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Does anybody else dislike Pride?

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coulditbeme2323 · 04/06/2026 13:12

Does anybody else dislike Pride?

We have one in our town for the second year running, and it's just really off.

Now before I get the "don't be homophobic comments" I am very much live and let live.

It's just that it can be very adult in the middle of the day.

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ArabellaScott · 08/06/2026 08:09

Of course the biggest predictor for sex offending is biological sex.

Imagine if one could identify as not being part of the high risk group that commits 99% of sex crimes?

ArabellaScott · 08/06/2026 08:06

Proportionality is the key metric. And safeguarding means we explicitly guard against a refusal to examine any group in order to avoid creating a sacred caste.

Because as soon as one creates a sacred caste, predators will exploit that.

vezesez · 08/06/2026 08:03

Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 23:06

Shall we do a poster for ....say ...the Police??
The church??
Parliament??
Schools??

Each of these have similarities in the way that the issues within the organizations, (movements/institutions) are hidden in plain sight due to liberalism, authority or power of the institution or collectives.

Police are being called out publicly for their misogyny and racism - it doesn’t mean all police are bad but there’s inherent issues there covered by the fact they are meant to be trusted.

I think the church has been called out for its inherent sexism and sexual deviancy all under the cover of the fact they represent god and should be trusted

The BBC is being called out for sexual predators being supported and brushed under the carpet because it is such a liberal organization, surely nothing untoward goes on there.

Why can’t we call out the issues in the TQ+ because it’s being masked as a liberal movement. To question is to be a bigot! It’s covered in plain sight under the guise of persecuted minority.

Not everyone in these groups are bad but there’s inherent issues that are covered in plain sight.

So, yes these posters have been done.I’ve seen many on the police and you can’t talk about the Church and Priests and choir boys without some eyebrow raising. Same for the BBC.

GasperyJacquesRoberts · 08/06/2026 08:00

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 23:00

Really ..

Why does this remind me of the carefully collated screenshots of brown sex offenders that Tommy Robinson's followers post at every opportunity?

SomeGarlic · 07/06/2026 23:21

Sexual offenders exist in all communities

This is such a cheap attitude. We generally try to stop them gaining positions of authority that would make their offending easier. We don't encourage them to display their fetishes in public, we don't applaud them for trying to attract young and vulnerable people to their sex-related activities, we don't shame or 'cancel' people for expressing unease about breakdowns in social boundaries.

TQIA++ organisations have not only disregarded past offences and disturbing behaviours from influential members, they've doubled down on supporting them while vilifying critics.

Yes, religious organisations did similar. Are you saying they were right?

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 23:17

Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 23:06

Shall we do a poster for ....say ...the Police??
The church??
Parliament??
Schools??

Yes, by all means whenever we discuss the police, church, Parliament, and schools.

Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 23:10

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 23:00

Really ..

I see this poster as a pathetic bullying of a minority community...extrapolating criminal behaviour to reflect the whole..this is called discrimination and prejudice...a belief so so old that queer folk are degenerate...straight to the camps, wear a pink triangle.

Never again is now isn’t it?

Sickening stuff 🤢

Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 23:06

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 23:00

Really ..

Shall we do a poster for ....say ...the Police??
The church??
Parliament??
Schools??

Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 23:05

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 23:00

Really ..

From how many Prides held? From how many people participating ?

To anyone who uses critical reasoning this post is embarrassing ...there are no communities where sexual offending doesn't occur

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 23:00

Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 22:52

Oh please ...this is rubbish. Sexual offenders exists in all communities. . I think you'll find they've latched onto churches and families.

All this smug hate. As if it won't turn on wider groups when you release this hatred for difference. 🏳️‍🌈 Pathetic narrow mindedness

Really ..

Does anybody else dislike Pride?
Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 22:52

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 10:32

Not gay people per se, but dangerous paedophiles have latched onto the LGBTQ+ movement and have hidden in plain sight there.

Oh please ...this is rubbish. Sexual offenders exists in all communities. . I think you'll find they've latched onto churches and families.

All this smug hate. As if it won't turn on wider groups when you release this hatred for difference. 🏳️‍🌈 Pathetic narrow mindedness

Triskellion75 · 07/06/2026 22:44

Will no one think of the pups?

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 22:06

nolongersurprised · 07/06/2026 21:31

Yes, every day I weep silently over the prejudice and discrimination furries face.

Aye, and those poor, hairy arsed men in dresses that are cruelly barred from women's bathrooms and changing rooms. Poor souls...

nolongersurprised · 07/06/2026 21:31

Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 10:50

That's why it's an event for minorities to claim their place and visibility 🏳️‍🌈

Yes, every day I weep silently over the prejudice and discrimination furries face.

viques · 07/06/2026 20:40

StarlightLady · 05/06/2026 08:51

It’s an inclusive celebration of the freedom we are allowed and a reminder that, in some parts of the world, people risk imprisonment or even death for who they are. 🏳️‍🌈

You mean women in Afghanistan? Girls who take off their hijab in Iran? Oh sorry, I forgot , we have a whole day in March for International Women’s Day.

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 19:15

Oxford Pride sure is inclusive ..

Does anybody else dislike Pride?
Anyahyacinth · 07/06/2026 10:50

coulditbeme2323 · 05/06/2026 09:45

I am so pleased most people agree with me, the world has not gone mad!

That's why it's an event for minorities to claim their place and visibility 🏳️‍🌈

AlternateLook · 07/06/2026 10:32

Not gay people per se, but dangerous paedophiles have latched onto the LGBTQ+ movement and have hidden in plain sight there.

ArabellaScott · 06/06/2026 21:47

SomeGarlic · 06/06/2026 18:33

Phew!

ETA: Oops. Er, no, they weren't.

Edited

Oh. Sorry, my misunderstanding!.

CapstanFullStrength · 06/06/2026 21:39

sweetpickle2 · 06/06/2026 09:55

And gay men are criminalised in over 60 countries. Neither group has achieved equality, but it's only Pride that people seem to think has had its day.

Post same sex marriage becoming enshrined in UK law, Stonewall turned it's focus on to the treatment of gay people in Uganda
Then came trans and they dropped Uganda like a stone (and folk like you lapped up the trans stuff having been pretty indifferent to the plight of gay Ugandans!)
You don't even need a long memory to know this stuff, assuming you've been an adult for a handful of years.

Locutus2000 · 06/06/2026 21:02

Brokentoes85 · 06/06/2026 18:35

Doesn't really matter who thinks they're under the umbrella for pride. More important who it actually is for.

Map is a massively over egged example.

Map is a massively over egged example.

And pretty fucking sinister when gay people have been baselessly accused of paedophile tendencies for many years.

SorryWeAreClosed · 06/06/2026 20:28

Went to one in my 20s and thought it was a hoot. Went a few years ago and the women's tent had gone, replaced by a stage full of drag artists.

Rarasong · 06/06/2026 20:22

Getmeacoffeenow · 04/06/2026 13:15

I dislike the fact that people are persecuted and bullied because of who they love more.

100% this

moderate · 06/06/2026 19:17

IAmBeaIDrinkTea · 06/06/2026 11:29

Agree, and same

Football clubs and football fans repudiate football violence. It is not celebrated within the football movement.

AlternateLook · 06/06/2026 18:42

IAmBeaIDrinkTea · 06/06/2026 18:36

What a load of crap.
How do you even begin to unpack that load of conspiracy theorist shite?
"Maintain their numbers" - people who are gay or lesbian are just people, who may or not want to reproduce. Just like people who are straight.
Just being themselves. Not everything's about having babies.
It also insinuates that every single gay person knows each other in some way, in order to know what the "group think" is on being gay and what the "aim" of being gay is. How does that even begin to work?

Okay, you're right. To think otherwise would make you think all they gather under the LGBTQ+ banner....oh, wait.....