" I have straight pride and I express it by not yelling at people about it. "

there is absolutely nothing about being gay that constitutes being proud of it.  
you accomplished nothing by being attracted to the same sex.   
  
 
The parades are like one big AA meeting. 

" there is absolutely nothing about being gay that constitutes being proud of it.  you accomplished nothing by being attracted to the same sex.   "

I don't mean to be insulting, but you'll find your actually in the minority in your sexuality if you aren't the flowery gay. Studies have found that the gays are one of the few groups where the stereotype is both accurate and most prevalent. Participants were asked to listen to recordings of men talking about themselves, or an unrelated topic, and then watch silhouettes of their body language without the sound. They were able to quite accurately guess which men were gay and which weren't, based on the stereotype. But 'Gay Pride' as a movement is simply a movement which lets people know that homosexuality is a large part of the community.

Surely gay pride was effectively about empowerment, sort of taking back the streets.  If a large enough group went out into the public and stated "we're here, we're queer, get used to it", it helped break down the barriers of ignorance and discrimination, but confronting it head on.  It largely worked and then it just turned into one massive party.  When I see how hard they party and have fun, I wish I were gay  :-)

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It's when homosexuals basically yell "Hey everyone we are gay!" because apparently everyone cares

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If there is a Gay-Pride parade, then there should be a Straight-Pride parade. If gays want to be treated equally then why expect special treatments, and celebrations. Mind you that after saying this I do not care for gays, and I don't treat them any differently then I do straights. But like any weird person, I don't like the weird gays who act ultra weird. I have a few gays friends so there!

" If there is a Gay-Pride parade, then there should be a Straight-Pride parade. If gays want to be treated equally then why expect special treatments, and celebrations. Mind you that after saying this I do not care for gays, and I don't treat them any differently then I do straights. But like any weird person, I don't like the weird gays who act ultra weird. I have a few gays friends so there! "

You know very well what I mean.

" @krystians said:

" If there is a Gay-Pride parade, then there should be a Straight-Pride parade. If gays want to be treated equally then why expect special treatments, and celebrations. Mind you that after saying this I do not care for gays, and I don't treat them any differently then I do straights. But like any weird person, I don't like the weird gays who act ultra weird. I have a few gays friends so there! "

Was it necessary to talk about man dick? When one says there a heterosexual one doesn't say how tits are on their mind every second...

" Was it necessary to talk about man dick? When one says there a heterosexual one doesn't say how tits are on their mind every second... "

A lot of people don't like gays. 
Therefore Gays are proud of being gay. 
I love when gays work in men clothes shops because they give the best fashion advice.

" @TwoOneFive said:

" there is absolutely nothing about being gay that constitutes being proud of it.  you accomplished nothing by being attracted to the same sex.   "

If it's not a big deal, then why do fundies care that much? Jeez, I'm still waiting on someone to answer that question. "

Gay Pride:  Is when a gay who is ashamed or scared to be openly gay finds others who are gay and he finally has the balls to say hes gay, only because there are a lot of them, and because of this they feel like they have to have parades and act out.  A gay parade is the dumbest thing in the world, lets celebrate a man humping another man because a female dosent turn him on.  I mean really is this what our world is about, comeon.  And the gays who do act out by wearing rainbows and stupid tight pants with there boxers hanging out are a disgrace to the homo's and does not help their cause. 

 
        Now for the record i have a gay cousin and he is by no means like the ones mentioned above, he dosent talk about gay stuff nor dresses like a homo.  He is actually normal, he knows hes gay and thats enough for him he dont need to march or parade around or wear rainbows or talk about dudes.  IMO those types of gays are fine but i cant stand the blazing fairys out there. 

   You dont see normal people having parades about loveing women and wearing shirts with vagina's on them???  We like the opposite sex and its not like we need to tell everyone.  So where do gays get the right to go around having parades promoting sex.  Im sure they do more than that in the parade but when your name of the prades's are gay pride what kind of message does that send to young kids. 

Are you 12? It sounds like you and those around you are putting your cousin under immense pressure if that's how you talk around him. Homo's (what's the ' for anyway?)? Really? He doesn't talk about dudes? So what, you also don't talk about chicks? He's "normal"? Duh? Open your eyes and leave him be what he wants. And there are most certainly loads of parties and events with tons of heterosexual sex (or just sex appeal) happening (god I love them, but anyway, back to the point), they just don't have a specific name, like gay pride does. That doesn't make them any different in practice. As for where they get the right to have such parades, eh, maybe, just maybe, from the constitution? You have the same rights also, you know, if you don't wanna exploit them it's up to you. Plenty do.

The same principle applies to heterosexual men as well. Some are more in your face about their "manliness" and others like myself are more relaxed and not fueled by testosterone all the time.
 
I also wouldn't say being "flaming" is gay pride but just more or less how they choose to act or how their brain is wired to behave.

As usual, I always get the feeling that those who are so adamantly opposed to gay pride parades (Or just gay pride in general) have never actually seen the parades in person but instead have gotten all their images from Fox News. The notion that the parades promote sex is one giant joke, and anyone who suggests that "most people don't care if you're gay" is an idiot. Speaking of which.
 
I would also like to extend the Medal of Fail to wickedsc3 for making shit up and missing the point at the same time.

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Gay Pride:  Is when a gay who is ashamed or scared to be openly gay finds others who are gay and he finally has the balls to say hes gay, only because there are a lot of them, and because of this they feel like they have to have parades and act out.  A gay parade is the dumbest thing in the world, lets celebrate a man humping another man because a female dosent turn him on.  I mean really is this what our world is about, comeon.  And the gays who do act out by wearing rainbows and stupid tight pants with there boxers hanging out are a disgrace to the homo's and does not help their cause. 

 
        Now for the record i have a gay cousin and he is by no means like the ones mentioned above, he dosent talk about gay stuff nor dresses like a homo.  He is actually normal, he knows hes gay and thats enough for him he dont need to march or parade around or wear rainbows or talk about dudes.  IMO those types of gays are fine but i cant stand the blazing fairys out there. 

   You dont see normal people having parades about loveing women and wearing shirts with vagina's on them???  We like the opposite sex and its not like we need to tell everyone.  So where do gays get the right to go around having parades promoting sex.  Im sure they do more than that in the parade but when your name of the prades's are gay pride what kind of message does that send to young kids. 

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I'm going to C+P what I posted earlier, since it fits here too. 
 
'You don't seem to understand, right. Straight people do practically the EXACT SAME THING - however their way of doing it is considered normal. Can a straight couple kiss and hold hands and hug in public? Sure! Is that showing that they're straight? Yes!  Can a gay couple do that in public? Yes! They'll just get stones thrown at them, verbally abused, and given dirty looks by old ladies. If straight people can show that they are straight in public and not SUFFER for it, we should be allowed to as well.'

 
Gay pride parades don't promote sex, either.

" I have straight pride and I express it by not yelling at people about it. "

In the interest of fairness, the privileged straight white man would like his own parade, play, and month.

I have no idea. All I can say is that I personally can't stand being around flamboyant gays. It has nothing to do with their sexuality, it's their ostentatious, look-at-me personalities. I can't stand being around them anymore than I can stand being around loud-mouth neo-conservative rednecks. I would imagine that parade floats full of either group slowly creeping past my apartment window for hours on end would be enough to drive me into the fetal position for a week. They don't really need to do that crap to affect social policy or sway the public's mind. It may have helped to some extent, but mostly I think it's just served up a stereotype that a lot of gey people, like yourself, could do without.   

I know a lot of gay guys, and none of them act like that.

I think that 'Gay Pride' is disgusting. 
I have no problem with people being homosexual, at all. 
What I have a problem with is people being overly-gay and not being afraid to show it. Take people like Alan Carr for instance. If you took away his 'gay' then he wouldn't have any personality whatsoever. 
Just keep your sexuality to yourself.

"I think that 'Gay Pride' is disgusting. I have no problem with people being homosexual, at all. What I have a problem with is people being overly-gay and not being afraid to show it. Take people like Alan Carr for instance. If you took away his 'gay' then he wouldn't have any personality whatsoever. Just keep your sexuality to yourself. "

Just like you do? 

Oh wait, I bet you don't. People need to understand that straight individuals are almost ALWAYS 'showing off' their sexuality, it's just so accepted that nobody bats an eyelid. WE should be allowed to do that too, no matter how flamboyant we are. The fact that we currently cannot 'show off' like straight people do leads us (I don't, but I know people who do) to have things like pride parades.

" @FlamingHobo said:

"I think that 'Gay Pride' is disgusting. I have no problem with people being homosexual, at all. What I have a problem with is people being overly-gay and not being afraid to show it. Take people like Alan Carr for instance. If you took away his 'gay' then he wouldn't have any personality whatsoever. Just keep your sexuality to yourself. "

Just like you do? 

Oh wait, I bet you don't. People need to understand that straight individuals are almost ALWAYS 'showing off' their sexuality, it's just so accepted that nobody bats an eyelid. WE should be allowed to do that too, no matter how flamboyant we are. The fact that we currently cannot 'show off' like straight people do leads us (I don't, but I know people who do) to have things like pride parades.

"

" @FlamingHobo said:

"I think that 'Gay Pride' is disgusting. I have no problem with people being homosexual, at all. What I have a problem with is people being overly-gay and not being afraid to show it. Take people like Alan Carr for instance. If you took away his 'gay' then he wouldn't have any personality whatsoever. Just keep your sexuality to yourself. "

Just like you do? 

Oh wait, I bet you don't. People need to understand that straight individuals are almost ALWAYS 'showing off' their sexuality, it's just so accepted that nobody bats an eyelid. WE should be allowed to do that too, no matter how flamboyant we are. The fact that we currently cannot 'show off' like straight people do leads us (I don't, but I know people who do) to have things like pride parades.

"

"What I mean to say is that I don't go shouting down the street 'I'M STRAAAAAAAAAAIGHT!!!' I also don't think that I agree with your theory that heterosexuality is constantly being 'shown off'. Most decent/sane heterosexuals keep their sexualities to themselves and don't express it through their clothing and/or dialect. Sexuality shouldn't play such a big part in any persons life, be it hetero or homo. I'm not saying that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to express that they are gay, what I am saying is that parades completely dedicated to celebrating homosexuality shouldn't be allowed, the same applies to heterosexuality.  "

Dude, it's ok to be gay.

" @FlamingHobo said:

"What I mean to say is that I don't go shouting down the street 'I'M STRAAAAAAAAAAIGHT!!!' I also don't think that I agree with your theory that heterosexuality is constantly being 'shown off'. Most decent/sane heterosexuals keep their sexualities to themselves and don't express it through their clothing and/or dialect. Sexuality shouldn't play such a big part in any persons life, be it hetero or homo. I'm not saying that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to express that they are gay, what I am saying is that parades completely dedicated to celebrating homosexuality shouldn't be allowed, the same applies to heterosexuality.  "

Happy Reading! "

" @Snipzor said:

" @FlamingHobo said:

"What I mean to say is that I don't go shouting down the street 'I'M STRAAAAAAAAAAIGHT!!!' I also don't think that I agree with your theory that heterosexuality is constantly being 'shown off'. Most decent/sane heterosexuals keep their sexualities to themselves and don't express it through their clothing and/or dialect. Sexuality shouldn't play such a big part in any persons life, be it hetero or homo. I'm not saying that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to express that they are gay, what I am saying is that parades completely dedicated to celebrating homosexuality shouldn't be allowed, the same applies to heterosexuality.  "

Happy Reading! "

Interesting, but it still hasn't made me feel wrong in some way. I still see heterosexuality as the standard 'norm' sexuality as a man and a woman are required in order for reproduction to take place so that the human race can continue spinning on the planet we call Earth. It's fine to be a homosexual but I don't believe that it should be blatantly advertised for all to see.   "

" @FlamingHobo said:

" @Snipzor said:

" @FlamingHobo said:

"What I mean to say is that I don't go shouting down the street 'I'M STRAAAAAAAAAAIGHT!!!' I also don't think that I agree with your theory that heterosexuality is constantly being 'shown off'. Most decent/sane heterosexuals keep their sexualities to themselves and don't express it through their clothing and/or dialect. Sexuality shouldn't play such a big part in any persons life, be it hetero or homo. I'm not saying that homosexuals shouldn't be allowed to express that they are gay, what I am saying is that parades completely dedicated to celebrating homosexuality shouldn't be allowed, the same applies to heterosexuality.  "

Happy Reading! "

Interesting, but it still hasn't made me feel wrong in some way. I still see heterosexuality as the standard 'norm' sexuality as a man and a woman are required in order for reproduction to take place so that the human race can continue spinning on the planet we call Earth. It's fine to be a homosexual but I don't believe that it should be blatantly advertised for all to see.   "

I'm sure this completely secular line of reasoning has never been used before. I'm obviously forgetting my latest blog post pointing out that as untrue and illogical, but that's another topic. What makes you think, and I'm just wondering, that heterosexuality isn't advertised and forced upon everyone at all time? "

Annoying people are annoying, straight or gay. You however seem like a cool gay dude, and that's alright.

I don't have much to say on the subject except for the fact you should only have pride within yourself, not your sexuality. If your sexuality defines who you are in a way that you are proud of it, you're got it entirely wrong.

Gay Pride is something of celebration when gay men and women gather together and dance around in a parade with floats and balloons.  I for one don't understand the gay pride thing myself.  But if someone is happy being gay and having relations with the same sex, then more power to them.  I for one enjoy humping stuffed animals and entertaining my friend William.

" @Snipzor said:

" @FlamingHobo said:

"Interesting, but it still hasn't made me feel wrong in some way. I still see heterosexuality as the standard 'norm' sexuality as a man and a woman are required in order for reproduction to take place so that the human race can continue spinning on the planet we call Earth. It's fine to be a homosexual but I don't believe that it should be blatantly advertised for all to see.   "

I'm sure this completely secular line of reasoning has never been used before. I'm obviously forgetting my latest blog post pointing out that as untrue and illogical, but that's another topic. What makes you think, and I'm just wondering, that heterosexuality isn't advertised and forced upon everyone at all time? "

It may be due to the fact that I am myself heterosexual and don't actually notice this. However, it's never as "in-your-face" as someone like Alan Carr. Alan Carr is obviously gay, a little too obvious. It annoys me seeing someone act that ridiculously and getting away with it, just because they are gay. It should be insulting to homosexuals, that someone is actually that camp and embraces it in such a way that makes it look ridiculous. I don't understand how you couldn't feel that way. I know that I'm embarrassed when I see a heterosexual trying to outlaw homosexual marriage etc.  In the end I still believe that it boils down to the laws of reproduction. Man + Woman = Continuation of human race. Man + Man/Woman +Woman = Non-Continuation, resulting in extinction. "

" @FlamingHobo said:

" @Snipzor said:

" @FlamingHobo said:

"Interesting, but it still hasn't made me feel wrong in some way. I still see heterosexuality as the standard 'norm' sexuality as a man and a woman are required in order for reproduction to take place so that the human race can continue spinning on the planet we call Earth. It's fine to be a homosexual but I don't believe that it should be blatantly advertised for all to see.   "

I'm sure this completely secular line of reasoning has never been used before. I'm obviously forgetting my latest blog post pointing out that as untrue and illogical, but that's another topic. What makes you think, and I'm just wondering, that heterosexuality isn't advertised and forced upon everyone at all time? "

It may be due to the fact that I am myself heterosexual and don't actually notice this. However, it's never as "in-your-face" as someone like Alan Carr. Alan Carr is obviously gay, a little too obvious. It annoys me seeing someone act that ridiculously and getting away with it, just because they are gay. It should be insulting to homosexuals, that someone is actually that camp and embraces it in such a way that makes it look ridiculous. I don't understand how you couldn't feel that way. I know that I'm embarrassed when I see a heterosexual trying to outlaw homosexual marriage etc.  In the end I still believe that it boils down to the laws of reproduction. Man + Woman = Continuation of human race. Man + Man/Woman +Woman = Non-Continuation, resulting in extinction. "

I'm sure that mean Mr. Alan Carr takes the time to be in-your-face to the point of which he has set up conversion therapy centers and jail time for heterosexuals. I'm sorry, but I just can't see why one should care about a media personality, in anyway shape or form. I also can't see why you should care about a parade of which you have never actually seen at any point in your lifetime. Heteronormativity essentially states that you don't notice how "in your face" you or any straight person is, but you will be so quick to note how a gay person (Or gay related even) is "in your face". Also, please put down the "1 man 1 woman" crap. It only harms your points and sincerity. "

 
Its great that gays have right to express their culture.

I think they just like trollin' old "traditional" people. Which makes the concept wayyyy more funny.