No straight people allowed: Dutch scheme for 'Gay Village' sparks backlash

Opponents warn plan amounts to ghettoisation of people who should be able to feel safe without hiding behind locked gates

Charlotte McDonald-Gibson

Brussels

Wednesday 18 June 2014

A Dutch scheme to build a utopian gated neighbourhood exclusively for the gay community has sparked a backlash, with opponents warning that retreating to a “ghetto” will not help tackle homophobia and prejudice in society.

The project dubbed “Gay Village” by developers aims to give members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community a prejudice-free environment with luxuries including tennis courts and a cooking school.

But opponents warn that the plan amounts to the ghettoisation of people who should be able to feel safe without hiding behind locked gates.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/no-straight-people-allowed-dutch-scheme-for-gay-village-sparks-backlash-9547025.html

Scott from what i hear it was a hoax to create some attention.

Hoax!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/19/gay-village-hoax-netherlands_n_5511676.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices

That's a shame it's a hoax, I can think of a few who'd be well suited to live in such a place.

That's a shame it's a hoax, I can think of a few who'd be well suited to live in such a place.

And I can think of a few others who should be locked in with them.

I am Gay and I would hate to stay in a place like that, I feel safe where I live..

We keep ourselves to ourselves, have great friends, mostly straight and no one bats an eye lid.

Not for me, but I am sure others might disagree, like I always say, life is all about Choices....

From the hoax link:

'Gays-Only' Village Outed As Hoax (But Prank Was For Good Reason)

The Huffington Post | By Dominique Mosbergen

Posted: 06/19/2014 1:36 pm EDT Updated: 06/19/2014 1:59 pm EDT

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Wanting to make a point about the violence facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the Netherlands, a Dutch gay rights group this week orchestrated an elaborate hoax that successfully fooled many around the world.

Earlier this week, news that a real estate developer was planning to build a gays-only village in the Dutch city of Tilburg went viral after a story about the proposed neighborhood appeared in a local newspaper. The selling point of the neighborhood, said local reports, was that it would be a safe space for LGBT individuals to live. Even the mayor of Tilburg, Peter Noordanus, told media he supported the planned village.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/19/gay-village-hoax-netherlands_n_5511676.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices

I am Gay and I would hate to stay in a place like that, I feel safe where I live..

We keep ourselves to ourselves, have great friends, mostly straight and no one bats an eye lid.

Not for me, but I am sure others might disagree, like I always say, life is all about Choices....

I agree with you, I'd hate to live in a place like that - I'm quite happy living with the majority. I can see it now getting a citation for wearing blue and brown in public or simply planting marigolds.

I get the hoax, would have been much more fun if it was in Texas though.

From the link:

"Wanting to make a point about the violence facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in the Netherlands,..."

I am so glad it has been outed as a hoax - I was all gearing up and wording my opposition to it. Hey, after I first visited the Castro District in SF in the 1980s, I thought I'd turn straight if I had to live there.

There was talk about a Gay Town project in Thailand some 10 or so years ago. Same idea: Gated community, gays only. Foreigners were invited to buy condos there, but it never got off the ground. I think it was going to be in Nakorn Nayok, but Google does not help. Anybody remember this?

Yes, I recall something like this, but the details are very fuzzy. I did a quick search of some newspaper files, but couldn't drag anything up. Guess this whole concept is not going to take off.

I remember the discussion about the gay town in Thailand, but like most everything in the Thai news, it just went away.

Gated gay village with no straight people...I'm afraid San Francisco beat them to it.

Gated gay village with no straight people...I'm afraid San Francisco beat them to it.

Not in your dreams. I spent several years living in the Bay area, including a couple of years in San Francisco.

Shouldn't straight people now all over this thread, and the source that published it, to protest the fact that they are discriminated in this world ?

Shouldn't straight people now all over this thread, and the source that published it, to protest the fact that they are discriminated in this world ?

Of course they should, the poor dears. They only comprise 95% of the population and those nasty poofs give them such a hard time.

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Yeah! Don't stick your heterosexual manliness down my throat! (Unless you're cute.)

Yeah! Don't stick your heterosexual manliness down my throat! (Unless you're cute.)

Was that CUTE or CUT or both......

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Like gays will act straight when they enter a straight community ?

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Like gays will act straight when they enter a straight community ?

Yes, many do. Some do it very well, like Rock Hudson.

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Like gays will act straight when they enter a straight community ?

Most of us do. In fact we act so straight you don't even realise we're gay. Where are these 'straight communities' you talk of?

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Like gays will act straight when they enter a straight community ?

Yes, many do. Some do it very well, like Rock Hudson.

Gareth Thomas? Orlando Cruz? Ian Roberts?

Yeah! Don't stick your heterosexual manliness down my throat! (Unless you're cute.)

Was that CUTE or CUT or both......

I'll take the floppy ones...

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Like gays will act straight when they enter a straight community ?

Yes, many do. Some do it very well, like Rock Hudson.

I didn't know this was the history forum.

I'm talking about gays, not gays in a closet.

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Like gays will act straight when they enter a straight community ?

Yes, many do. Some do it very well, like Rock Hudson.

Or these folks...

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/big-issues/201109/dont-ask-dont-tell-gay-soldiers-military

Gated gay village with no straight people...I'm afraid San Francisco beat them to it.

Not in your dreams. I spent several years living in the Bay area, including a couple of years in San Francisco.

Captain Kirk to Scottie...lighten up ladd it was a joke

There are reportedly a few non-LGBT people living and working in San Francisco.

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Like gays will act straight when they enter a straight community ?

Yes, many do. Some do it very well, like Rock Hudson.

Gareth Thomas? Orlando Cruz? Ian Roberts?

Ian Roberts looks great in drag

The straight people should be allowed in the village as long as they don't try to impose their lifestyle on others. They can at least try not to act straight and I hope they don't have any of those awful straight parades and ruin the ambiance of the community.

Like gays will act straight when they enter a straight community ?

Yes, many do. Some do it very well, like Rock Hudson.

I didn't know this was the history forum.

I'm talking about gays, not gays in a closet.

Gareth Thomas? Orlando Cruz? Ian Roberts?

Gated gay village with no straight people...I'm afraid San Francisco beat them to it.

Not in your dreams. I spent several years living in the Bay area, including a couple of years in San Francisco.

Captain Kirk to Scottie...lighten up ladd it was a joke

A joke is only funny the first time round.