Gay man 'bullied' off Manchester Pride for wearing LGB Alliance hat and t-shirt

A heterosexual who self-identifies as "queer" where "queer" means nothing beyond a lifestyle label but conveys useful social cachet.

Apparently she's a queer heterosexual
A what??

Political and religious extremism is always going to exist - the problem here is that organisations are not taking this form of extremism seriously.

Indeed, they seem desperate to deny it - it's as if they think fascism couldn't possibly arrive under a garish multi-coloured flag rather than a mean-looking red-white-and-black one.

Actually, I guess antifa use a mean-looking flag, but apparently their fascism is indetectable because of their cunning name...

I find these sorts of disguises as effective as Clarke Kent's glasses - I sometimes struggle to believe that others are really fooled by such shallow rhetoric and symbols.

Now, there IS right-wing extremism too. But I'm much less worried about it at the moment because authorities do take it seriously. They're not taking THIS seriously - they're almost encouraging it!

At some point people are going to get seriously hurt.

As an aside, I was amused to see that Alex Bramham, the victim of the bullying, is responsible for this:

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=polari.app&hl=en_GB&gl=US

The gay man who turned up in an LGB hat and t-shirt was allegedly advised by police to leave for his own safety and seems to have had the hat stolen.

Disgraceful.

On one of her book launch events for Trans, Helen Joyce predicted that this mess will only begin to be sorted out when the men engage. The gay man removed from Pride has been considered, moderate and thoughtful in his response, much like women were in the beginning. Due to the #nodebate stance, we have been forced to become more entrenched, less open to compromise and as some observers have called us 'shrill'.

Now we have raised national consciousness to the point where a debate has to be had (except in Scotland which is a hot mess), the menz can come in and be all considerate and moderate and Stonewall et all will sit down with them, because they will have no choice not to, and we will be told if only we had handled it better we would have gotten to an agreement way sooner.

"The surest way to work up a crusade in favour of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behaviour 'righteous indignation' - this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats." Huxley - prescient as ever

The same video but with a larger display:

twitter.com/liambrunetti/status/1431915949347655682

It's unpleasant to watch, but then bullying mobs always are.

That video is chilling. The same tactics as seen in the videos of all the idiots in that Wi Spa incident threatening women protesting about a man exposing his penis in front of a little girl.

Isn't it strange how all the usual vocal posters never appear on these threads, they either have to defend the indefensible (outright bullying) or they have to start applying critical thought (and that is not allowed)

Video of the crowd (mob) shouting at the man who wore an LGBA Tshirt and hat, his hat had already been stolen.

twitter.com/Forthebeats1/status/1431913680766185477?s=20

The lack of self awareness in the tweets by those involved has been rather astounding.

Yay I bullied a gay man out of Pride for being homosexual.

Would someone tell me the difference now between this and say the EDL? I know the targeted characteristics differ, but the thug behaviour, intolerance and attitude..... ? Looking very similar to me. This is just becoming an excuse to be vile to other people and get away with it.

They're so toxic, these activists/extremists. They love shouting 'bigot' at anyone they disagree with, and don't even realise that it is in fact them that are the bigots. Intolerant, homophobic, misogynist bullies who just cannot see how poisonous and deranged they look to everyone not in their bubble.

Homophobic hate crimes happening and actually being cheered on at Pride. You couldn't make it up.

These utter clowns are dragging us backwards, and are doing absolutely nothing for 'trans rights'.

Imagine gloating about a gay man being bullied at pride….

These ppl have no idea of the damage they have done and are doing

Pride hasnt been for us for a long time. Let the id obsessed and corporations have it. It was once something scary and radical, now its about being seen and getting your company logo up.

Is April straight?