Jingthing

How about the people that don't like it, just don't use it? Like tobacco and alchohol. Sorted.

Begging for votes? It's called campaigning. Yes he has lots to offer. Yes Trump is a very bad man. He's a fascist and an ally of Putin. Next ...

I guess you're some kind of expert on the queer way. Whatever that is.

You could have fooled me! In the US anyway, it's basically Irish Pride. Remember in the US the Irish used to be classified as black.

Try that and get back to us. The truth is when there are Straight Parades in the world they are always about hating/cutting civil rights or even murdering (as in Uganda) LGBT people. As far as decent events they are generally and correctly viewed as stimulating business activity and well worth any public costs.

Why would you assume i'm going to a parade? This is typical of prejudiced people in general. They see the group(s) that they demonize in stereotypical ways and view them as MONOLITHS. No group is a monolith.

Is that your way of expressing homophobia?

So you're saying no slot machines, free drinks, or world class entertainment.

Las Vegas?

Just seemed idiotic and totally off topic. Like to topic about Hindus and posting being a Christian is fantastic! People celebrating Pride doesn't mean anyone is saying that straight people can't be happy. All people can be happy or miserable regardless.

It causes paranoia in some people. If so, then stop. It's not physically addictive after all You can't die of a THC overdose. Like anything else, how about treating people as flippin' adults?!?

That's too bad because if Trump doesn't weasel out with insane demands, then Joe shows.

What's Las Vegas about it? Lots of hookers?

Personally I think it's premature to get into speculation about what the debates will be like as Trump is backtracking on agreeing to them. Don't assume they will ever happen at all.

So the Israelis are holding innocent toddlers and elderly Arab holocaust survivors?

I'm more hawkish than you influenced by reality. Neither side wants a two state solution. October 7 terrorists went after the most PEACENIK segments of the Israeli public. Trust in Palestinians has been killed completely for generations. Yes it was already bad but now it is totally gone. Israel cannot and will not agree to a two state solution. They will correctly see that as a way for the Arab side to consolidate their military for their real and clear goal -- totally wiping out Israel. No other sovereign state would voluntary agree to designing their own national suicide. Why does much of the world expect the one tiny Jewish nation to do what they would never do?

To Palestinians, that's all of Israel, so nice try, no cigar. I agree two states can't work but neither can one state as you've described.

Liar. He does not.

More lying. The TOPIC here is about pride events which are seasonal, not all year. LGBT people like every other group of people (even whatever you are) are whatever they are ALL YEAR. The idiocy anti LGBT bigotry is the gift that keeps on giving. Maybe you want to move to Russia.

The topic was about PRIDE events which is not all year, so STOP LYING. Irish people are Irish people all year too. BTW -- as if it needs to be spelled out, people that say rammed down our threats may as well get a I HATE GAYS tattoo on their forehead. Never learned to live and let live, that think they need to feel superior to others just like white racists to puff up their pathetic hateful selves.

Crickets

You're gay as F whether you admit it or not. Sounds like a sad case internalized homophobia. You don't get to make up your own definitions. Gay and homosexual mean EXACTLY the same thing.

ST PATRICK'S DAY, PARADES, GREEN BEER, GREEN BAGELS and all that What do you think about ST PATRICK'S DAY and all that? Personally, I have no problem with the Irish. They should be happy and be treated like anybody else. What really gets on my nerve are all those extra promotions. ST PATRICK'S DAY, special rights for all those from green fraternity., Why are they not satisfied with just being people? Do they have to be so green? What do you think about this? Do you think we should have more ST PATRICK'S DAY parades, green beer, green bagels, and whatever promotions? Or do you think it would be just fine without any ST PATRICK'S DAY special promotions for those special green identifying so called people? To be clear: This is not a hate thread against any of those green "others". What I think is annoying is all this celebrating that they are different. 1

Boggle away Bubba.

This is part of the code game.used by anti LGBT bigots for decades. They are really against equal rights. To them minorities having equal rights is a direct threat to their privilege. I suppose many of them are not even aware of that, their feeling of superiority the same as racists is so ingrained from birth.