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By *laze69 OP   Man
1 week ago

Coventry

Read a very interesting article today, thought I would see what everyone thought?

Was by an American gay rights campaigner who reckoned that the current "discussions" around trans rights is damaging LGBQ people as well and that the two should be separated as there are different issues in play.

Got me thinking as until recently the whole LGBQ discussion in this country was pretty much over in my view, bar the hardcore 1% who you will never change. But things do seem to be getting slowly worse.

Not saying it is right at all, but was thought provoking in these difficult times.

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By *LASGOW 60s GUYMan
1 week ago

Glasgow

These always have been, and always will be, polarising issues. There is no right answer but there needs to be tolerence on both sides. Without that the war goes on

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By *laze69 OP   Man
1 week ago

Coventry

But in my experience the gay rights argument was pretty much over in this country e.g. marriage, adopting etc

Nobody really cared and were completely indifferent apart from the nutters, "war" was pretty much over.

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot

Drop the Q not the T it's the Qs that are the problem, we managed quite well for over 40 years as LGBT then they started adding extra letters and all that's done is confuse the normies and set things back 20 years.

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By *amie1402Man
1 week ago

Liverpool

Alphabet soup

LGBTQIA+

Have I missed any out ?

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By *arcus BezzantMan
1 week ago

North Ayrshire

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By *arcus BezzantMan
1 week ago

North Ayrshire

Definitely!

When I started going up to gay bars in Glasgow in 1994, they were gay bars! For homosexual men and lesbian women.

I have absolutely nothing in common with the sex changers or drag artists.

Forcing the two groups, who have nothing in common, together is like merging a trainspotters club with a rugby club.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh

Made some sense to include T as they are also a marginalised and misunderstood sexual minority, in need of legal protection and equal rights. There is a vocal, aggressive and destructive minority that use that label to try to impose their will, and have created a situation where societal tolerance is diminishing, for the first time ever. Taking the force-teamed members of the LGBTQ group with them.

The Q and the plus are deliberately vague about what they include. Seems to include some things that LGB & T shouldn't want to be associated with.

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot


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Made some sense to include T as they are also a marginalised and misunderstood sexual minority, in need of legal protection and equal rights. There is a vocal, aggressive and destructive minority that use that label to try to impose their will, and have created a situation where societal tolerance is diminishing, for the first time ever. Taking the force-teamed members of the LGBTQ group with them.

The Q and the plus are deliberately vague about what they include. Seems to include some things that LGB & T shouldn't want to be associated with."

The Ts were also very active in the Gay Liberation movement so are part of the group, plus most trans people started their journey through being gay or bisexual. To me it's all the other letters that have been added on don't belong, they are all variations of the LGBT anyway with the exception of intersex which is a medical condition/birth defect.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


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Made some sense to include T as they are also a marginalised and misunderstood sexual minority, in need of legal protection and equal rights. There is a vocal, aggressive and destructive minority that use that label to try to impose their will, and have created a situation where societal tolerance is diminishing, for the first time ever. Taking the force-teamed members of the LGBTQ group with them.

The Q and the plus are deliberately vague about what they include. Seems to include some things that LGB & T shouldn't want to be associated with.

The Ts were also very active in the Gay Liberation movement so are part of the group, plus most trans people started their journey through being gay or bisexual. To me it's all the other letters that have been added on don't belong, they are all variations of the LGBT anyway with the exception of intersex which is a medical condition/birth defect."

There is some historical revisionism, at play, with the supposed contribution of transsexual activists in the gay liberation movement. The Beaumont Society in the UK, deliberately distanced and differentiated themselves from homosexuals.

When they achieved the legal recognition that they sought, they didn't continue to campaign or change focus to help ensure that similar rights were given to homosexuals.

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By *hiteboiWobbleTV/TS
1 week ago

Stornoway

Trans people, intersex people, queer, asexual, ect. We're strong as one unit instead of playing pick me! Pick me!

The discussion was never over in this country, so long as the far right can find a group to blame in the culture war, gay men, trans people, whoever, will always be at risk.

"The UK has fallen to 22nd place on the annual Rainbow Index of European countries ranked by their laws on LGBTI equality. The UK is now the second worst country for overall LGBTI laws in all of western Europe and Scandinavia, with only Italy ranked lower.

The UK was in first place in 2015 but has slipped down the index every year since."

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By *3versMan
1 week ago

glasgow

Nobody mentioned Marsha Johnson yet?

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By *laze69 OP   Man
1 week ago

Coventry


"Trans people, intersex people, queer, asexual, ect. We're strong as one unit instead of playing pick me! Pick me!

The discussion was never over in this country, so long as the far right can find a group to blame in the culture war, gay men, trans people, whoever, will always be at risk.

"The UK has fallen to 22nd place on the annual Rainbow Index of European countries ranked by their laws on LGBTI equality. The UK is now the second worst country for overall LGBTI laws in all of western Europe and Scandinavia, with only Italy ranked lower.

The UK was in first place in 2015 but has slipped down the index every year since."

"

You say the UK has gone down some law index, always sceptical with these. But nothing has changed legal wise for the LGB since gay marraige. What extra rights do other LGBs have elsewhere in Europe?

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By *laireKTV/TS
1 week ago

Manchester

You just want a bit of freedom to live your life in a way that makes you happy, with the caveat that it must respect and protect others.

I don't see why that's so different for a gay man or a trans woman.

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells

I'm probably going to be told I am wrong but to me LGB is about sexual preference whilst T is a gender issue. Q and all the additional letters in this alphabet soup are a bit meaningless. I've know 2 transwomen and 1 transman. All very nice people who got on with their lives, had the necessary hormone treatment and surgery but didn't get all militant and scream it from the rooftops. As I say very nice people but as a gay man I felt no real affinity with them. Support each other within reason but we are not the same.

Worse aspect now seems to be the straight world lumping us together. You get people thinking that because you are gay you must be trans which is quite ridiculous

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot


"You just want a bit of freedom to live your life in a way that makes you happy, with the caveat that it must respect and protect others.

I don't see why that's so different for a gay man or a trans woman.

"

I'd say it's more difficult for trans women to live without fear of ridicule or worse, most gays and lesbians can blend in and not be obvious especially in environments where they may not be safe expressing their sexuality.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


"Nobody mentioned Marsha Johnson yet?"

Say his name three times, while looking in the mirror, and you'll start finding glitter all over the house.

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By *laze69 OP   Man
1 week ago

Coventry


"You just want a bit of freedom to live your life in a way that makes you happy, with the caveat that it must respect and protect others.

I don't see why that's so different for a gay man or a trans woman.

"

this comes back to the original point of the article. As a bi man, it does not affect anyone else if I have sex with men or women apart from those involved. Same if I married a man or woman. However trans women do impact others e.g women in single sex spaces, women's sports etc. Hence a very different set of issues and discussion. Hence the point of "dropping" the T.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


"You just want a bit of freedom to live your life in a way that makes you happy, with the caveat that it must respect and protect others.

I don't see why that's so different for a gay man or a trans woman.

I'd say it's more difficult for trans women to live without fear of ridicule or worse, most gays and lesbians can blend in and not be obvious especially in environments where they may not be safe expressing their sexuality."

Part of the conflict and difficulty. Should a woman trust, without question, and potentially compromise her own sense of safety, if she finds a person that she perceives as male in a female-only space.

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By *rancd2TV/TS
1 week ago

Wolverhampton

I think that a part of the problem is that when LGB were demanding equal rights, that is all they were after, not to the detriment of any other part of society.

The trans issue has a problem because many straight women aren’t happy sharing spaces with what are physically, in effect, men in a dress. They are finding this a problem and detrimental to their way of life.

I understand trans women want to be accepted as women, but while they still have penises, they will find it difficult being accepted as such.

A fully trans woman wouldn’t even be noticed, so would be fully accepted, but until they are in that position, society in general won’t be happy with trans women using women only spaces.

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By *anleybeatonMan
1 week ago

london

I'm wary of the need to pigeonhole every minority into one neat little line of capital letters regardless of whether there's any connection between the people they refer to

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By *ubbitch2uMan
1 week ago

East Grinstead

One is sexual preference. One is a dismorphia. Two total different things. A "T" can already be "G, L or B" so are are covered. If the "T" isn't a "L, G or B" then as a grouping it makes no sense. As for the qrstuvwxyz..... that just makes it all look pathetic.

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells


"You just want a bit of freedom to live your life in a way that makes you happy, with the caveat that it must respect and protect others.

I don't see why that's so different for a gay man or a trans woman.

I'd say it's more difficult for trans women to live without fear of ridicule or worse, most gays and lesbians can blend in and not be obvious especially in environments where they may not be safe expressing their sexuality."

You make a good point. A lot of transwomen tend to stand out in the crowd because, despite the way they dress, act etc etc their bodies still show some manly traits e.g. hands, feet, height etc. Sadly there are still people hostile towards gays as well as trans but, unless gays are naturally effeminate or flaunt their gayness, no one can tell. I got away with it nearly all my life because I didn't appear different to any other man. Certainly never flaunted it or made a nuisance of myself.

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By *igerboyxxxMan
1 week ago

Welwyn

LGB are a group, have been for 50 odd years. All these new special interest/fetish groups need to find their own identity & place, not try to bolt themselves onto the original movement, steal & wreck the pride flag, then create an absolute alphabet soup that no-one can understand!

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By *lameDameTV/TS
1 week ago

Exeter


"I'm probably going to be told I am wrong but to me LGB is about sexual preference whilst T is a gender issue. Q and all the additional letters in this alphabet soup are a bit meaningless. I've know 2 transwomen and 1 transman. All very nice people who got on with their lives, had the necessary hormone treatment and surgery but didn't get all militant and scream it from the rooftops. As I say very nice people but as a gay man I felt no real affinity with them. Support each other within reason but we are not the same.

Worse aspect now seems to be the straight world lumping us together. You get people thinking that because you are gay you must be trans which is quite ridiculous"

I'm a "Intersex" person. So I'm quite meaningless? Do you know what an intersex person is? I suggest you do your homework,before you start trying to label me and my group of people meaningless. Your level of ignorance far exceeds most comments on here so far. Out of all the groups LGBTQI. Intersex people are the only group that are actually physically different. Gay men seem to just like bitching about everyone else. Look up Intersex and learn.

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By *dstefiMan
1 week ago

Solihull


"I understand trans women want to be accepted as women, but while they still have penises, they will find it difficult being accepted as such.

A fully trans woman wouldn’t even be noticed, so would be fully accepted, but until they are in that position, society in general won’t be happy with trans women using women only spaces."

Spot on there, and I'd expand it by suggesting that if you identify as a woman but still display typically male sexual behaviours you're not convincing anyone.

The level of internalised misogyny among some of the TV/TS here rather dismays me, e.g. referring to themselves as slags or whores etc.

It's obviously not as clear cut as men = libidinous horndogs/women = virtuous saints but I think most true transwomen just want to live as female without the overt sexuality that they often get painted with by tranny-chaser admirers (who themselves are in a sort of denial about their own gayness, wanting a chick with a dick so they can convince themselves they're not gay even with 6" of cock up their arse)

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By *igerboyxxxMan
1 week ago

Welwyn


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I'm a "Intersex" person. So I'm quite meaningless? Do you know what an intersex person is? I suggest you do your homework,before you start trying to label me and my group of people meaningless. Your level of ignorance far exceeds most comments on here so far. Out of all the groups LGBTQI. Intersex people are the only group that are actually physically different. Gay men seem to just like bitching about everyone else. Look up Intersex and learn. "

Which intersex disorder do you suffer from? (Or DSD as it is now classified)

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By *lameDameTV/TS
1 week ago

Exeter


"I think that a part of the problem is that when LGB were demanding equal rights, that is all they were after, not to the detriment of any other part of society.

The trans issue has a problem because many straight women aren’t happy sharing spaces with what are physically, in effect, men in a dress. They are finding this a problem and detrimental to their way of life.

I understand trans women want to be accepted as women, but while they still have penises, they will find it difficult being accepted as such.

A fully trans woman wouldn’t even be noticed, so would be fully accepted, but until they are in that position, society in general won’t be happy with trans women using women only spaces."

Wow so you believe all the British media crap. I'm an intersex woman. I was born with a penis and a vagina. I've never had hormone treatment. I have real breasts, fallopian tubes, a Uterus and I'm an XX. Rather than an XY. I am very feminine and I've always been considered to be female. But I physically have both female parts and male. You are obviously a gay man? You don't know much about what you claim to have a view on. In Germany and many other countries there are a recognised three genders. Male, female, and Intersex. Its only belligerent Britain that such levels of ignorance seem to exist. Why don't you all do some real research instead of listening to GBNews?

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh

DSD is neither sexuality nor transgender identity. Many DSD people do not want to be lumped into the ever-growing alphabet soup either.

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By *dstefiMan
1 week ago

Solihull


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I'm a "Intersex" person. So I'm quite meaningless? Do you know what an intersex person is? I suggest you do your homework,before you start trying to label me and my group of people meaningless. Your level of ignorance far exceeds most comments on here so far. Out of all the groups LGBTQI. Intersex people are the only group that are actually physically different. Gay men seem to just like bitching about everyone else. Look up Intersex and learn.

Which intersex disorder do you suffer from? (Or DSD as it is now classified)"

Disorder is a rather emotive term. Difference would be better maybe? If somebody's genetics have gifted them with particular and rare physical characteristics it seems unfair to use a clinical term for them.

Women got sick of being labelled by men with hysteria as a disorder decades ago.

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By *lameDameTV/TS
1 week ago

Exeter


"DSD is neither sexuality nor transgender identity. Many DSD people do not want to be lumped into the ever-growing alphabet soup either.

"

Oh really? Do you know any?

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


"DSD is neither sexuality nor transgender identity. Many DSD people do not want to be lumped into the ever-growing alphabet soup either.

Oh really? Do you know any? "

Yes.

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By *obert xMan
1 week ago

Chorley

In Canada, looks like it's now MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ who are suffering a genocide according to one MP

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By *orcester GuyMan
1 week ago

Worcestershire North

As I visit a lot of saunas apart from sex often have long discussions in the sauna about life etc

I’ve found the older generation of gay men are happy the equality situation & want to just get on with life with no fuss or attention

However they are of the opinion

The younger generation have got it in their heads they are persecuted because show no interest in pride events or criticise a gay person

They blame it on social media and attention seeking that’s fuelled by a few trying to remain in the media

To them pride etc was part of a campaign for equality

Now its high jacked by groups chasing the gay pound & those into fetish outlandish costumes to crave attention

It’s something they no longer wish to be associated with

Not my opinion but do agree with their comments

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By *lameDameTV/TS
1 week ago

Exeter

I think it would be great if Trans and Intersex people could form a different grouping. Most trans intersex people I know. Are rather fed up of the judgemental bitching they recieve from gay men. Oddly enough the lesbian girls are much more accepting and friendly. I go to a festival every summer called

Out& Wild. Where trans women and Intersex women are made extremely welcome and we all have a great time. Many gay men are mostly quite ignorant of anything other than their own little world.

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By *evinmanMan
1 week ago

Dublin


"Read a very interesting article today, thought I would see what everyone thought?

Was by an American gay rights campaigner who reckoned that the current "discussions" around trans rights is damaging LGBQ people as well and that the two should be separated as there are different issues in play.

Got me thinking as until recently the whole LGBQ discussion in this country was pretty much over in my view, bar the hardcore 1% who you will never change. But things do seem to be getting slowly worse.

Not saying it is right at all, but was thought provoking in these difficult times."

We should go back to just gay men and bi men

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot


"In Canada, looks like it's now MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ who are suffering a genocide according to one MP"

Yeah I saw that, not sure what murdered and missing indigenous women and girls has to do with LGBTQI+ but it's this sort of nonsense that's taking us back decades.

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By *rancd2TV/TS
1 week ago

Wolverhampton


"I think that a part of the problem is that when LGB were demanding equal rights, that is all they were after, not to the detriment of any other part of society.

The trans issue has a problem because many straight women aren’t happy sharing spaces with what are physically, in effect, men in a dress. They are finding this a problem and detrimental to their way of life.

I understand trans women want to be accepted as women, but while they still have penises, they will find it difficult being accepted as such.

A fully trans woman wouldn’t even be noticed, so would be fully accepted, but until they are in that position, society in general won’t be happy with trans women using women only spaces.

Wow so you believe all the British media crap. I'm an intersex woman. I was born with a penis and a vagina. I've never had hormone treatment. I have real breasts, fallopian tubes, a Uterus and I'm an XX. Rather than an XY. I am very feminine and I've always been considered to be female. But I physically have both female parts and male. You are obviously a gay man? You don't know much about what you claim to have a view on. In Germany and many other countries there are a recognised three genders. Male, female, and Intersex. Its only belligerent Britain that such levels of ignorance seem to exist. Why don't you all do some real research instead of listening to GBNews?"

Lol there go the toys

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By *hilmeMan
1 week ago

Bournemouth

Just add the whole fucking alphabet, someone will make something up😁

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By *lameDameTV/TS
1 week ago

Exeter


"DSD is neither sexuality nor transgender identity. Many DSD people do not want to be lumped into the ever-growing alphabet soup either.

Oh really? Do you know any?

Yes."

No you don't, you're someone who tells fibs.

Your stance on this is ill informed and inaccurate. Just like your pathetic use of German. Your opinion is unwelcome. I don't like antisemitic gay men. You do know what I mean.

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By *erscumdumpMan
1 week ago

Watford & Worth Matravers

Alphabet soup has made it all pathetic and pointless in a rush for relevance. Some people are obsessed with labels because thats all they have, or have a financial/publicity interest in shouting loudly about labels. Its tiresome.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


"DSD is neither sexuality nor transgender identity. Many DSD people do not want to be lumped into the ever-growing alphabet soup either.

Oh really? Do you know any?

Yes.

No you don't, you're someone who tells fibs.

Your stance on this is ill informed and inaccurate. Just like your pathetic use of German. Your opinion is unwelcome. I don't like antisemitic gay men. You do know what I mean. "

You make many incorrect assumptions, sprinkled between your homophobic rants.

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By *lackbootzMan
1 week ago

Hayes, Middx


".., Many gay men are mostly quite ignorant of anything other than their own little world…"

You sound such fun. Not like a judgmental harridan or anything.

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By *ovecock4Man
1 week ago

grimsbg

To be honest I don’t know weather to feel sad or fucking angry over gender politics and the labels we ( non straight) are applying to ourselves and each other. For hundreds of years we’ve been fighting our recognition and to be accepted by mainstream society people have been ostracised,imprisoned, tortured, and fucking died for that right, in some countries it’s still happening, and what happens once we do get that right? And we are starting to be accepted? We start turning on each other and in the process segregate ourselves out the very society we want to be accepted into.

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By *ordonkyMan
1 week ago

Blackrock READ PROFILE

I stand by my trans brothers and sisters. Same fight for the same rights.

Your right to be yourself takes nothing away from me.

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By *4BearsMan
1 week ago

Stalybridge, East Manchester

"No, THOSE queers are the issue. I'm one of the normal ones!"

I'll pass on the American culture-war bs, thanks

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By *ovecock4Man
1 week ago

grimsbg


""No, THOSE queers are the issue. I'm one of the normal ones!"

I'll pass on the American culture-war bs, thanks "

Since you say your NORMAL I’d be interested to know what you views on normality are.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


"I stand by my trans brothers and sisters. Same fight for the same rights.

Your right to be yourself takes nothing away from me.

"

Really. I don't remember the gay guys campaigning to be allowed to compete in women's sports.

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By *lameDameTV/TS
1 week ago

Exeter


"To be honest I don’t know weather to feel sad or fucking angry over gender politics and the labels we ( non straight) are applying to ourselves and each other. For hundreds of years we’ve been fighting our recognition and to be accepted by mainstream society people have been ostracised,imprisoned, tortured, and fucking died for that right, in some countries it’s still happening, and what happens once we do get that right? And we are starting to be accepted? We start turning on each other and in the process segregate ourselves out the very society we want to be accepted into. "

This is the best put comments i have ever read on these forums.

Incredibly well put. X

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By *ammy aka SammyTV/TS
1 week ago

Bedford

There should be no LGBTQ etc period the only words there should be is i am a human being. X

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By *wsuckerMan
1 week ago

Mere

I know a gay couple who were heavily active in gay rights campaigns in the 1980s/90s and 2000s.

In thier opinion, the Trans lobby have set the standing the gay community have decades.

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By *udgepackMan
1 week ago

Manc


""No, THOSE queers are the issue. I'm one of the normal ones!"

I'll pass on the American culture-war bs, thanks

Since you say your NORMAL I’d be interested to know what you views on normality are. "

I think you missed the quotation marks in the above post?

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By *lameDameTV/TS
1 week ago

Exeter


"There should be no LGBTQ etc period the only words there should be is i am a human being. X"

Great idea x

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By *ammy aka SammyTV/TS
1 week ago

Bedford

Maybe just maybe one day it just will not matter the names we have the clothes we wear just hi you look great in that suit girl or man that dress looks great maybe just maybe xx

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By *3versMan
1 week ago

glasgow


"To be honest I don’t know weather to feel sad or fucking angry over gender politics and the labels we ( non straight) are applying to ourselves and each other. For hundreds of years we’ve been fighting our recognition and to be accepted by mainstream society people have been ostracised,imprisoned, tortured, and fucking died for that right, in some countries it’s still happening, and what happens once we do get that right? And we are starting to be accepted? We start turning on each other and in the process segregate ourselves out the very society we want to be accepted into. "

Sexuality has little if anything to do with gender dysmorphia, some gay/bi/lesbians will be pro trans some won't- just like heterosexual people - why would it be any different.

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By *IPMANMan
1 week ago

West London

Who gives a flying fuck. I am fay full stop. All this alphabetti spaghetti shit was invented in USA and latched onto by "Liberal society" in UK

I don't care what straights think, I pay the same taxes or more to protect their lifestyle

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By *ammy aka SammyTV/TS
1 week ago

Bedford

Maybe add four more letters SFEO stop fighting each other. Its gard enough as it is FFS xx

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By *ammy aka SammyTV/TS
1 week ago

Bedford

Hard

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By *ral b..Man
1 week ago

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"Who gives a flying fuck. I am fay full stop. All this alphabetti spaghetti shit was invented in USA and latched onto by "Liberal society" in UK

I don't care what straights think, I pay the same taxes or more to protect their lifestyle"

.

Well said Fay

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By *IPMANMan
1 week ago

West London

Who gives a flying fuck. I am fay full stop. All this alphabetti spaghetti shit was invented in USA and latched onto by "Liberal society" in UK

I don't care what straights think, I pay the same taxes or more to protect their lifestyle

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By *3versMan
1 week ago

glasgow


"Who gives a flying fuck. I am fay full stop. All this alphabetti spaghetti shit was invented in USA and latched onto by "Liberal society" in UK

I don't care what straights think, I pay the same taxes or more to protect their lifestyle"

Congratulations on your transition fay

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By *ral b..Man
1 week ago

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"Who gives a flying fuck. I am fay full stop. All this alphabetti spaghetti shit was invented in USA and latched onto by "Liberal society" in UK

I don't care what straights think, I pay the same taxes or more to protect their lifestyle

Congratulations on your transition fay"

.

Fay prefers to be called Dotty...in public..( Fay full stop)

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By *lackbootzMan
1 week ago

Hayes, Middx


"Who gives a flying fuck. I am fay full stop. All this alphabetti spaghetti shit was invented in USA and latched onto by "Liberal society" in UK

I don't care what straights think, I pay the same taxes or more to protect their lifestyle

Congratulations on your transition fay .

Fay prefers to be called Dotty...in public..( Fay full stop) "

Fay Full-Stop is quite a good drag name.

Part of the act could be downing cold alphabetti spaghetti directly from the can, then hurling the emptied can into the audience whilst raging about the Liberal Society and straight people’s taxes.

I’d certainly pay my money to go and watch this.

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By *ral b..Man
1 week ago

.


"Who gives a flying fuck. I am fay full stop. All this alphabetti spaghetti shit was invented in USA and latched onto by "Liberal society" in UK

I don't care what straights think, I pay the same taxes or more to protect their lifestyle

Congratulations on your transition fay .

Fay prefers to be called Dotty...in public..( Fay full stop)

Fay Full-Stop is quite a good drag name.

Part of the act could be downing cold alphabetti spaghetti directly from the can, then hurling the emptied can into the audience whilst raging about the Liberal Society and straight people’s taxes.

I’d certainly pay my money to go and watch this. "

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Ooooo your putting words in his mouth

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By *iono555Man
1 week ago

DERBY


"Read a very interesting article today, thought I would see what everyone thought?

Was by an American gay rights campaigner who reckoned that the current "discussions" around trans rights is damaging LGBQ people as well and that the two should be separated as there are different issues in play.

Got me thinking as until recently the whole LGBQ discussion in this country was pretty much over in my view, bar the hardcore 1% who you will never change. But things do seem to be getting slowly worse.

Not saying it is right at all, but was thought provoking in these difficult times."

If they succeed in eradicating Trans People, We Are Next. Simple as that.

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By *omHelmoreMan
1 week ago

Aldershot

The T must go

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells


"I'm probably going to be told I am wrong but to me LGB is about sexual preference whilst T is a gender issue. Q and all the additional letters in this alphabet soup are a bit meaningless. I've know 2 transwomen and 1 transman. All very nice people who got on with their lives, had the necessary hormone treatment and surgery but didn't get all militant and scream it from the rooftops. As I say very nice people but as a gay man I felt no real affinity with them. Support each other within reason but we are not the same.

Worse aspect now seems to be the straight world lumping us together. You get people thinking that because you are gay you must be trans which is quite ridiculous

I'm a "Intersex" person. So I'm quite meaningless? Do you know what an intersex person is? I suggest you do your homework,before you start trying to label me and my group of people meaningless. Your level of ignorance far exceeds most comments on here so far. Out of all the groups LGBTQI. Intersex people are the only group that are actually physically different. Gay men seem to just like bitching about everyone else. Look up Intersex and learn. "

Before you fall off your high horse where did I attack genuine intersexed people? Where did I even attack trans people? I'm fully aware of what you are and what they are. I may say that some of those letters in the ever bubbling cauldron of alphabet soup are meaningless but there are so many now no-one knows what is what. Queer was always a very derogatory insult not so many years ago and yes that Q is meaningless as no doubt are others. Pansexual, Metrosexual etc are often bandied about but are probably covered by bisexual in reality. I might add that intersex is very real but non-binary is little more than the latest fashion fad.

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By *tnbulgesMan
1 week ago

Brighton Elm Grove


"Drop the Q not the T it's the Qs that are the problem, we managed quite well for over 40 years as LGBT then they started adding extra letters and all that's done is confuse the normies and set things back 20 years."
I think we managed for all those years as LGB, not all the other letters of the alphabet.

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By *onMan
1 week ago

Bispham, Blackpool.

I thought the challenge was to have the complete alphabet in the acronym.

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By *omHelmoreMan
1 week ago

Aldershot

Unfortunately I fear the damage the militant T and made up alphabet brigade has done will set LGB normalisation back decades. It wasn’t enough just to be accepted, it became the next hate filled left wing political weapon to punish general society. We are all worse off because of this.

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By *weddolMan
1 week ago

Chester

Drop the T

Wait til the G become a political scapegoat then drop them too.

And then the B

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By *ibeariusMan
1 week ago

Greenock


"Alphabet soup

LGBTQIA+

Have I missed any out ?"

LGBTIQCAPGNGFNBA

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By *ibeariusMan
1 week ago

Greenock

The point is to accept yourself and your community under the rainbow flag, there’s so much hate and phobias even on here

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By *ordonkyMan
1 week ago

Blackrock READ PROFILE

I stand by my trans brothers and sisters. Same fight for the same rights.

Your right to be yourself takes nothing away from me.

If they make us drop the T, they'll tell us to drop the B. If we drop the T and the B, next is L. Then they'll suppress the G.

We're stronger together. Your loss is my loss.

Let them eat Alphabet Soup and gag on it.

These letters shouldn't exist, we're all human... Sure, but they exist because we are not seen as equal humans by some loud idiots

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By *addies Boy96Man
1 week ago

Rhebogue,Limerick


"Read a very interesting article today, thought I would see what everyone thought?

Was by an American gay rights campaigner who reckoned that the current "discussions" around trans rights is damaging LGBQ people as well and that the two should be separated as there are different issues in play.

Got me thinking as until recently the whole LGBQ discussion in this country was pretty much over in my view, bar the hardcore 1% who you will never change. But things do seem to be getting slowly worse.

Not saying it is right at all, but was thought provoking in these difficult times."

Drop the T and Q theyve done nothing but hurt the community

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells

Surely it is better to have two separate groups since one is about sexual preference and the other about gender issues. We can still support each other and interact if needs be but remain separate.

A few years ago I decided to join an LGBT+ group where I was living at the time. Sounded like a nice social group with a monthly brunch meeting plus some evening socials, theatre visits etc. Went to two of the brunches. Seemed more interested in trans, non-binary and far-left political issues than anything else, so never bothered to go again.

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot


"

A few years ago I decided to join an LGBT+ group where I was living at the time. Sounded like a nice social group with a monthly brunch meeting plus some evening socials, theatre visits etc. Went to two of the brunches. Seemed more interested in trans, non-binary and far-left political issues than anything else, so never bothered to go again."

I'm with on the this, whilst I've never joined a local LGBT group, I have been on various LGBTQI+ forums and Redit groups, they're mental, it's all politics and people either overthinking their identity/sexuality or desperate to be part of the club, some clearly have psychological issues yet instead of being given advise to seek help they are just affirmed. I actually got kicked out one Redit group for saying in my opinion most bi men don't fancy men they just like the sex, the context was, I was responding to the OP who was feeling guilty because he liked sex with men but didn't fancy men, I got reported and banned for spreading misinformation, how pathetic, this is the mentality you are dealing with in these groups.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


"Read a very interesting article today, thought I would see what everyone thought?

Was by an American gay rights campaigner who reckoned that the current "discussions" around trans rights is damaging LGBQ people as well and that the two should be separated as there are different issues in play.

Got me thinking as until recently the whole LGBQ discussion in this country was pretty much over in my view, bar the hardcore 1% who you will never change. But things do seem to be getting slowly worse.

Not saying it is right at all, but was thought provoking in these difficult times.

- If they succeed in eradicating Trans People, We Are Next. Simple as that. "

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A little bit hyperbolic, perhaps.

I see that the Girl Guides are now excluding boys, should we also be concerned that they intend to "eradicate" our sons and nephews?

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By *hiteSportsSocksMan
1 week ago

Portmarnock

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells

Years ago trans people may have existed but were rarely heard of. Perhaps got a mention in the more sensationalist Sunday newspapers. Nowadays it has become more of an issue with more and more people claiming to be trans. So if there are more then why can't they have their own groups, societies, communities, sports etc instead of latching onto, infiltrating and taking over LGB?

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By *amie1402Man
1 week ago

Liverpool


"Read a very interesting article today, thought I would see what everyone thought?

Was by an American gay rights campaigner who reckoned that the current "discussions" around trans rights is damaging LGBQ people as well and that the two should be separated as there are different issues in play.

Got me thinking as until recently the whole LGBQ discussion in this country was pretty much over in my view, bar the hardcore 1% who you will never change. But things do seem to be getting slowly worse.

Not saying it is right at all, but was thought provoking in these difficult times.

- If they succeed in eradicating Trans People, We Are Next. Simple as that.

-

A little bit hyperbolic, perhaps.

I see that the Girl Guides are now excluding boys, should we also be concerned that they intend to "eradicate" our sons and nephews?

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Don’t be daft

Boys have never joined the Girl Guides

There’s a clue in the name.

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


"Read a very interesting article today, thought I would see what everyone thought?

Was by an American gay rights campaigner who reckoned that the current "discussions" around trans rights is damaging LGBQ people as well and that the two should be separated as there are different issues in play.

Got me thinking as until recently the whole LGBQ discussion in this country was pretty much over in my view, bar the hardcore 1% who you will never change. But things do seem to be getting slowly worse.

Not saying it is right at all, but was thought provoking in these difficult times.

- If they succeed in eradicating Trans People, We Are Next. Simple as that.

-

A little bit hyperbolic, perhaps.

I see that the Girl Guides are now excluding boys, should we also be concerned that they intend to "eradicate" our sons and nephews?

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Don’t be daft

Boys have never joined the Girl Guides

There’s a clue in the name.

"

There used to be a clue in the word 'girl', similarly 'woman'.

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By *rancd2TV/TS
1 week ago

Wolverhampton


"Alphabet soup

LGBTQIA+

Have I missed any out ?

LGBTIQCAPGNGFNBA"

You missed BANANAS off the end

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By *heshire BottomMan
1 week ago

Sandbach


"Alphabet soup

LGBTQIA+

Have I missed any out ?

"

For the sake of inclusivity... ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

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By *oxymusicMan
1 week ago

Cowbridge

There’s no letter Q in the Welsh language so what happens to the Q’s?

Hardly inclusive to all.

Bigots

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells


"There’s no letter Q in the Welsh language so what happens to the Q’s?

Hardly inclusive to all.

Bigots "

Never stopped the more braindead boyos from calling us a bunch of cwiers in the past

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By *ral b..Man
1 week ago

.

All acronyms should be banned ASAP.

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By *rancd2TV/TS
1 week ago

Wolverhampton


"Alphabet soup

LGBTQIA+

Have I missed any out ?

For the sake of inclusivity... ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"

You’re a numerophobe

Bigot !!

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By *IPMANMan
1 week ago

West London

Let's just revert to G .

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By *tmguylookingMan
1 week ago

Chesterfield


"Drop the T

Wait til the G become a political scapegoat then drop them too.

And then the B "

I could easily be corrected on this, but did it not all start out with the G on it's own. It was initially The Gay Society, that then grew to include Lesbians, and then Bisexuals and so the LGB was born. Later it grew again with the addition of the Trans, then the Q, then the rest of the alphabet. I like to think it's because other groups were envious and wished to join this elite group of letters. I don't care how many different letters join this group, the main thing is that we are all just wanting to be treated the same as everyone else. Whats wrong with that?.. eventually there will, or should, be no need for any such group.

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By *astenotimeMan
1 week ago

Gedling

Perhaps it should all be changed to

The Pride community.

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot


"

I could easily be corrected on this, but did it not all start out with the G on it's own. It was initially The Gay Society, that then grew to include Lesbians, and then Bisexuals and so the LGB was born. Later it grew again with the addition of the Trans, then the Q, then the rest of the alphabet. I like to think it's because other groups were envious and wished to join this elite group of letters. I don't care how many different letters join this group, the main thing is that we are all just wanting to be treated the same as everyone else. Whats wrong with that?.. eventually there will, or should, be no need for any such group. "

Gay Liberation was an umbrella term back in the day.

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By *iowaMan
1 week ago

Bideford

Liquer guns bacon and tits. Can't do without the tits.

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By *ral b..Man
1 week ago

.


"Perhaps it should all be changed to

The Pride community. "

.

Lions got there first

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By *hitesageMan
1 week ago

withywood

I would say drop the T. Transgender is about identity, not sexual preference. So, in reality, it should not be associated with the rainbow community . I'm not disputing that a transgender person could be gay, I'm just saying transgender is identity, not sexual preference.

But, in my personal opinion, it's a mental illness. Many psychologists will say to you, if you believe you're something you're not. You're mentally unwell.

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By *issycumslut10TV/TS
1 week ago

Luton

Well they want it to be All inclusive, so they won’t remove the T, or the Q.

But it’s Not All inclusive is it ?

Not whilst it’s missing an S …..!

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By *speedoMan
1 week ago

eastbourne

The original LGB idea worked and mostly seems to have got what was wanted. Now it’s become complicated with too many groups wanting too many issues accepted and consequently largely being ignored

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By *hitesageMan
1 week ago

withywood


"The original LGB idea worked and mostly seems to have got what was wanted. Now it’s become complicated with too many groups wanting too many issues accepted and consequently largely being ignored "

I agree with that, too many non-queer people want to join the lesbian, gay, bisexual, a sexual orientated group. Why add other people, with other interests that are not sexually oriented? It basically defeats the original intent behind the group. You can basically blame the rainbow agenda. Everywhere you look in schools, churches, blah blah blah. It's a "fashion statement" to be part of the Rainbow Group.

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By *hitesageMan
1 week ago

withywood


"The original LGB idea worked and mostly seems to have got what was wanted. Now it’s become complicated with too many groups wanting too many issues accepted and consequently largely being ignored

I agree with that, too many non-queer people want to join the lesbian, gay, bisexual, a sexual orientated group. Why add other people, with other interests that are not sexually oriented? It basically defeats the original intent behind the group. You can basically blame the rainbow agenda. Everywhere you look in schools, churches, blah blah blah. It's a "fashion statement" to be part of the Rainbow Group. "

And removing the T from the group is a strong message, stating, is no longer fashionable to be transgender.

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By *astenotimeMan
1 week ago

Gedling

Why ever ( apart from being a nicer term than queers) was the name GAY applied to homosexuals?

Lol 🤔💬

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot


"Why ever ( apart from being a nicer term than queers) was the name GAY applied to homosexuals?

Lol 🤔💬"

From what I understand, gay started out as a code word other same sex attracted people could pick up on but the normies wouldn't, it eventually became the accepted word, probably due to the gay rights movement.

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By *hristine_JTV/TS
1 week ago

Anglesey


"

And removing the T from the group is a strong message, stating, is no longer fashionable to be transgender. "

But being gay is fashionable?

It was only a few short years ago that being gay was against the law with punishment such as imprisonment, chemical castration. How soon they forgot what it was like to be a deviant an outcast and cast that stigma onto another group who like them didn't get much of a choice in the matter

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By *amie1402Man
1 week ago

Liverpool

Shouldn’t we add the Non-Binary and Gender Fluid people to the soup ?

(Whatever they are ?)

So it wil become

LGBTQIANBGF+

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells


"Perhaps it should all be changed to

The Pride community. "

What community? People keep on about an LGBT+++ community but does it really exist? Perhaps in a few exclusive circles but not generally. Back in the mid '70s, when I first made discreet ventures into the then 'scene, there was an uneasy alliance between gays and lesbians. More of a tolerance because we were both after the same thing. At the time 'gay rights' were limited. You had to be 21 to have sex, no same-sex marriage or recognised partnerships, plus you could still be dismissed from a job just for being gay. The word bisexual was rarely used and trans was something you read about on Sundays in The People or News of the World.

Rights have improved tremendously but very little in the way of a community.

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By *hitesageMan
1 week ago

withywood


"

And removing the T from the group is a strong message, stating, is no longer fashionable to be transgender.

But being gay is fashionable?

It was only a few short years ago that being gay was against the law with punishment such as imprisonment, chemical castration. How soon they forgot what it was like to be a deviant an outcast and cast that stigma onto another group who like them didn't get much of a choice in the matter"

Being gay is a fashion statement. Look around you. The rainbow is everywhere. TV shows, schools, churches, and you can even buy gay accessories aimed towards children. You said it was against the law to be gay a few years ago. I agree. But now it's accepted. It's become a fashion statement. (example) (My gay friend and I. Oh, I'm popular. I got a gay friend) don't be part of the crowd. Stand back and observe.

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By *astenotimeMan
1 week ago

Gedling


"Perhaps it should all be changed to

The Pride community.

What community? People keep on about an LGBT+++ community but does it really exist? Perhaps in a few exclusive circles but not generally. Back in the mid '70s, when I first made discreet ventures into the then 'scene, there was an uneasy alliance between gays and lesbians. More of a tolerance because we were both after the same thing. At the time 'gay rights' were limited. You had to be 21 to have sex, no same-sex marriage or recognised partnerships, plus you could still be dismissed from a job just for being gay. The word bisexual was rarely used and trans was something you read about on Sundays in The People or News of the World.

Rights have improved tremendously but very little in the way of a community."

Well I agree to a certain extent.

My suggestion was mainly using the word Pride, per se. Nothing serious.

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By *astenotimeMan
1 week ago

Gedling

Better than fag or faggot

Don't smoke but love faggots in thick gravy

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By *xLedZepxx2Man
1 week ago

Didcot


"

Being gay is a fashion statement. Look around you. The rainbow is everywhere. TV shows, schools, churches, and you can even buy gay accessories aimed towards children. You said it was against the law to be gay a few years ago. I agree. But now it's accepted. It's become a fashion statement. (example) (My gay friend and I. Oh, I'm popular. I got a gay friend) don't be part of the crowd. Stand back and observe. "

Being gay is not a fashion statement, many companies and local authorities think it's fashionable to virtue signal and it's not generally the rainbow flag they fly, it's the progress flag, basically the better the virtue signally, the more Brownie points they get from Stonewall.

I wear a Rainbow flag pin badge, it's of the 8 colour original 1978 version, I wear it for me, not to virtue signal to others.

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells


"Shouldn’t we add the Non-Binary and Gender Fluid people to the soup ?

(Whatever they are ?)

So it wil become

LGBTQIANBGF+"

Not sure what letters cover them but they have been added. Was briefly a member of an LGBT+ social/discussion group and the one reason why I left was because they seemed to be obsessed with non-binary/gender-fluid issues which are totally alien to me.

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By *erscumdumpMan
1 week ago

Watford & Worth Matravers


"Shouldn’t we add the Non-Binary and Gender Fluid people to the soup ?

(Whatever they are ?)

So it wil become

LGBTQIANBGF+

Not sure what letters cover them but they have been added. Was briefly a member of an LGBT+ social/discussion group and the one reason why I left was because they seemed to be obsessed with non-binary/gender-fluid issues which are totally alien to me.

"

Same experience, I used to belong to a brilliant workplace LGB group and it changed beyond recognition when the T got added. I left, along with many, and then it became an echo chamber for the T group.

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By *ichey6Man
1 week ago

aberdeen

Dwaine Chambers ate my hamster...

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells


"

Being gay is a fashion statement. Look around you. The rainbow is everywhere. TV shows, schools, churches, and you can even buy gay accessories aimed towards children. You said it was against the law to be gay a few years ago. I agree. But now it's accepted. It's become a fashion statement. (example) (My gay friend and I. Oh, I'm popular. I got a gay friend) don't be part of the crowd. Stand back and observe. "

I get what you are trying to say but cannot quite agree with you. Being gay is not actually a fashion statement. You are either gay/bi or you are not. I guess some have tried to be gay/bi as a fashionable trend but unless the 'gay spark' is there then it is not going to work. A bit like some of us gay guys trying to be straight in the past, in order to conform, but it usually ended in misery and disaster.

In certain circles it is fashionable for straight people to have gay friends. Especially amongst women who seem to like the 'fag-hag' hashtag. The only current fashion thing seems to be this non-binary/gender-fluid nonsense.

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By *hristine_JTV/TS
1 week ago

Anglesey


"

And removing the T from the group is a strong message, stating, is no longer fashionable to be transgender.

But being gay is fashionable?

It was only a few short years ago that being gay was against the law with punishment such as imprisonment, chemical castration. How soon they forgot what it was like to be a deviant an outcast and cast that stigma onto another group who like them didn't get much of a choice in the matter

Being gay is a fashion statement. Look around you. The rainbow is everywhere. TV shows, schools, churches, and you can even buy gay accessories aimed towards children. You said it was against the law to be gay a few years ago. I agree. But now it's accepted. It's become a fashion statement. (example) (My gay friend and I. Oh, I'm popular. I got a gay friend) don't be part of the crowd. Stand back and observe. "

Being gay cannot be a fashion statement, being gay is a state of mind, a real desire to be with men. It's not something the person has any choice over, they are stuck with it, like it or lump it. However that wasn't my point but recent history seems to be telling us that the persecuted become the persecutor eventually

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By *eefandfurMan
1 week ago

Edinburgh


"Why ever ( apart from being a nicer term than queers) was the name GAY applied to homosexuals?

Lol 🤔💬"

"Homosexual" is a bit of a mouthful.

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By *ildwestheroMan
1 week ago

Llandrindod Wells


"Why ever ( apart from being a nicer term than queers) was the name GAY applied to homosexuals?

Lol 🤔💬

"Homosexual" is a bit of a mouthful. "

It is often claimed that G.A.Y was an acronym for Good As You. Possibly an afterthought. Homosexual sounds a bit clinical. Homo and Queer were all major derogatory insults in the past. Gay sound more pleasant and friendly.

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By *oxymusicMan
1 week ago

Cowbridge


"Why ever ( apart from being a nicer term than queers) was the name GAY applied to homosexuals?

Lol 🤔💬

"Homosexual" is a bit of a mouthful.

It is often claimed that G.A.Y was an acronym for Good As You. Possibly an afterthought. Homosexual sounds a bit clinical. Homo and Queer were all major derogatory insults in the past. Gay sound more pleasant and friendly."

Gaylord was popular in the past too.

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By *lackbootzMan
1 week ago

Hayes, Middx


" … Being gay is a fashion statement... "

I couldn’t believe anyone - even in this Forum - was moronic enough actually to write that. Then I checked who said it and it became clear. 😬

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By *arcus BezzantMan
1 week ago

North Ayrshire


"Why ever ( apart from being a nicer term than queers) was the name GAY applied to homosexuals?

Lol 🤔💬

"Homosexual" is a bit of a mouthful. "

Personally I hate the term Gay and never use it, I am not a gay, I'm a homosexual, that is the proper term.

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By *iss Leanne BTV/TS
1 week ago

Manchester


"Years ago trans people may have existed but were rarely heard of. Perhaps got a mention in the more sensationalist Sunday newspapers. Nowadays it has become more of an issue with more and more people claiming to be trans. So if there are more then why can't they have their own groups, societies, communities, sports etc instead of latching onto, infiltrating and taking over LGB?

"

Oh Dear 👎

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By *lameDameTV/TS
6 days ago

Exeter


"Years ago trans people may have existed but were rarely heard of. Perhaps got a mention in the more sensationalist Sunday newspapers. Nowadays it has become more of an issue with more and more people claiming to be trans. So if there are more then why can't they have their own groups, societies, communities, sports etc instead of latching onto, infiltrating and taking over LGB?

Oh Dear 👎 "

Oh dear indeed!

Trans people have been around in numbers for hundreds of years. More recently. In 1930s Berlin a so called Scientific study group was set up in Berlin. A grand building was used to do so. It was all set up in the El Dorado area. This small neighbourhood was filled with bars and clubs. There was Gay people, Trans, Intersex. All trying to enjoy life together. Without the need to be derogatory about each other. As the 1930s progressed and the Nazis took power. Most of these people were rounded up and ended up being experimented on in the camps. Around 600 in the El Dorado area alone. Eventually to be murdered. People don't realise that being transgender isn't a recent thing. But it doesn't stop them having inaccurate opinions about such things.

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By *ildwestheroMan
6 days ago

Llandrindod Wells


"Years ago trans people may have existed but were rarely heard of. Perhaps got a mention in the more sensationalist Sunday newspapers. Nowadays it has become more of an issue with more and more people claiming to be trans. So if there are more then why can't they have their own groups, societies, communities, sports etc instead of latching onto, infiltrating and taking over LGB?

Oh Dear 👎

Oh dear indeed!

Trans people have been around in numbers for hundreds of years. More recently. In 1930s Berlin a so called Scientific study group was set up in Berlin. A grand building was used to do so. It was all set up in the El Dorado area. This small neighbourhood was filled with bars and clubs. There was Gay people, Trans, Intersex. All trying to enjoy life together. Without the need to be derogatory about each other. As the 1930s progressed and the Nazis took power. Most of these people were rounded up and ended up being experimented on in the camps. Around 600 in the El Dorado area alone. Eventually to be murdered. People don't realise that being transgender isn't a recent thing. But it doesn't stop them having inaccurate opinions about such things. "

Talk about getting the wrong end of the stick. Firstly I never claimed trans people never existed. Just not heard of or at least not much about. A distant cousin of mine married [illegally at the time] a transwoman in the '60s] I wasn't supposed to know. What I was saying is that trans has only recently become a recognised topic. Also when I was a youngster gays were rarely mentioned except in a totally derisory, insulting way. Even as recently as 20/30 years ago being gay was looked upon as being a bit of a joke. Still is in some circles.

My point is that gay and trans are not the same thing and, whilst we can support each other, we should not be lumped under the same umbrella. I'm not being dismissive or intolerant but it sounds as if my 'critics' might be.

I might also add that intersexed [Hermaphrodite] is a physical condition and different to trans.

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By *dstefiMan
6 days ago

Solihull

Personally I think too much is made in the media of transwomen just being men who want to invade female-only spaces for sexual gratification.

Sure there may be a few like that but from my admittedly limited experience (I have one friend and former workmate who's fully transitioned including bottom surgery), it's not a sexual thing at all, it's all about becoming the whole person they truly are and always were.

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By *lameDameTV/TS
6 days ago

Exeter


"Years ago trans people may have existed but were rarely heard of. Perhaps got a mention in the more sensationalist Sunday newspapers. Nowadays it has become more of an issue with more and more people claiming to be trans. So if there are more then why can't they have their own groups, societies, communities, sports etc instead of latching onto, infiltrating and taking over LGB?

Oh Dear 👎

Oh dear indeed!

Trans people have been around in numbers for hundreds of years. More recently. In 1930s Berlin a so called Scientific study group was set up in Berlin to study us. A grand building was used to do so. It was all set up in the El Dorado area. This small neighbourhood was filled with bars and clubs. There was Gay people, Trans, Intersex. All trying to enjoy life together. Without the need to be derogatory about each other. As the 1930s progressed and the Nazis took power. Most of these people were rounded up and ended up being experimented on in the camps. Around 600 in the El Dorado area alone. Eventually to be murdered. People don't realise that being transgender isn't a recent thing. But it doesn't stop them having inaccurate opinions about such things.

Talk about getting the wrong end of the stick. Firstly I never claimed trans people never existed. Just not heard of or at least not much about. A distant cousin of mine married [illegally at the time] a transwoman in the '60s] I wasn't supposed to know. What I was saying is that trans has only recently become a recognised topic. Also when I was a youngster gays were rarely mentioned except in a totally derisory, insulting way. Even as recently as 20/30 years ago being gay was looked upon as being a bit of a joke. Still is in some circles.

My point is that gay and trans are not the same thing and, whilst we can support each other, we should not be lumped under the same umbrella. I'm not being dismissive or intolerant but it sounds as if my 'critics' might be.

I might also add that intersexed [Hermaphrodite] is a physical condition and different to trans."

As far as intersex is concerned. We no longer call it hermaphrodite as its considered offensive. I should know as I'm intersex. Your message was an unsubtle dig. Inferring that transgenderism is on the rise because of press coverage etc. All I'm saying is you're wrong. Like lots of Gay men on here. People like us seem a big worry? Don't try and teach others about Trans and Intersex history. You seem very out of touch. With probably the last 100 years. But you do admit to getting your knowledge about trans intersex people out of the Sunday newspapers. No comments about the 1930s etc? Haven't they written about that in the Sunday newspapers? Do you think that being a lesbian is the same thing as being a gay man? I am very hopeful that all of us outside the G in the LGBTQI .. Will get to have our places away from the Gs as it seems that. We aren't wanted on here for instance. The amount of nasty messages I get from Gay men is quite astonishing. Oddly enough they all seem to have little beards. Which is hilarious! No I'm not homophobic. I just don't think sending people abusive messages is even slightly acceptable.

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By *aul349Man
6 days ago

North of the Tyne


"I'm probably going to be told I am wrong but to me LGB is about sexual preference whilst T is a gender issue."

That's more or less how I feel about it.

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By *lameDameTV/TS
6 days ago

Exeter


"I'm probably going to be told I am wrong but to me LGB is about sexual preference whilst T is a gender issue.

That's more or less how I feel about it. "

That's nice. So much confusion! But you are of course entitled to your opinion.

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By *ildwestheroMan
6 days ago

Llandrindod Wells


"

My point is that gay and trans are not the same thing and, whilst we can support each other, we should not be lumped under the same umbrella. I'm not being dismissive or intolerant but it sounds as if my 'critics' might be.

I might also add that intersexed [Hermaphrodite] is a physical condition and different to trans.

As far as intersex is concerned. We no longer call it hermaphrodite as its considered offensive. I should know as I'm intersex. Your message was an unsubtle dig. Inferring that transgenderism is on the rise because of press coverage etc. All I'm saying is you're wrong. Like lots of Gay men on here. People like us seem a big worry? Don't try and teach others about Trans and Intersex history. You seem very out of touch. With probably the last 100 years. But you do admit to getting your knowledge about trans intersex people out of the Sunday newspapers. No comments about the 1930s etc? Haven't they written about that in the Sunday newspapers? Do you think that being a lesbian is the same thing as being a gay man? I am very hopeful that all of us outside the G in the LGBTQI .. Will get to have our places away from the Gs as it seems that. We aren't wanted on here for instance. The amount of nasty messages I get from Gay men is quite astonishing. Oddly enough they all seem to have little beards. Which is hilarious! No I'm not homophobic. I just don't think sending people abusive messages is even slightly acceptable. "

Firstly to make it absolutely clear to anyone reading this thread, I have never sent any abusive message to anyone on this site. I cannot send a polite reply to the poster who sent me a private message because they blocked me. If I could have it would not have been abusive.

I did not comment about the situation in Germany in the 1930s because I know very little about it where trans were concerned. I know there was a very vibrant what we would call a LGBT++ scene in Berlin and other big cities during the years of the Weimar Republic, and that it was crush during the Nazi era. I do know that various experiments were carried out on gay men, such as castration, by Nazi scientists. A bit similar to the current day Iranian regime offering gay men a choice of changing sex rather than imprisonment even though they may not be trans.

I'm not condemning or criticising anyone but the fact remains gay and trans are in reality separate things. One is about sexual preference and the other is a gender issue. Let's face it some transwomen have entered into lesbian relationships after full genital surgery. So hardly gay.

Like it or not trans was not a subject talked about up until the last few years. I still doubt that many people know a transperson. I've known three--2 transwomen and one transman. By contrast I guess most people in the world have met or know LGB people. Unless they are obvious you cannot tell. Two years ago, during a sort of general conversation, I 'admitted' to a friend of some 35 years standing, that I was gay. She was a bit surprised but not shocked. Said it explained a few things. Has not affected our friendship one bit.

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By *lameDameTV/TS
6 days ago

Exeter


"

My point is that gay and trans are not the same thing and, whilst we can support each other, we should not be lumped under the same umbrella. I'm not being dismissive or intolerant but it sounds as if my 'critics' might be.

I might also add that intersexed [Hermaphrodite] is a physical condition and different to trans.

As far as intersex is concerned. We no longer call it hermaphrodite as its considered offensive. I should know as I'm intersex. Your message was an unsubtle dig. Inferring that transgenderism is on the rise because of press coverage etc. All I'm saying is you're wrong. Like lots of Gay men on here. People like us seem a big worry? Don't try and teach others about Trans and Intersex history. You seem very out of touch. With probably the last 100 years. But you do admit to getting your knowledge about trans intersex people out of the Sunday newspapers. No comments about the 1930s etc? Haven't they written about that in the Sunday newspapers? Do you think that being a lesbian is the same thing as being a gay man? I am very hopeful that all of us outside the G in the LGBTQI .. Will get to have our places away from the Gs as it seems that. We aren't wanted on here for instance. The amount of nasty messages I get from Gay men is quite astonishing. Oddly enough they all seem to have little beards. Which is hilarious! No I'm not homophobic. I just don't think sending people abusive messages is even slightly acceptable.

Firstly to make it absolutely clear to anyone reading this thread, I have never sent any abusive message to anyone on this site. I cannot send a polite reply to the poster who sent me a private message because they blocked me. If I could have it would not have been abusive.

I did not comment about the situation in Germany in the 1930s because I know very little about it where trans were concerned. I know there was a very vibrant what we would call a LGBT++ scene in Berlin and other big cities during the years of the Weimar Republic, and that it was crush during the Nazi era. I do know that various experiments were carried out on gay men, such as castration, by Nazi scientists. A bit similar to the current day Iranian regime offering gay men a choice of changing sex rather than imprisonment even though they may not be trans.

I'm not condemning or criticising anyone but the fact remains gay and trans are in reality separate things. One is about sexual preference and the other is a gender issue. Let's face it some transwomen have entered into lesbian relationships after full genital surgery. So hardly gay.

Like it or not trans was not a subject talked about up until the last few years. I still doubt that many people know a transperson. I've known three--2 transwomen and one transman. By contrast I guess most people in the world have met or know LGB people. Unless they are obvious you cannot tell. Two years ago, during a sort of general conversation, I 'admitted' to a friend of some 35 years standing, that I was gay. She was a bit surprised but not shocked. Said it explained a few things. Has not affected our friendship one bit."

Yes it can be confusing I agree. As there are many variations upon a theme. So you can't really judge a whole group of people on only one or two of your own personal experiences. Many trans people don't venture outdoors very often. Because of fear of being judged and ridiculed. That's why there aren't many gals to be seen. As we know, gender and sex. Are two different things. But sexually the similarities when it comes to sex are very obvious. I do know lots of trans and Intersex people across a few countries. Many feel like I do. I have some very excellent Gay friends. But I also have a problem with some who are openly verbal and even try to be aggressive against us. As you said before you got most of your knowledge about us from the Sunday newspapers. Not a reliable source. The news is. Most of my friends who are trans and Intersex use this site to keep in touch with their circle of friends. We would dearly love to have our own site. I'm sure in the future we shall. But in the meantime we have to put up with the abuse to be on here. It doesn't happen to every girl on here. But it does happen. So all the Gay men that have a problem with us please note. We aren't homophobic. We aren't afraid of you. We will be gone soon and we can't wait to be on our own site. Then you can all find some other little thing to be nasty about. No more nasty messages please.

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