Should Pride be something that should be celebrated?

[Anonymous]

Yes

No

Don't care

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What are your thoughts of schools teaching our children this type of stuff

[Basement-Bum]

We should get rid of the chemicals in the water. Why dedicate an entire month to your sexuality when the dying earth itself only one day, April 22? If earth was celebrated every June, we would have no chemicals in our water for the entire month. ﾠ

[bobby_bush_eater]

We don't even know how to get PFAS out of the water

[Basement-Bum]

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[Basement-Bum]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JRLCBb7qK8

[RebelinSteel]

We should live in a world where you don’t have to, it should just be accepted.

There are around 50 countries where for a guy to be gay or bisexual, there is a prison sentence, with another 10 ish have the death penalty.

https://www.lgbthero.org.uk/which-countries-criminalise-homosexuality?gad_source=1

to keep it very simple, there are violent attacks that target either gay men or girls, that’s without putting any other the other letters in.

The majority celebrate living in a world (for some) where they will not be imprisoned or given the death penalty for their sexuality.

As we have just had the DDay 80 celebrations, one of the key people in WW2, was imprisoned for being gay and chemically castrated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing

[jennifer_bloom]

I believe some forms of diversity are maturing and other forms of diversity are regressive. I don't deny there can be love and empathy in alternate gender relationships, but I don't see it competing with traditional forms in any possible way in terms of harmony and non punitive appreciation. I also believe it's misleading to taut alternate behaviours as a viable and equally happy option to traditionally gendered romances because it's not a happy situation when you consider all primary and secondary consequences.

[Minky17]

It doesn't matter to me. It's another way for humans to categorize themselves into the label name game box.

If it makes humans feel good about themselves and to find commonality - I think it's fine. I just don't like how it's commercialized for profit - but everything is in this capitalistic society.

[OlderAndWiser]

That is a matter of individual choice. I would not celebrate it, and I would resent the school system indoctrinating our children with a specific sociopolitical agenda.

[HurremSultan]

Did you just remove all my posts to you?

[Lliam]

In June 1999, US President Bill Clinton declared "the anniversary of [the] Stonewall [riots] every June in America as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month". In 2011, President Barack Obama expanded the officially recognized Pride Month to include the whole of the LGBT community.

So, apparently, all it takes is a presidential declaration to create a month to celebrate something.
Here's a list:
https://www.press.org/special-months

I'm straight, but I actually campaigned for gay marriage. I have zero problem with LGB.
I attended a couple of Do Dah parades in Los Angeles and found them to be highly creative an entertaining. But they weren't perverted like some of the shit we see these days.

I was even okay with trans until it I saw where it was leading. Now I think it is a mental illness and oppose advocating for it in society and especially in schools. I strongly oppose any "affirmative care" or medical intervention for anyone under 18 years old because it causes extreme, irreversible harm to children.

As for the other alphabet letters for strange kinks, identities and sexual dysfunctions, adults can do what they want behind closed doors with other consenting adults, but I oppose calling attention to it or celebrating it in society.

So I am disgusted by militant LGBTQ+++ pride.
I am also saddened by the subversion of the rainbow to symbolize sexual perversion.

[Juxtapose]

I am bisexual and I am telling you straight people right now that these pride parades and whatnot are fucking degenerate and do not represent normal people who just want to get freaky with the same sex or whatever.

Showing your distending gut and genitals to children is not appropriate in any circumstances but it all happens in these pride parades. We have to stop this nonsense together or the woke idiots are going to talk about pedophiles getting special rights. They are already molesting and mutilating children as it is.

[Basement-Bum]

Imagine going onto a sexuality celebrating parade in the peak of summer where you're dressed up 100% like your usual self as acceptable in public. There would be no point in these parades. Ok it might have been meaningful and shit when gays were persecuted. Now what?

A supposed chill pride parade... it'd be like walking around and celebrating having a desktop computer. Nobody is excited by computers enough to do that. Of course, if anyone goes to a technology parade, they'll be doing the cutting-edge shit.

Plus the governments always divide. There will be someone hired to be an idiot who ruins it even if miraculously the sexuality celebrating parades didn't get sexual with children.

[Juxtapose]

@Basement-Bum what do they get out of being degenerate in front of children?

[Basement-Bum]

The thrill that was expected from the entire parade in the first place. Because the "Wholesome and family friendly" parades don't get you high on adrenaline.

[Juxtapose]

@Basement-Bum sounds like expeditionism to me.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I mean, pride month is celebrating how far LGBT+ people have come and still won their rights throughout history. I don't see why it shouldn't be celebrated. But of course, we know we'll get a reply saying "It's unnatural" or something similar to it.

[JacobJordan]

It is completely natural to be gay or lesbian. Hell even transgender is natural just not in humans. Humans can not change gender or sex anymore than an ant can be a lion

[PBandJ_Nerd]

@JacobJordan See, you get it. But I think for some animals it'd be considered intersex, not trans. But I know I've read that even long ago queer relationships existed, they just didn't have a word for it like we do.

[JacobJordan]

They existed as late/early as the Roman empire. The thing about intersex/transgender is that any animal that is capable of such a feat has the information encoded into its DNA thus requiring zero outside influence to change aside from population structure. Humans do not contain said markers or code and as such are not capable of being transgender or intersex and as a result factually those claiming they are need mental help

[PBandJ_Nerd]

@JacobJordan Intersex and trans aren't the same thing though. Intersex people are born with more than one sex at birth, so they're mixed. They can get surgeries on their body if they wish, but they don't have to. Some intersex people do have gender dysphoria though, which might lead them in need of surgery. Trans is where a person's gender identity doesn't match what they are at birth. Some will get gender dysphoria & be in need of surgery.

[JacobJordan]

Gender and sex are the same thing. That is why woman, female, and girl are used to describe people with XX chromosomes. While man, male and boy are used to describe people with XY chromosomes. In addition those with XX chromosomes have a pelvic bone structure unique to those containing the XX chromosomes. Thing about intersex is it is a genetic defect and as such fairly rare it does not lend wait to the silliness that is being pushed around by lgbt community. Reality is those born with XY chromosomes are Boys, Males, Men. Those born with XX chromosomes are Girls, Females, Women. Yes there are exceedingly rare instances where they are born with the incorrect chromosomes. Exceptions don't make the rule. Humans can not change gender or sex and since they are the same it is just a sign of mental problems

[Caroline91]

I just don't see why we need to make such a big deal about anyone's sexual preference. Why should it be any different than any other attribute about that individual? I mean, maybe we should have a national I've Got Blue Eyes Day or I Have a High IQ day or I'm a Vegetarian Day. What difference does it make? In my mind, we are all so much more than a single attribute. Let's celebrate the whole person!

[Notherndude84]

Pride is not inherently sexual, I wish people on the right could get that through their heads. It’s about gaining acceptance and having the same legal rights as straight people.


I believe this stems from an inherently wrong belief that gay men a sexual deviant predators. That’s simply not the case when you look at data regarding sex crime. I find it interesting that more youth pastors have been arrested for sex crimes than LGBTQ+ people.

[gorydetails]

lmao.

[hahahmm]

When you make your pride marches all about sexuality, that's what it's about. When you claim that if someone doesn't find you sexually attractive they must hate you personally or need to lose their job or be re-educated, that's sex related actually. I saw an interview between a famous African pastor and an openly gay reporter. He asked the reporter how many partners he's had? 10? 20? 50? The reporter proudly said something like 100s. The pastor says, then you don't love. It's just all about sex. Suddenly the reporter is backtracking and claiming he didn't really mean that he had sex with so many men. the number looks like a car's odometer. Hilarious.

[lightbulb27]

no, we should celebrate pensis like Japan does and add boobs to that. That covers the bases well and includes all of the pride group. Where they stick their pensis I won't ask.

Reproduction should be celebrated, not gender confusion and lack of bodily integrity.

I do think we should celebrate farmers and productive people.

[CrabCakes11]

What’s stopping you from celebrating them? Oh wait, you don’t actually care, you just hate queer people

[lightbulb27]

@CrabCakes11 I don't like it as is, I'm excluded and it's weird. But if you include me in teh weird, it's good.
Lets make it Human Uniqueness Day, or Diversity Day. How I'm special day.

Then we can ALL sit down and talk about how unique we are while having our favorite beverage and food and all learn. As it is, this group has intentionally removed the majority of people and it's not nice and I'm not inclinded to celebreate it. I don't like pride anyway, I'm not proud of my flaws. I deal with them and work around them, try to work on "me". So we can all share how we work on ourselves.

Isn't that healthier?
and it doesn't need to be an entire month. I celebrate farmers by going directly to the farmer and buying from them and appreciating the "big growers" when I meet them. That there is no "farmers clothes section" in Target is a travesty. you know how many farmers have lost limbs because their poorly designed clothes get caught in farm equipment. And lost their lives... in grain silos.

Reproduction is important to the species right? That should be acknowledged and appreciated.

Flip it around, and is much better in my opinion... Think about it... does your crabbyness Agree or Disagree.

[CrabCakes11]

I think it’s hilarious you wrote a paragraph about it. Cry about pride I suppose

[lightbulb27]

Well enjoy your pride if you wish. Id suggest go worship Jesus instead, he's worthy.

[Flatmanlewis]

Meh. I don’t really care but it seems like it’s basically “everything that isn’t straight” at this point. I don’t even know how many letters (and I think a number now!) have been added to this LGBTQ thing.


Like my son said to me the other day, it seemed wrong that veterans who have given so much only get two days (Veterans Day & Memorial Day) while just sleeping with somebody gets a whole month.


It’s really just not that big a deal.

[CrabCakes11]

Your son is a moron. Military get the entire month of May. You guys would know that if you actually cared about it

[Flatmanlewis]

Yeah, well my son is 8 so maybe you’re the dunce if you think 8yr olds know that shit.

[CrabCakes11]

If your son is that young, why does he care about pride. Your interaction with him either didn’t happen or you’re feeding him word propaganda

[Flatmanlewis]

Because we happen to live in SoCal and the Pride Month nonsense is everywhere from rainbow flags to school posters. It’s an unavoidable aspect of life in this state. You may have a hard time processing this but the world is far more complex when you’re answering questions from the innocent perspective of a young child. They ask things as they see them - without nuance or context - and it’s eye opening.

[AviatorTom]

What people do in their private lives is their own private business. Why feel the need to advertise it to the world? That, to me, shows an individual's weakness, lack of confidence in themselves, rather than a strength.

Let's accept people for who they are, and not celebrate some groups at the expense of others.

[genericname85]

i think everyone should be allowed to celebrate whatever the fuck they want as long as it doesn't interfere with other peoples lifes. however i do not appreciate a huge media campeign about sexuality that isn't procreating. it's almost like the media has an agenda to make the people less likely to procreate. as if they're trying to decimate us.

[avery58]

They can celebrate it, I understand that for a long time they were forced to hide it. As long as they don't force their views on others then it shouldn't be a problem.

[avery58]

But also, I really wish they would have chosen a different flag. Now rainbows are only associated with the LGBT, I stopped myself from buying a phone case that I really wanted which had a rainbow in the background for this reason

[CrabCakes11]

Why? You can buy the rainbow phone if you want

[avery58]

@CrabCakes11 I just didn't feel comfortable doing so

[Lliam]

I totally agree with you about the rainbow, avery58. A universal symbol with various meanings in cultures around the world from the beginning of time has been co-opted as a symbol for deviant sexuality.

One can no longer appreciate the beauty and symbolism of a rainbow without being identified as a member, ally or cheer leader for the LGBTQII+++ "movement".

[CrabCakes11]

@Lliam just use the rainbow if you like it you fucking coward

[Lliam]

@CrabCakes11 . F yourself, crab cooter.

[CrabCakes11]

@Lliam aw, is baby mad?

[Lliam]

@CrabCakes11. I don't care enough about you to be mad, crabby cooter.

[pethouse]

I’d say for a day, not a whole month. I have no bad feelings towards the lgbtq community I just don’t understand why it’s a whole month. Mothers and fathers only get one day of the year. Vets only get two. If I’m being honest I think it’s just a marketing ploy but the same could be said about the other three.

[pethouse]

I take what o said about the vets back apparently they do have a month. Never knew 😮

[CrabCakes11]

Why not a whole month? It really doesn’t affect much

[Kaneki05]

It would be great to live in a world in which we don't need to.

But we live in a world that we do, for the many that still think LGBT is a sin and there gonna be the ones saying no to pride proving my point.

[Siri137]

No, it shouldn't. Pride is, as they say, a sin. And besides, if you want to be proud of something, make it an actual accomplishment of yours, and not something you had no part in.

[BadApple69]

Should straight people have a month to celebrate? Is who you sleep with something everyone should celebrate? How about who you sleep with is your business and I’m ok with whomever you choose.
Unless it’s children then there will be major issues.

[andreasderjuengere]

''Pride'' meanwhile is a term that was forced to morph into something that it is not.

If feel tempted to comment with ''fuck them'' --- but that's exactly what I'm NOT! going to consider :D

[Dargil]

I practice Straight Pride every time I have sex or get blown.

Stand up and CUM!

[CrabCakes11]

Why not. I have no problems with pride. I don’t really participate in it, but my other LGBTQ friends do and they enjoy it

[GOLDFISH_smile]

Should what be something to be celebrated? Freedom of expression and freedom from discrimination? Hell yeah.

[GOLDFISH_smile]

Schools teaching kids not to bully each other for their differences? I think that would be great.

[Astarlessnightsky]

Sure, appearently people can wave all kinds of flags and expect to be celebrated so why not the rainbow flag as well.

[gorydetails]

I have never understood making where you put your genitals your defining personality trait.

[Notherndude84]

Pride isn’t about Penises or Vaginas, or Breasts, or Anuses.

[gorydetails]

@Notherndude84 which is why pride parades are full of half naked people grinding on each other. Get the fuck out of here with your bullshit.

[Notherndude84]

There are sexual components to Pride without doubt. It’s not “full of sex” as you’ve stated. Sex is a part of the shared human experience, it was a crime not so very long ago to be gay or have a sexual relationship with a same gender partner. So yes, there are sexual suggestive performances as a part of the Pride celebration. If they want to be half naked I say good on them, I wish I had the confidence some of those guys have TBH. I think straight people in America need a sexual renaissance, get rid of this puritanical bullshit we’ve had to listen to our whole lives.

[MarkyMark2006]

Lol you have OBVIOUSLY never actually been to a Prode festival in person... most are wholesome and family friendly, a few, like the Folsom Street Fair are risqué, but most are tame.

[Notherndude84]

Agreed, that has been my experience too.

[gorydetails]

@Notherndude84 You’re full of it.

[MarkyMark2006]

You are the one making the outrageous claim, the burden of proof falls on you

[gorydetails]

@MarkyMark2006 It takes 30 seconds of googling. I’m not posting smut on this question for you to get off to.

[MarkyMark2006]

So what I'm hearing is you've git no actual proof as you refuse to produce it. It is the responsibility of the claimant not the respondent

[gorydetails]

@MarkyMark2006 you admitted they parade around half naked after saying it’s not sexual.

[MarkyMark2006]

I said at some events, that are never advertised as family friendly, like Folsom City Fair it happens, you say it happens at most, which is a laughable lie. Also, if you think Nudity is inherently sexual, then YOU are the one who is the perv, nudity is merely the natural state on which we were created. Babies are born nude, by your reasoning that makes them sexual, which definitionally makes you a pedo... you're sounding a lot like a pedo over there...

[gorydetails]

@MarkyMark2006 this is the point where you tell me that nude adults around children is perfectly normal and natural? lol.

Remember, this is what you are defending

x.com/againstgrmrs/status/1662086212088131585

[MarkyMark2006]

Twitter is not a reputable source, provide a reputable source

[gorydetails]

@MarkyMark2006 lol, go fuck yourself. It's literally on video.

[MarkyMark2006]

That's mature... and A video of A si5uation does not act as evidence of a majority of similar events... by that reasoning A Christian minister being convicted of being a pedo would equate to ALL Christian ministers, or even ALL Christians being pedos... An event happening was NOT your claim, nor was it what I refuted.

Try to apply basic logic (I know it's hard, but try) and try again

[gorydetails]

@MarkyMark2006 That’s one video of plenty. Honestly, no one who has eyes believes your bullshit.

[MarkyMark2006]

Have you ever been to a Pride event?

[gorydetails]

@MarkyMark2006 No, becasue as we established at the beginning, having “pride” about where you put your genitals makes you an uninteresting person. And I have no desire to be around degeneracy.

[MarkyMark2006]

So all you know about it is the right wing propaganda you consume... congratulations, you don't KNOW anything and just admitted it

[gorydetails]

@MarkyMark2006 lmao. Weird way to describe me being able to see through your bullshit.

[bolverk]

Not really bothered - but 'Pride' doesn't require a month as most international recognised celebrations are only one day, It has only been take up recently in the UK and as usual it is an import from the US.

[SphynxUK]

Yes, I think so.
It isn’t about celebrating ‘sexual preference’, and if anyone thinks that’s what pride stands for they need to educate themselves.

[Tamera952]

Well, you should first ‘define’ what it is this antidotal picture is exactly displaying, much less celebrating.

[blueonblack22]

Not a day, not a week but a full month.

We just keep meandering down the way of Rome every passing day.

[CrabCakes11]

Can’t wait until it’s a year!

[blueonblack22]

@CrabCakes11 it pretty much that way already. Also you people have literally taken over half the alphabet and Joe Biden announced “trans awareness” say on Easter Sunday (while still calling himself a “catholic”.) just to spite Christians.

But I have to ask @crabcakes11 do you feel like an underdog? Do you feel like a rebel? Do you feel like you are fighting “the system”? Do you feel special?

Seriously a woke 22 year old woman (if the word “woman” can even be defined anymore) thinks she (or is it “they” now?) is so “brave” being part of the rainbow mafia.

Are you supporting “free Palestine” as well now too? Really curious about that part.

[blueonblack22]

Sorry you are 19. But even more do you feel like you are special @crabcakes11?

[CrabCakes11]

Yup. I’m the specialist little person (gender neutral of course) and I’m going to use the gay agenda to make the frogs trans and make your kids drag queens. How did you guess?

[blueonblack22]

@CrabCakes11 this is reality. Might be hard for you to digest given by your admittance you don’t want to live in it.

This whole movement was originally was about “what two consenting adults do in the bedroom nobody’s business”.

Now it’s “what two consenting adults do, what gender you think you are, whatever deviation from so called heteronormative is” now has to be EVERYBODY’S business whether you like it or not.

Long gone are the days are “mind your own business regardless of you feel about it”. No that was never enough. Also gone from the concept “your children” to “our children” on how we educate kids.

That’s what “celebrate” really means in modern times. But the heinous agenda behind all this communism. And China has had a major influence in this. Much deeper influence than most people even recognize. They have been eroding and weakening western culture for years. This is part of their “Art of War”. To slowly divide and conquer the enemy.

But I’m sure all I said above went directly in one ear and out the other.

[CrabCakes11]

How did you know I was a gay communist spy send in to yassify your kids? I won’t stop my mission until every couple is having polyamorous gay sex in the streets and every kid is a they/them with 12 different surgeries and on every hormone known to man. I can’t rest until every polyamorous gay trans community is sharing the means of production on the gay farm and when all the churches are torn down and we go to drag shows in gay stripper bars every Sunday instead.

[blueonblack22]

@CrabCakes11 never said you were that. But million bucks you had a tik tok account before it got banned. And tik tok algorithmically promotes all sorts of crap to kids in western countries while it has a completely different platform for kids in China (which focuses on education, hard work, morals, etc).

But then again I get it “your special”. Your “identity” in itself needs to be “celebrated”. It’s is very important. And such a tangible accomplishment in life. I mean forget about people who actually worked hard and made sacrifices to actually provide something of tangible value to society through work, school, military service, sports, etc. Nah it’s more important to celebrate and recognize the choices you made on how to live as some sort of major accompaniment in its own rite. Again very important.

[CrabCakes11]

Wow, you really don’t understand sarcasm.

[blueonblack22]

@CrabCakes11 yes yes. I better with it and buy one those new ugly ass alphabet flags and wave it wherever I go. Get with the program. Like we have a choice in the matter.

[DrPepper12]

Yes!

[Juxtapose]

I am bisexual but how people conduct themselves during pride month is a fucking disgrace. People distended guts and genitals brought to bear dance in front of children.

[Abbycado]

Why not? Doesn't hurt me any.

[Avicenna]

People can celebrate whatever they want, but I don't see one's sexuality as something worth celebrating.

[GeminiDiamond]

Don't care. Let others do what they feel is right. We have so many stupid holidays, who cares if a certain group of people do what they feel is right.

[Jersey2]

I perform cunningness but no one is celebrating it for me. Shouldn’t we get a parade? I would like that.

[CrabCakes11]

You preform “cunningness”?

[Jersey2]

@CrabCakes11 I give oral sex to women just like a dyke but I don’t get a parade.

Where is my straight pride flag?

Why won’t target recognize that I like eating pussy too. :D

[Jersey2]

And cunninness is my own twist on Cunnilingus I guess. You have to be smart to get those panties to drop sometimes.

[CrabCakes11]

Giving oral sex to a woman if you’re a man is the bare minimum lol. You can make a straight pride flag if you want. Why do you care so much about the approval of Target, the department store. A sad life you live

[Jersey2]

@CrabCakes11 They say only intelligent people can identify sarcasm. I think that has merit.

[CrabCakes11]

Your “sarcasm” is just thinly veiled resentment that you have to do more than the minimum to be celebrated. You’re so entitled that you think you deserve some sort of parade for doing nothing special.

[Jersey2]

@CrabCakes11 Lol. Okay… no one here wants a parade. It was indeed sarcasm. Remember what I said about intelligence… yeah… that.

[CrabCakes11]

Whatever makes you feel better buddy

[_piotr]

Not at all never. It is stupid to celebrate sexual orientation. People went mad in current times.

[JacobJordan]

Nope. Nothing good about that or worth celebrating keep that shit to yourself.

[CrabCakes11]

That’s exactly what I was going to say to your opinion

[JacobJordan]

@CrabCakes11 good for me that the opinion of someone who needs help not gender affirming care or whatever cute nickname they gave self mutilation doesn't matter.

[Rangers]

Absolutely not, being weird and wanting a free handout isn't something that should be celebrated, it should be reviled

[goaded]

They're being educated about reality, what's wrong with that?

[bobby_bush_eater]

Hell no we're celebrating degeneracy.

I'm not even anti gay but celebrating it is insane

[grega239]

What are they even proud of?

Having an abnormal sexual orientation?

Congrats you dummies, your blood line ends with you.

[Snakeyes7]

Fuck whoever you want behind closed doors provided that you are both consenting adults, the world doesn't need to know that though.

[captain_voidwalker]

Nope, shouldn't be condemned either. Should just be like meh who the fuck cares

[AngryCarl]

Celebrate if you want. Or don't. What am I, the Celebration Police?

[Aiko_E_Lara]

They should either celebrate it properly or not celebrate it at all.

[Skyros]

I’m gay and don’t think it should be celebrated because I’m also a Christian.

[CrabCakes11]

Being a Christin is embarrassing

[Juxtapose]

@CrabCakes11 eh, it could be worse. He could be a Muslim. Islam is the worst religion in the world.

[SugarSugarplum]

I don't celebrate any of the deadly sins.

[jshm2]

They try too hard

[fordtruck]

No veterans get a day and this crap gets a month

[CrabCakes11]

Veterans get the month of May. You’d know that if you actually cared about them

[DaBiggestBird]

Hell no, this is Dinosaur Month!

[handsomelad70]

Why not? Every other group is lauded.

[HurremSultan]

Yes it should

[DreamLife7]

It's none of my business

[WhitneySnow]

Definitely

[exitseven]

cut the crap

[Iron_Man]

Nope

[Hispanic-Cool-Guy]

Nope.