7 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

most of the hard jobs in society are done by men. police, firefighters, construction, etc ...

 

so when a man transitions, they no longer need to do the hard jobs and can take the easy way out.

 

I don't care who people have sex with. 

 

What? I imagine an easier way of avoiding those jobs is to not apply for them rather than transitioning to a female.

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

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. 

 

 

 

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St Patrick's is a RELIGIOUS holiday.

And there is a story of slavery involved with St Patrick, so the mythology of liberation ... 

Not the same thing.

By the way, I dont get bothered by Pride parades, but neither do I attend. 

 

 

15 hours ago, Baht Simpson said:

What extra privileges? Name them. 

If you wonder why people think the LGBTQ is getting stuffed down our throat...

 

If anyone's wondering why some of us are feeling like LGBTQ is being shoved down our throat:

 

LGBTQ Community Calendar

 

There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should include LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.

 

February

• February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
• February 28: HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day

March

• March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
• Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
• March 10: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• March 20: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

• April 6: International Asexuality Day
• April 10: National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• Third Friday of April: Day of Silence
• April 18: National Transgender HIV Testing Day
• April 18: Nonbinary Parents Day
• April 26: Lesbian Visibility Day

May

• First Sunday In May: International Family Equality Day
• May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
• May 19: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• May 22: Harvey Milk Day
• May 24: Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day

June

• June: LGBTQ Pride Month
• June 1: LGBTQ Families Day
• June 12: Pulse Remembrance 
• June 15: Anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court Bostock decision expanding protections to LGBTQ employees
• June 26: Anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court legalizing marriage equality
• June 27: National HIV Testing Day
• June 28: Stonewall Day
• June 30: Queer Youth of Faith Day

July

• Week of July 14: Nonbinary Awareness Week, culminates in International Nonbinary People’s Day on July 14
• July 16: International Drag Day

August

• August 14: Gay Uncles Day
• August 20: Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

September

• September 18: National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day
• Week of September 23: Bisexual+ Awareness Week, culminates in Celebrate Bisexuality Day on September 23
• September 27: National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

October

• October: LGBTQ History Month
• October 8: International Lesbian Day
• October 11: National Coming Out Day
• October 15: National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• October 19: National LGBT Center Awareness Day
• Third Wednesday in October: International Pronouns Day
• Third Thursday in October: Spirit Day
• Last week in October: Asexual Awareness Week
• October 26: Intersex Awareness Day

November

• First Sunday of November: Transgender Parent Day
• November 13 – 19: Transgender Awareness Week
• November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

December

• December 1: World AIDS Day
• December 8: Pansexual/Panromantic Pride Day
• December 14: HIV Cure Research Day

To recommend additional LGBTQ or HIV-focused recognitions, please email press(at)glaad.org.

 

The Irish get one day to celebrate.  Count 'em.  One.

 

 

23 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

St Patrick's is a RELIGIOUS holiday.

And there is a story of slavery involved with St Patrick, so the mythology of liberation ... 

Not the same thing.

By the way, I dont get bothered by Pride parades, but neither do I attend. 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

On 5/18/2024 at 9:10 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

To be clear: This is not a hate thread against any of those

 

Nah.

If your not one of them, your a hater.

It's just the queer way,  some parts of the world are now days. 

What a bummer that is.

 

22 minutes ago, rocketboy2 said:

 

Nah.

If your not one of them, your a hater.

It's just the queer way,  some parts of the world are now days. 

What a bummer that is.

 

Absolute tosh.

28 minutes ago, rocketboy2 said:

 

Nah.

If your not one of them, your a hater.

It's just the queer way,  some parts of the world are now days. 

What a bummer that is.

 

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

38 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Haha, tik tok montage.

You're getting desperate!

 

17 hours ago, impulse said:

If you wonder why people think the LGBTQ is getting stuffed down our throat...

 

If anyone's wondering why some of us are feeling like LGBTQ is being shoved down our throat:

 

LGBTQ Community Calendar

 

There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should include LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.

 

February

• February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week
• February 28: HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day

March

• March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
• Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
• March 10: National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• March 20: National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• March 31: International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

• April 6: International Asexuality Day
• April 10: National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• Third Friday of April: Day of Silence
• April 18: National Transgender HIV Testing Day
• April 18: Nonbinary Parents Day
• April 26: Lesbian Visibility Day

May

• First Sunday In May: International Family Equality Day
• May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
• May 19: National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• May 22: Harvey Milk Day
• May 24: Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day

June

• June: LGBTQ Pride Month
• June 1: LGBTQ Families Day
• June 12: Pulse Remembrance 
• June 15: Anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court Bostock decision expanding protections to LGBTQ employees
• June 26: Anniversary of U.S. Supreme Court legalizing marriage equality
• June 27: National HIV Testing Day
• June 28: Stonewall Day
• June 30: Queer Youth of Faith Day

July

• Week of July 14: Nonbinary Awareness Week, culminates in International Nonbinary People’s Day on July 14
• July 16: International Drag Day

August

• August 14: Gay Uncles Day
• August 20: Southern HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

September

• September 18: National HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day
• Week of September 23: Bisexual+ Awareness Week, culminates in Celebrate Bisexuality Day on September 23
• September 27: National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

October

• October: LGBTQ History Month
• October 8: International Lesbian Day
• October 11: National Coming Out Day
• October 15: National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
• October 19: National LGBT Center Awareness Day
• Third Wednesday in October: International Pronouns Day
• Third Thursday in October: Spirit Day
• Last week in October: Asexual Awareness Week
• October 26: Intersex Awareness Day

November

• First Sunday of November: Transgender Parent Day
• November 13 – 19: Transgender Awareness Week
• November 20: Transgender Day of Remembrance

December

• December 1: World AIDS Day
• December 8: Pansexual/Panromantic Pride Day
• December 14: HIV Cure Research Day

To recommend additional LGBTQ or HIV-focused recognitions, please email press(at)glaad.org.

 

The Irish get one day to celebrate.  Count 'em.  One.

 

 

You're mixing two different issues here.

 

Firstly, this is just a list of days that some in the LGBT+ community may wish to recognize. They are not priviliges.

 

Secondly, it appears that the source is Glaad, an informative LGBT website. As far as I am aware this list hasn't been in any mainstream media site, so it hasn't been shoved down your throat as you claim and it's not compulsory for you to participate. 

 

 

17 hours ago, Jingthing said:

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.

 

 

 

 

 

In the USA, has nothing to do with Irish Pride, as everyone must be Irish.  And just another reason to party.

 

Like Cinco de Mayo is only celebrated by Mexicans in America.  I'm not even sure they do, unless they own a bar or restaurant.

 

If the Alphabet folks want to Rock On, I'm all for it.  Even been to a couple parties down at waterfront/Penns Landing in Philly.  Some freaky attire and people watching, good times.

 

Been to gay clubs, actually some of the the nicest I've ever been in, and seen drag shows, even one while tripping ... maybe that wasn't a trip.  So ease up on the name calling, because you don't know me.

 

Just ease up on the daily news-blip complaining about your oppression and lack of rights.  It just doesn't shine well.  

39 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

You're mixing two different issues here.

 

Firstly, this is just a list of days that some in the LGBT+ community may wish to recognize. They are not priviliges.

 

Secondly, it appears that the source is Glaad, an informative LGBT website. As far as I am aware this list hasn't been in any mainstream media site, so it hasn't been shoved down your throat as you claim and it's not compulsory for you to participate. 

 

Can you kind of understand why people are tired of seeing LGBTQ+ parades every few days? 

 

It's not as if we mortals can tell the difference between the Pansexual and Panromantic Awareness and Visibility Day, the Transgender Day of Remembrance, and the International Transgender Day of Remembrance.  

 

The parade fatigue would be the same if they had Little League parades every week.  And Americans love Little Leaguers.  But ballplayers don't crave the attention, nor do the Irish.  So they have one parade a year.  Which we never gripe about.

 

BTW, I looked for a previous website that was more comprehensive, showing that LGBTQ+ has over 200 days of celebration (or protest) a year.  It came out when the Easter Sunday brouhaha was a thing  Couldn't find it, but the Glaad calendar makes the point.  There's a case to be made that less is more...

 

Fed up being told that men can get pregnant and have a menstrual cycle, that its ok for transgender men to compete against women.

Peruvian government have got it right, it is a mental health problem.

There are only two genders,  men and women   boys and girls,  male and female, anyone you says otherwise does indeed need to seek help.

26 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

In the USA, has nothing to do with Irish Pride, as everyone must be Irish.  And just another reason to party.

 

Like Cinco de Mayo is only celebrated by Mexicans in America.  I'm not even sure they do, unless they own a bar or restaurant.

 

If the Alphabet folks want to Rock On, I'm all for it.  Even been to a couple parties down at waterfront/Penns Landing in Philly.  Some freaky attire and people watching, good times.

 

Been to gay clubs, actually some of the the nicest I've ever been in, and seen drag shows, even one while tripping ... maybe that wasn't a trip.  So ease up on the name calling, because you don't know me.

 

Just ease up on the daily news-blip complaining about your oppression and lack of rights.  It just doesn't shine well.  

Your arrogance doesn't shine well.

5 minutes ago, CFCjeff said:

Fed up being told that men can get pregnant and have a menstrual cycle, that its ok for transgender men to compete against women.

Peruvian government have got it right, it is a mental health problem.

There are only two genders,  men and women   boys and girls,  male and female, anyone you says otherwise does indeed need to seek help.

Don't be so willfully ignorant. 

Nobody is saying a person without a womb can get pregnant.

You're angry over things you've been riled to be angry about by fascist politicians.

Pathetic.

12 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Your arrogance doesn't shine well.

That's one of your strangest comments to me yet ... and haven't a clue where you're going with that one.

 

I don't / didn't need a reason back in the day to party.  Philly was a great place to do it.   St Paddy pub crawl, or pick a nationality, and somebody was having a party.   Been to most, if not all, Italian Weekend, Puerto Rican Weekend, Greek Weekend, German Weekend, October Fests.  Just 'Freaky Fridays' on South St, or any weekend at Penns Landing and someone used to celebrating something.

 

And that's just the city ... step out to the suburbs, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Lancaster Counties, or up to New Hope/Lambertville area (uppity gay hood).  Rehoboth Beach, DE was my favorite local beach ... Google is your friend.

 

One of my best buds I lived with in W. Virginia was from there, and he designed one of the clubs I was referring to, after he left the airlines.

 

I used to drive to the beach just to watch the sun come up and have brekkie, after a night of partying.  Not a ride for the faint hearted on a MC.   Damn deer are dangerous.

 

Me arrogant ... simply shows your ignorance 

8 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

That's one of your strangest comments to me yet ... and haven't a clue where you're going with that one.

 

I don't / didn't need a reason back in the day to party.  Philly was a great place to do it.   St Paddy pub crawl, or pick a nationality, and somebody was having a party.   Been to most, if not all, Italian Weekend, Puerto Rican Weekend, Greek Weekend, German Weekend, October Fests.  Just 'Freaky Fridays' on South St, or any weekend at Penns Landing and someone used to celebrating something.

 

And that's just the city ... step out to the suburbs, Delaware, Chester, Montgomery, Lancaster Counties, or up to New Hope/Lambertville area (uppity gay hood).  Rehoboth Beach, DE was my favorite local beach ... Google is your friend.

 

One of best buds I lived with was from there, and he designed one of the clubs I was referring to.

 

Me arrogant ... simply shows your ignorance 

Your posts are.

You are also terminally literal.

The Irish Pride thing was obviously just one example of many.

Nobody complains about other groups having 'special" party times.

Only against LGBT which attracts all kinds of ugly backlash from igorant bigots including violent attacks.

In many parts of the world not even allowed. 

 

Not interested in your some of my best friends crapola.

 

7 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Your posts are.

You are also terminally literal.

The Irish Pride thing was obviously just one example.

Nobody complains about other groups having 'special" party times.

Only against LGBT which attracts all kind of ugly backlash including violent attacks.

Not interested in your sonlne of my best friends crayola 

Reading compression ... it's not the party times, as attended more than a few.   It's the complaining, that comes with it, most times, and the daily news-blips of the oppression & lack of rights. Now anyway, not when we rock the house, back in the day, 80's.   

 

Please read my posts before replying.

5 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Reading compression ... it's not the party times, as attended more than a few.   It's the complaining, that comes with it, most times, and the daily news-blips of the oppression & lack of rights. Now anyway, not when we rock the house, back in the day, 80's.   

 

Please read my posts before replying.

I have. Completely ridiculous and clueless..You seem to be suggesting that LGBT people have full civil rights. In a few countries yes close. In many others going backwards quickly. Again arrogance and now ignorance.

On 5/18/2024 at 10:23 PM, PJ71 said:

LGBGTQXYZ+++ ( and the rest ) are never happy, it's never enough.

What exactly are they taking away from you?

3 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

What exactly are they taking away from you?

Peace and quite!

22 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

I have. Completely ridiculous and clueless..You seem to be suggesting that LGBT people have full civil rights. In a few countries yes close. In many others going backwards quickly. Again arrogance and now ignorance.

I didn't say that either, although they do have all the rights, with exception of legalized marriage in most 1st world countries.   What other rights do they not have ?

 

And with many 'diversity' programs, some would say they get preferential treatment in many areas.  I'm here, so I can't give an opinion, as no first hand experience, but maybe believable with some of the headlines I see.

 

Though I kind of ignore most, on both sides, as never news, just divisive complaining by one side or the other.

 

Do you actually want to have a discussion, or are you just going to continue name calling.

4 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

What exactly are they taking away from you?

 

Just now, PJ71 said:

Peace and quite!

you probably experience more noise from local bars than gay parades

26 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

 

you probably experience more noise from local bars than gay parades

I'm not just on about the parades, i'm on about all the protests that are on the news almost constantly now, amongst other annoyances. 

31 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

I'm not just on about the parades, i'm on about all the protests that are on the news almost constantly now, amongst other annoyances. 

I recommend not watching right wing news outlets.... the others aren't shouting all the time!

12 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

I recommend not watching right wing news outlets.... the others aren't shouting all the time!

I have no idea about politics, left wing right wing or anything else but when flicking thru the channels there's nearly always some LBGTQ++ABCXYZ people moaning about something somewhere, whether you like it or not, that's a fact.

On 5/18/2024 at 9:10 AM, OneMoreFarang said:

What do you think about PRIDE, LBGTQ+/- and all that?

 

Personally, I have no problem with gays and lesbians and transgender. They should be happy and be treated like anybody else.

What really gets on my nerve are all those extra promotions. PRIDE, special rights for all those from those many letter word, DEI, people who are not satisfied with he and she, they want to be "they" and they insist that they are they. Just crazy!

 

What do you think about this? Do you think we should have more PRIDE and LBGTQ+/- and whatever promotions?

Or do you think it would be just fine without any promotions for those special people? 

 

To be clear: This is not a hate thread against any of those "others". What I think is annoying is all this celebrating that they are different. 

 

 

Not me. I think there are 2 sexes and the whole woke thing is a con....79 genders indeed. These days everyone wants to be a victim and get special privileges, like jobs based on who you are not on your skills. It's nonsense, as an investor in many public companies, I want the companies I invest in to hire the best staff they can get their hands on and then demand superior performance. I won't invest in any company that I know will hire on promote based on skin colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion or any other supposed DEI nonsense. Critical Race Theory is an abomination along with all these other victimhood status seekers. Wanna succeed? Build a good skill set and keep working at it. Wanna fail in life? Become a victim and complain about it. 

22 hours ago, Jingthing said:

You don't get to make up your own definitions. Gay and homosexual mean EXACTLY the same thing.

It doesn't matter what labels you use for what:  Names are only arbitrarily attached to the things they refer to.

 

What matters is that there are 2 things in play: One is a person's sexual preference, the other is their social identity. They are not the same thing and they intermix arbitrarily across time, place and individual preference and psychology..

1 hour ago, retarius said:

Not me. I think there are 2 sexes and the whole woke thing is a con....79 genders indeed. These days everyone wants to be a victim and get special privileges, like jobs based on who you are not on your skills. It's nonsense, as an investor in many public companies, I want the companies I invest in to hire the best staff they can get their hands on and then demand superior performance. I won't invest in any company that I know will hire on promote based on skin colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion or any other supposed DEI nonsense. Critical Race Theory is an abomination along with all these other victimhood status seekers. Wanna succeed? Build a good skill set and keep working at it. Wanna fail in life? Become a victim and complain about it. 

In many European countries in this day and age if you're a single white male applying for a job with a woman / an African / an Asian / a person with disability or any of the LGBGTQABCXYZ++ communtiy there's no chance of getting the job.

 

Most of the companies are scared to employ you coz someone will play the 'discrimination' card.

 

It's a crazy world we now live in.

19 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

In many European countries in this day and age if you're a single white male applying for a job with a woman / an African / an Asian / a person with disability or any of the LGBGTQABCXYZ++ communtiy there's no chance of getting the job.

 

Most of the companies are scared to employ you coz someone will play the 'discrimination' card.

 

It's a crazy world we now live in.

Pack of lies.

1 hour ago, mfd101 said:

It doesn't matter what labels you use for what:  Names are only arbitrarily attached to the things they refer to.

 

What matters is that there are 2 things in play: One is a person's sexual preference, the other is their social identity. They are not the same thing and they intermix arbitrarily across time, place and individual preference and psychology..

 

You sound confused.