Everything posted by Baht Simpson
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Hungary to Restrict LGBTQ Rights and Dual Citizenship in Proposed Constitutional Amendments
No sensible person is taken in by your faux outrage or your hypocrisy. I've been to a number of Pride marches as an observer and watched thousands of people and never seen any "dangly bits", much less seen any exposed to chidren. I have however seen hundreds exposed to chidren on public nudist beaches with no effect. I doubt you've ever attended a Pride march and you're just focusing on some incident shown on the internet.
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Hungary to Restrict LGBTQ Rights and Dual Citizenship in Proposed Constitutional Amendments
It's the same old story time and time again. Say you're doing it for national security or to save the kids and you can get away with murder. Pride marches are legal assembly, a cornerstone of democracy. 78% of Budapest inhabitants polled support the retention of Pride according to Politico. https://www.politico.eu/article/orban-tries-to-ban-pride-hungary-appease-extremists-rivals-surge-polls/
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Hungary to Restrict LGBTQ Rights and Dual Citizenship in Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Yeah, you'd never get the US President dictating what's best for Palestine or Ukraine or Canada or Mexico or Greenland and Denmark or Panama, or indeed the EU. 🙂
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Safe havens during songkran
I shall walk down the road to the locals celebrating and tip a small saucer of water on their shoulders, like the good old days. And probably get chased home by the kids with huge water guns. Lol
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Phuket is not Thailand anymore
When I first went to Phuket I saw a postcard of Karon taken in 1977. The beach was grass down to the sea with buffalos on it. Must've been nice in 1979, if a little daunting.
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The Silent Killer: How Noise is Destroying Our Health and Environment
Noise pollution and light pollution are a curse. No wonder we're all going mad. I live in an out of the way village upcountry. 20 years ago it was pitch black at night and so peaceful. You used to be able to go out and see billions of stars at night, now we have street lights and increased light from the nearby town. It's farm country so it's fairly peaceful after 9pm most of the time unless there's a party. I can't imagine living in a city, although you do get used to traffic noise to a certain extent.
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To become an expat
Well put connda. I couldn't agree more.
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To become an expat
I've been here 19 years. Just checking if I like it. 😉
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British TikTok Star Jailed in Thailand Over Visa and Benefit Fraud
There are rules against this. You have to prove that you are returning permanently to get NHS assistance. If your uncle is gaming the system then he shouldn't be. State Pension is based on contributions. If you have made sufficient contributions you are entitled to claim the pension regardless of your geographical whereabouts. That's the system. This benefit, entitlement, whatever you want to call it is based on how much you have contributed. It is not free. The pension only starts if you have contributed 10 years and is then pro rata.
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British TikTok Star Jailed in Thailand Over Visa and Benefit Fraud
In fact the State Pension is an entitlement and like any other pension is based on how much you've contributed. Social benefits are given primarily out of need or supposed need in some cases. You need 30 years of contributions to get the full State Pension.
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BBC Senior Managers from Minority Backgrounds Earn More Than Peers, Data Shows
And another thing. Lol Gays are 15.6% more fabulous than straights so they should get paid more. ✨
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BBC Senior Managers from Minority Backgrounds Earn More Than Peers, Data Shows
Useless figure. It depends on so many factors. Are the jobs exactly the same or do they have extra requirements and demands? Is there a performance element? Have the higher paid ones performed better? Have different targets been met? Is there any seniority in service that is reflected in pay? Do the figures incude bonuses? Do they all work the same hours? Are they all new DEI hires or were some existing hires? Without knowing the details relating to the jobs it's difficult to comment And 15.6% isn't a massive difference. Not all senior managers across departments are going to have the same pay packages. It's also noticeable that of the top 11 presenters at the BBC one is black and one is gay. And all but one are white.
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British TikTok Star Jailed in Thailand Over Visa and Benefit Fraud
Has legal problems in the U.K. Abandons her older kids. Commits benefit fraud and presumably Visa fraud. Boasts about it online Raises her young son on illegal money Overstays her visa Hope she's dealt with appropriately and poor Cairo is looked after.
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Ian McKellen encourages fellow actors to come out: 'Being in the closet is silly' In an inte
"Accounts that he had been killed by the insertion of a red-hot iron or poker into his anus slowly began to spread, possibly as a result of deliberate propaganda; Most historians now dismiss this account of Edward's death, querying the logic in his captors murdering him in such an easily detectable fashion." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_II_of_England They don't really know when, where or how he died.
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Hampstead Heath has been a traditional gay cruising spot for almost 100 years. Even the Daily Mail recognises "it's historic status as a cruising ground. " I doubt whether it's used as much now with the advent of Grindr etc. It's not asking for special treatment to carry on doing what you've done for years without being harassed by "Traditional Values" organizations.. The whole idea of cruising is to be discrete, so if it's being too overt then it becomes a problem and something needs to be worked out.
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Not my milieu I'm afraid. There's heathland at Shirley Hills and apparently they're having problems now with horny pensioners. Lol. https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/14631202.police-hunting-horny-pensioners-complaints-dogging-shirley-parks/
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Nah, they're an anti-LGBTQ+ organization so they'll be interested in one gay hookup site rather than hundreds of straight dogging sites. Surrey is rife with this sort of thing. I remember the Shirley Hills goings on in the 90s. Lots of wife swapping apparently.
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Pretty sick thing to say.
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Utter gibberish. Seriously mate, what on earth are you droning on about?
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Apart from the thousands who go dogging. Here's a long and comprehensive list of dogging sites. I love the advice " wear sensible shoes". Lol https://doggingbook.com/blog/dogging-locations-in-the-uk-the-best-places-to-meet-other-doggers-for-sex/
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
If it was a dark park or a secluded space it wouldnt really affect anybody, unless they were looking for it.
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Home is where the heart is. I don't see many of the denizens of Pattaya keeping it at home. 🙂
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Terminology [edit] The Sunday Herald of Scotland wrote in 2003, "The term dogging originated in the early 1970s to describe men who spied on couples having sex outdoors—these men would 'dog' the couples' every move and watch them."[13] An alternative etymology posits dog walking as the origin of the term; audience members, and indeed participants, could use the ordinary exercise of their pets as cover for their sexual assignations.[1]
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
Some go for sex, some go to hook up, some just for company. Read some Derek Jarman.
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Clash Over Hampstead Heath: Dog Walkers and Gay Activists Battle Over Cruising Grounds
There are a number of instances where people who have met on dating sites come to harm,or are killed, including Grindr. The first advice given is always to meet in a public place. Plus, most are there for company, or hookups, not always sex.