Baht Simpson

You were obviously in public toilets more than I was.

As a young man in the U.K. you really only had two ways to find out about important gay issues, Time Out and the freebie papers in gay-friendly pubs. When Gay Times started in 1984 Aids was about to hit and the paper became crucial to gay young men for unsensational information. Gay Times lost it's way on occasion and submitted to the lure of the dollar but remained relevant even as other papers like Pink News, Advocate and Queerty gained market share. It would be a good discussion to talk about it and the relevance of gay papers today but not on here of course. The usual suspects would insist on braying on about trans people and pedos.

Are you saying the gays hate being gay? Lol.

I commuted from Sussex to London by train for 28 years and believe me, whatever you've endured on a flight is nothing compared to being crushed into a seat on a commuter train with the coughing, the smell and the noise. The big rule of flying, especially in economy is, get in, sit down and shut up.

You have a penis but you're clearly not a man. No real man needs to use homophobic slurs to make a point.

The problem is it would never stop. First it would be 120kg., then 110kg., then 100kg. Once airlines have a new revenue stream they'll get greedy.

I think you'll find that's organised religion.

Like all umbrella terms it's flexible. The I refers to Intersex, a medical term coined in 1917 to describe people who do not fit the terms male or female exactly, having certain biological differences. It's been part of the acronyms for a while but it's unusual to see it stated like that and it usually part of the + in LGBTQ+. No one has to learn all these terms.

The article doesn't mention activism, it mentions advocacy. They're different. "Activism and advocacy, while both aimed at creating positive social change, differ in their approaches. Activism typically involves direct, often public, actions to raise awareness and pressure for change, while advocacy focuses on influencing decision-makers and promoting specific policies or reforms. Essentially, activism is about making noise and getting attention, while advocacy is about making a case and getting results. " Source: Google AI

Dreadful. Their lives snatched away in an instant. R.I.P.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14518339/botched-renovation-shrine-Jesus-Virgin-Mary-Simpsons-cartoon-character.html There have been worse.

Exactly. It's partly amusing and partly sad that in 2025 some people still don't understand what being gay is.

None of those. I mix with the locals and chat to the odd farang. That's enough for me.

I'd rather die. 🙂

This is getting serious.

I'm so unlucky I'll probably come back as myself. 😞

True. I loved Vientiane with the smell of fresh bread in the morning, bistros, Belgian beer shops and even a chocolatier.

DD was palatable. I think it's still sold as Burton ale.

My first beer in pub with my dad at 14 was a pint of stout and cider. After a phase of gassy lagers with my mates in my teens and twenties I progressed to British Ales, mostly Fullers and Harveys. Nowadays I'll buy IPAs or have a glass of wine or go down to the locals and have whiskey and the occasional Singha. Belgian or German beers when I can get them.

It was. They changed the formula a few years ago. I've personally not had it since then but my friend in the U.K, swears it's not the same lovely taste it used to be.

No you wouldn't because she wouldn't let you. 🙂

He's certainly an expert in public evacuation if the stories are true. 😀

Regardless of what you think of Trump I think it was a poor decision to put a little girl behind him with his record of being targeted by gunmen at public events.

Leave it. They eat ants. The only problem I've had with them is when they die behind a cupboard or something and you notice the smell.

RIP. So much grief for so many families now.