I'm a christian - I don't agree with the act. To a point, I get the parades, and I'm ok with that from a secular viewpoint - there are parades and celebrations for all kinds of things.
You want to go have a somber vigil/parade because a crazy nut committed an act of terrorism? Lovely. I can appreciate that. To a point, I might get behind that on some level. Terrorism (terrorism isn't micro aggressions, but like people beheading gays and throwing them off buildings and stuff) is horrible on any level.
Many of the parades get raunchy, though, and I DEFINITELY disapprove of that element. There's a very hedonistic element to a lot of these parades. Whether straight, gay, somewhere in the middle, etc I don't care for that element of some parades and events out there, no matter who'd be doing it. If it was regular looking people, marching, dancing in the streets (but keeping it pretty clean), I might argue the case more for Pride parades. But with the level of debauchery encouraged, even what little I've seen by watching the news, I can't support any of that at all.
B was the closest to correct answer for me. More accurately I'm mostly indifferent to it. Not much of an event goer in general. I don't know many gay people. The ones I do know probably wouldn't go either because they're busy with other things as well. We all got bills to pay.
I do believe in their right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. As well as a belief that they are entitled to the pursuit of happiness. I think it's also good for anyone to exercise that right where they see fit. But beyond that it's just not something on my radar.
I think that they're a bit unnecessary and that sometimes it just seems like you're trying too hard to prove that you're ok with who you are. I don't understand why people just can't be. It's like being Catholic in my country is pretty much the worst thing on earth right now because we're going through a Royal Commission surrounding child sex abuse in the Church. I'm not marching down the streets so that everyone can see that I'm ok with being part of a group which is seen as undesirable in society. I'm a Catholic and I'm ok with that so I just go about my business being who I am.
If you're gay, be gay, but you aren't so special that you need an entire month and parades to show off. When is straight month? Where are all the straight parades? No one else seems to feel so entitled...
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I'm tolerant towards the LGBT group, but PRIDE parades are on another level that is full of overly-sexualised degeneracy. No sane person wants to see freaks dressed as gimps, dry humping each other, playing with dildos and shit. It's completely disgusting and inappropriate.
Whatever the fuck you want to do in your bedroom is your business. It doesn't belong in the fucking streets. People need to realise that you can be proud of being gay without flaunting your sexuality in people's faces.
The irony is that homosexuals would be much more easily accepted without this sort of flagrant display of unseemly stupidity. If your entire "identity" revolves around which hole you like to fuck, newsflash, it's time to get a real identity.
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I think they should have a straight parade float in the same parade where they can yell and scream that they are straight and proud of it. I'm getting tired of this gay pride shit where they have to shove what they are in your face. Who cares if they are gay? Just live your life like the rest of us do and stop proclaiming it to the world like it is a gift from God or something to be gay.
I've been to a few with friends, and it was fun, but in general I'm not much of a big-crowds person so I haven't gone in years. As a generalized statement, I support the LGBT community, and even though I'm not personally disgusted/offended by some of the hyper-sexualized themes, I do understand where some people (families in particular) might not want that happening on the street in the middle of the day.
I think if the day-time events were toned down to be all-ages appropriate there would be less controversy, and more community building with people who do not identify as LGBT and have kids. Of course, the more adult-centric events could still be a part of the celebration, just maybe at later hours, or in venues that require +18 ID.
I disapprove of them, not on grounds of caring what a person desires in a partner or anything like that but for two reasons, one being that being proud of something you have no control over, being proud of your sexual preferences is quite honestly rather stupid and two because they do this to show that they should be respected and are part of the community yet they go about this by running around naked or close to it and over sexualizing EVERYTHING in public, in the presence of children. Kind of does the exact opposite of what they claim to want. However I don't think it should be illegal I just think they are pointless and counterproductive.
I have nothing against gay people them self its their free choice & love them same as brothers & sisters, they should never be hurt & treat same as normal person but with no special benefits.
but to be fair how act its stupid & egotistic & you wonder why some people get annoyed,
you can't say it a gay thing truly because where was the gay parades 20+ years ago or 200 years ago, gays been around long as we have,
I don't remember hearing in history gays had to run out in street yelling im gay im gay & make it out its other peoples problem, how many times a day do gays have to bring up the fact they gay? straight people dont go running round saying im straight im straight, they don't use im straight as a excuse get away with things, they don't use im straight to get special attention, they don't need constant bring up they straight for their own Ego,
its fact its truth but can they face it like say to rest of us
I refuse to support any type of public display that exposes sexuality to children. It’s disgusting how gay men like to shake their peckers in front of little girls. Go search it on YouTube if you don’t believe me. Children don’t need to know that you like dick. Keep that shit in the bedroom.
Maybe in the future we gonna see pedo parades wtf. Sorry but I'm definitely agaisnt that, I dont care what you do in your bedroom If you wanna have a dick or a pussy or both at but you want to look like a man or woman or a human experiment turned into an alien. From the moment you're not capable of respecting or loving your body or your race or your gender then I won't respect your decision to turn the streets to alien circus. I'm ok with lesbians or gay people but everything else I'm against it. You have your right to be whoever you want to be or fight for you rights but I also have my right to not see these bullshit on the streets.
They're pointless and dumb. "I'm a faggot and I'm proud." Cool, so what? You don't see me flaunting my sexuality all over the place, having marches to demonstrate how much I like sticking my dick in pussy. That's cool if you prefer a dude's asshole, but I don't really care and I don't wanna be reminded. Oh, and by the way, thanks for ruining the rainbow for humanity.
They don't have much to be proud of, because they are suffering from a psychiatric and/or physiological disorder with which they were born. In other words, they've got their wires crossed somehow, so I wouldn't brag about it. But if a group of folks wanted to brag about, say, colitis, hey, have a parade.
They're unnecessary. A homophobic person is not gonna change their mind because they see a pride parade, matter of fact, I think it would reaffirm his beliefs against the LGBT when they see what goes on in prides.
I support some of the LGBT, the sane part, but I'm not a fan of the hedonism and depravity that happens at prides. I'm not a fan of using kids to push their political agenda.
Prides are unnecessary, whether it's Gay Pride, White Pride, Black Pride, Latino Pride... all it looks like is like a bunch of people bragging about who they are.
Yeah, who cares! If someone wants to have a parade, that's fine. If people are happy with who they are, let them express it. They're not hurting anybody. If some people don't like it, they can walk down a different street, watch something else on TV, etc.
It's all about freedom of expression. And their parades are nice and colorful so they're pretty to look at. All kinds of people have parades and some of them aren't as good to look at. ;)
I chose “I do not support-“ because although I have nothing against LGBTQ members as they’re very nice people and I’m bisexual myself (this is the part that confuses people) I’m actually against it because it’s against my religion and my culture. In my culture- people get shamed for it. I still haven’t told my family about my sexuality and only one of my friends know. I’m hoping there’s a way I can be completely straight. Maybe if things were different then I’d have no problem attending a Pride parade- they seem fun! But I can’t.
As a Christian I don't support them. But I don't hate the individual or nothing like that
I don't care what people do with their love life, but I do not like the vulgarity that is often displayed.
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But if you're born gay then what's there to be proud of. I mean you didn't achieve anything if you were born that way.
They should be banned or at least be stricter with them. Anywhere else nudity in public is illegal but if you're gay then apparently you are above the law and can march down the streets naked in front of everyone including kids. That shouldn't be happening. It should be a normal parade.
They're annoying a/f. I can't imagine getting together with a bunch of other straight people to march in the streets celebrating who it is we like to have sex with.
I've been to a pride after party and it was fun. I have never been to a parade, and it's not one of my priorities since it would be empty virtue signalling. However, I support LGBT equality and have no problem with Pride parades so long as they're family friendly during the daytime.
I support the equality while never attended them myself, I do have gay friends and had bi girlfriends over the years... so would be quite closed minded of me not to accept or support them
so I dont mind either way about the parades, though i dont do well in large crowds tbh doesn't matter whether is is for Pride or for any other reason
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