The small community of Millport is to have an LGBT+ pride. Thoughts?

Agreed. I’m straight and I wouldn’t date a transman due to sexual orientation and I wouldn’t date a Transwomen due to sexual preference.

@mintbird yes I know that many gay folk are just as captured by the ideology as heterosexual people are. I’ve seen plenty of evidence of that being true. But in truth no actual lesbian would date a so called trans woman. No gay man would date a so called trans man. Because the actual wouldn’t be there. And they have the wrong body parts for the desired activities!

Just like no straight woman is going to date a trans”man”. No straight guy is going to date a trans”woman”.
Ultimately facts are facts.

L, G, B and T people can be gender critical. L G B refers to sexual orientation, and T refers to gender identity.

'Gender critical' means people who are critical of (question) gender, which is to say, stereotypes.

You're not honestly suggesting that every gay person in every gay bar in the country believes that TWAW, that there are no GC gay people, that lesbians should not be allowed to have lesbian only spaces, or that lesbians should be required to date men as they would be transphobic if they didn't, are you?

Trans ideology however IS homophobic. Its aim being in many instances to trans away the gay.

People who are gender critical are rarely homophobic so therefore don’t regard homosexuality as a sin.
Being GC is not an opinion in any way about homosexuality anyway. It’s about being critical of gender…..

But it is about banning organisations that uphold the rights of gay people to have their own spaces which don't require them to accept that TWAW (or that TMAM). The TRAs are very big on homosexuality being sinful when it prevents them from invading those spaces that belong to lesbians and gay men who don't want them there.

I don’t see why I should even have a view on it. If they want to hold a pride event there why would I have an issue with it. I don’t see how it’s forced on anybody.

Some big Pride events were cancelled and so nearby towns saw an opportunity. My town had one forvthe first time. Itcwas a pretty tame affair from what O saw - mostly teenage girls in rainbow colours.

Out of interest @Womensacuriousarticle , are there other photos of the less savoury elements of the parade you mentioned seeing on the day, that are up on the Facebook page? I just think if there's no proof then we unfortunately can't point out the issues and fight for safeguarding as it will be a case of he says she says. For what it's worth I think a pride parade to celebrate gay, lesbian and bisexual men and women is great - but furries and overly sexual fetish/leather gear shouldn't be displayed in front of children during the day. I mean, is leather/fetish sexual activity really something to represent the lesbian, gay community?

My lesbian and gay friends aren't really into that at all, they are just married with their kids getting on with their lives. All the fetish/BDSM folks (and believe me, they like to talk about it, that's why I know) have largely been heterosexual and male. Tbh I'd find it quite insulting seeing these blokes there as if they are part of the parade as it implies that this sort of paraphilic sexual preference is what the gay community is only about. Sorry, I'm probably not articulating myself well. Just my head trying to make sense of it all. Anyway, that sort of stuff shouldn't be paraded in front of kids.

I’m not gay…. But if I was I would go to/ support a pride event, regardless of location or where I live. Ditto for many friends of mine who are gay.
Given that some pride events no longer happen it’s odd to me to see new locations hosting them.

The vast majority weren't local.
The organisers had got made specific Millport pride flags given out to everyone, and of course the stolen and adulterated flags that represent nothing at all to do with adult same sex attraction were there in great numbers.

EIS
Fire Brigades Union
GMB
and the (women hating) Unison union

were the ones I saw.

It's been all over the local paper's fb pages for weeks and weeks. The organisers have been really rabid in their nonstop promotion of it. But every time anyone points out who and what underlies and drives Pride now on the newspaper's fb page, comments get closed or their specific comment is removed d.

A friend of mine has been banned from umpteen threads about it on the local fb pages. Provided evidence of wrongdoing and wronguns within the movement, asked them to prove her wrong about anything she was saying. Got pelters and insults from every side... and then, of course, when she challenged them to prove her wrong, she got banned. They can not tolerate truth.

She's been inudated with messages from locals supporting and thanking her. They now know a lot more than they did previously, they've had a lot of suspsicions confirmed and they're not happy.

Disappointed to hear this - I’m no fan of the TQIA+ movement and clearly the photos shared online are selective. I did see a photo of a preteen with a banner earlier that saddened me - something about “being straight WAS the phase” - why this need to define and parade any sexuality at such a young age?

for what it’s worth there has been very little promotion of this locally that I’ve seen. I’ve only seen it mentioned on Facebook and mumsnet.

Closely guarded official secret by the organisers I would imagine, but it was clear the vast majority were not locals.

As Ricky Gervais said, you don't hear a lot of gay 16 year olds calling for a lowering of the age of consetn. You only hear it from a certain kind of grown man...

Any idea how many had travelled to Millport specifically, and how many were locals?

Furries were there, So were walking sticks, gigantic men in frocks, rainbow dressed toddlers and young kids, grown men carrying small dogs like babies - and those carrying the front banner were all young teenagers. I couild add more of what I saw but it wouldn't get past the censor.

The amount of oblivious women supporting this is really depressing.

NAC youth workers promote LGBTQ Youth Scotland, a well dodgy group. Leader in jail for being in Scotland's biggest ever peadophile ring.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/boy-15-groomed-sex-lgbt-youth-scotland-nhrmgss9c

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/29/courts-abuse-paedophile-ring-scotland

https://wingsoverscotland.com/the-thin-pink-line/

They identified as locals.