm happy about that.