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Discussion: Do you support pride parades?
Member Since: 5/19/2012
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Yes. Never been to one tho. I support what they've become too
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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I support them. Sure being gay or lesbian (or any other variation) is normal but it doesn't mean you aren't special. In a world where you can still be killed for who you love, tortured, beaten, rapes, and jailed, you need to have some sort of reminder that you are special and that people care about you. That people will fight for you, that people still love you.
I'm not gay myself but I have no problem at all supporting pride parades because it needs to be a thing. Maybe one day it won't have to be needed but we have not reached that day yet
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Of course, I don't hate myself.
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Member Since: 3/8/2014
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No. I support demonstrations but I would like to see a "down to earth" Parade. Some gays are doing too much and sorry but the general public doesn't think that we're normal at all. Just look at Europe. Many people are still very homophobic and their main problem is that they have stereotypical beliefs and sadly the Pride events are supporting their thoughts. And especially in Europe where we have a multi-party system, the mood can quickly change against the Gays.
I'm personally pissed off by some of the oversexualized gay people. They need some discipline and some of them should remember that we're just 1 - 5 % not 99%.
And to the one who said that "We are different" and we dont need to live like "straight people". So what exactly is a "Gay life"? Does being Gay mean that you shouldn't care about relationships and stability and your main goal in life is to fck around? There is no "straight life". Stop using the term "Gay" as the Adverb to describe yourself as a person. There are many Gay people who want to build a family, some of them even married a woman just to build a family. Just because we're gay doesn't mean that our goals in life aren't the same as the goals of some straight people.
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Member Since: 11/27/2008
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Yeah.
Haven't gone to one though
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Member Since: 9/15/2012
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Someone please tell me how you can have a "down to earth" parade. That is contradictory. Show me a down to earth parade.
And I did not say you should live a "gay life" but accept that being gay is a large part of yourself. In addition, people can act within a stereotype if that's what they want to do. Gay people should not feel the need to act as the opposite of their stereotypes in order to prove straight people wrong.
As to MonsterPaw, I don't see what's wrong with describing yourself as "gay". Everyone should be able to declare their sexual orientation proudly. There's nothing wrong with using it to describe yourself.
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Member Since: 7/15/2012
Posts: 30,915
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Having been to pride (I didn't stick for the parade tho I just went to get drunk) I definitely say yes. The environment was very relaxed and it's really freeing being able to just walk around knowing you are not alone, you can be yourself, and being around others like you, and I say this as somebody who had never met another gay guy. The people I talked to (mostly bartenders) were super nice. I don't know how you could be against pride. And if you are, just keep your opinion to yourself because there is no debate to be had. If you dislike it, for whatever reason, just don't go 
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Member Since: 8/31/2013
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So some of y'all want the community to pretend to be something it's not so that the heteros will accept us  Yeah, OK. I'll assume it's because some of you are so young and that you'll get a bit wiser when you grow up.
But yes, I support pride parades and will be going to NY Pride again this year and plan on being aggressive and getting so much free stuff  Last year I got like 3 t-shirts and several drinks/snacks and 50 condoms and so many beads
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Member Since: 5/6/2010
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Yes and no for personal reasons.
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Member Since: 3/6/2014
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Nope. They're tacky and enforce stereotypes. People who are truly proud of their sexuality don't need to dress up and go to a parade to show off how "proud" they are.
Plus they play **** music and 70% of the people there are annoying and loud. Like who wants to stand around in 90 degree weather while people blast EDM and sweaty smelly twinks grind on you? Not me. Although I don't particularly like parades in general so maybe I'm biased. If you want to go than go but you won't catch me there
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Member Since: 3/18/2012
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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We get it, you don't like it. Not everyone feels that way
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Member Since: 3/25/2012
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not for me, but i'm glad they are a thing. 
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by StonedSoulPicnic
Yes. I wouldn't go to one, but I can see why someone would enjoy participating in them.
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Same. They're not for me, but I absolutely defend the right of the community to have them.
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Member Since: 1/6/2014
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Yes but I think they should be less sexually charged.
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Member Since: 2/20/2012
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Originally posted by Scraperwalker
NO.
THIS IS NOT WHAT I SUPPORT
THIS IS WHAT I SUPPORT
There's a HUGE difference.
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+1. I don't really understand the point of these parades. They might just do more harm than good. I don't wanna be associated with the first picture.
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Member Since: 2/20/2012
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Originally posted by Tymps.
Someone please tell me how you can have a "down to earth" parade. That is contradictory. Show me a down to earth parade.
And I did not say you should live a "gay life" but accept that being gay is a large part of yourself. In addition, people can act within a stereotype if that's what they want to do. Gay people should not feel the need to act as the opposite of their stereotypes in order to prove straight people wrong.
As to MonsterPaw, I don't see what's wrong with describing yourself as "gay". Everyone should be able to declare their sexual orientation proudly. There's nothing wrong with using it to describe yourself.
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It isn't. Maybe it was a focal point around the time when I was coming out, but now it means nothing. A couple weeks ago, I was talking to a new coworker during one of her first shifts, and I started talking about the guys in the workplace who attracted me (because what else are we supposed to do?). Literally, no questions asked, we just started talking about guys. There was no "Guess what! I'm gay!" announcement even necessary.
I'm probably just lucky, but among most young people I've come across, being gay is seen as normal (even though it isn't, technically).
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Member Since: 4/4/2014
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On one hand, I'm happy that people are starting to see sexual orientation as no big deal in their specific countries. On the other, it's alarming to see that they seem to have no knowledge of LGBTQ history or the purpose of pride parades.
This is still a world where sexual and gender minorities are regularly discriminated against, beaten and killed for being who they are. Pride parades are where you can be who you are without worries about society's judgments or constraints. To say that you want it "toned down" or more "family-friendly" or complaining that pride reinforces negative stereotypes goes against the exact reason why pride exists.
Do some people "turn it up" or exaggerate their own personalities and traits at pride? Sure, but that's only because they're forced to suppress it daily in an ignorant and hateful world. Pride is where you own your identity and your sexuality, and you're welcomed and applauded. You're free to be you.
If people try to point at pride and paint it in a negative light, that's their problem. No oppressed group (that I'm aware of) has ever won their rights by conforming to the majority.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Quote:
Originally posted by MonsterPaw
No. I support demonstrations but I would like to see a "down to earth" Parade. Some gays are doing too much and sorry but the general public doesn't think that we're normal at all. Just look at Europe. Many people are still very homophobic and their main problem is that they have stereotypical beliefs and sadly the Pride events are supporting their thoughts. And especially in Europe where we have a multi-party system, the mood can quickly change against the Gays.
I'm personally pissed off by some of the oversexualized gay people. They need some discipline and some of them should remember that we're just 1 - 5 % not 99%.
And to the one who said that "We are different" and we dont need to live like "straight people". So what exactly is a "Gay life"? Does being Gay mean that you shouldn't care about relationships and stability and your main goal in life is to fck around? There is no "straight life". Stop using the term "Gay" as the Adverb to describe yourself as a person. There are many Gay people who want to build a family, some of them even married a woman just to build a family. Just because we're gay doesn't mean that our goals in life aren't the same as the goals of some straight people. |
You just summed up everything I hate about our culture and now I kinda agree with you tbh
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Member Since: 2/20/2012
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Originally posted by TheGreatestThing
On one hand, I'm happy that people are starting to see sexual orientation as no big deal in their specific countries. On the other, it's alarming to see that they seem to have no knowledge of LGBTQ history or the purpose of pride parades.
This is still a world where sexual and gender minorities are regularly discriminated against, beaten and killed for being who they are. Pride parades are where you can be who you are without worries about society's judgments or constraints. To say that you want it "toned down" or more "family-friendly" or complaining that pride reinforces negative stereotypes goes against the exact reason why pride exists.
Do some people "turn it up" or exaggerate their own personalities and traits at pride? Sure, but that's only because they're forced to suppress it daily in an ignorant and hateful world. Pride is where you own your identity and your sexuality, and you're welcomed and applauded. You're free to be you.
If people try to point at pride and paint it in a negative light, that's their problem. No oppressed group (that I'm aware of) has ever won their rights by conforming to the majority.
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What exactly is the point of pride parades? And how do they help LGBT rights efforts in parts of the world where oppression against the community is still strong?
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