To be impressed by Prince William?

[VivienneHolt]

I know it shouldn’t need to be said but I was very glad to see him explicitly say that he would have no problem with any of his children being LGBT and would support them whatever. It’s the bare minimum we should accept from any parent, but I still think it’s a really good thing for such a public figure from a very traditional institution to actually publicly say it.

Hogwash, as my nan used to say.

He's talking the talk with not one ounce of sincerity.

Prince Edward ?? Those rumours only started because he dropped out of the Marines.

Prince Andrew on the other hand, rumoured to go both ways.

David Linley - his father was a known bisexual

I thought everyone knew Edward was gay, him and ex wife practically living titter platonically. Never remarried (or seemingly had another relationship) thought it was just generally acknowledged.

Tbh he’d prob be ok with Charlotte or Louis being gay - but George would be expected to marry a produce an heir with a woman.

What I’m less impressed about is the bbc quoting mermaids

Sorry obviously meant Andrew

Oh yes, easy to see the genetic component with David Linley.

I must admit I thought that the Edward rumours were because of his theatrical connections and because everyone guessed -wrongly - that the DL blackmail case was about him, until the real name was revealed.

But, either way, they're both married men with two children each. So not 'out and proud'. An openly gay royal in the next generation would be a new rhing.

All the main royals are in heterosexual marriages, aren't they?

He responded to a question and according to the BBC, referred to 'whatever decision' his children might make. I'm not totally sure his heart was in it!

The difference is though that Charles and those higher up the chain wouldn't have gone to an LGBT youth homelessness charity, never mind said what he did - the fact he's there says an awful lot and I think he has Diana to thank for that. And the fact is that those young people were homeless as a result, so that joke about him disowning his kids isn't really funny. Some people do that.

Ha! Yabu to actually believe he means what he says - what else will he say?!

And the fact is that those young people were homeless as a result, so that joke about him disowning his kids isn't really funny. Some people do that.

It's funny because it would now be an unthinkable view for a public figure like PW to express. Which is some progress, at least.

Opium for the people.

Who gives a fig what he thinks. Anyway, LGBT folk are living their lives just like the rest of us. It is ok to do that now, no worries.

It's the activists that are the problem. Stirring it up at every opportunity.

Yet the gay royal continues to stay silent. Baby steps I guess.

What else would you expect him to say in front of the tv camera's

It is only an issue if it is hidden, and then discovered by those with an agenda.

Who really cares who is gay or trans or bi or whatever. It is none of our business.

I think they would swerve LGBT charities all together rather than visit and lie.

Who really cares who is gay or trans or bi or whatever. It is none of our business.

It's sad to think that the monarchy is still a closet, though.

Louis Mountbatten was allegedly bi or gay as was the Duke of Kent (the Queen's uncle, not the current one) and who knows how many other Royals in previous generations who had to live a lie.

But why be impressed? It's the 21st Century isn't it? I'd be unimpressed by anyone who said anything different

He's been bred, raised, explicitly taught and given millions of pounds to say pretty things to the public.
It's not impressive.

Of course what he says makes a difference. There are still some commonwealth countries where homosexuality is illegal.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48774280

He can't publicly say "your parents are terrible people for kicking you out" but he can say that he would never do it.

And, as pp have said, just his presence there is something that couldn't/wouldn't have happened several years ago. Princess Di touching a person with AIDS was a watershed moment. I knew one person who cried when he told me how that made him feel (for the first time ever) that he could come out of the closet. When she died he was devastated as he was convinced that there'd be a backlash.

So - although it seems totally NOT newsworthy (stop press - parent actually loves their child!), in the context of that history, William seems to be very much carrying on the legacy of his mother.

Mermaids will be looking for a patron then. They have caught a big fish if they hook him.

The point is, he could have easily dodged the question for the rest of his life (like all the royal before him had), and avoided any LGBT organisations. It was an active decision. This will have a huge impact, whether you like the royals or not.

The point is, he could have easily dodged the question for the rest of his life (like all the royal before him had), and avoided any LGBT organisations. It was an active decision. This will have a huge impact, whether you like the royals or not.

Yep, but it’s still not “impressive” that he’s not homophobic.

We should realise that even though there is probably less interest in the Royal family than say 30 years ago, meetings such as that today still have an impact.

I too think it's good that he's actively anti homophobia in public and is stating it

It's not been done before