Men holding hands in the Street

[girlfriend44]

Saw two men walking along hand in hand earlier and I admired their bravery and thought hope nobody starts on them.
Have seen women before but not men?
Do you think they were brave. Would you be scared for them if they were your sons?
Brave men. Perhaps it's something we will see more of in the future?

People aren’t “loudly proclaiming how cool
they are with it”, though. No virtue signalling. They are saying if it’s something they commonly see where they live.

My son has an hidden disability (he's 18) and if out with his dad he has to hold his hand to keep him from running off,a man decided to shout homophobic bullshit at them today 🤬
I was nearby to loudly explain what a prick he was being and embarrassed him enormously in front of his mates ( because nobody messes with my boy 🤣) but it did make me think about how it must feel to be homosexual minding your own business and getting verbal abuse for absolutely nothing 😡.

I saw 2 teen boys holding hands last week and smiled, I don’t think they gave a shit what anyone thinks, wish that people would not have to think this is brave but I guess not all people are nice.

Where do you live, under a rock?

Denying homophobia still exists in places makes you part of the problem I'm afraid.

And lots of people who are gay, or who have gay family members, are saying they don’t (or often don’t) feel safe doing it.

Tell me you’re straight without telling me you’re straight.

Very Brave. They are more likely to get bashed up for it than women too.

I have seen lots of same sex couples holding hands in the street in the past few years
Honestly it fills my heart with gladness. Two people caring for each other and being bold enough to assert themselves in public. Given the homophobia in our society it must take courage to stick to out a neck.

@SunnyD44
Yes openly gay
It's actually cute coz they look nervous of their surroundings but still show affection

@girlfriend44 No, I would not think it odd if I saw 2 men holding hands. However, it is something I rarely see, but I rarely see 2 women holding hands either - OR a man and a woman.

I HATE walking along holding hands, and even though it's meant to be all romantic and shit, I find it restrictive and uncomfortable and irritating. I walk alongside my husband, occasionally arm in arm, (linking arms,) but walking along holding hands, nope. Hate it.

There are still a lot of homophobic people around though, so any 2 men holding hands are taking a risk I think. Sad that it's like this in 2022, but it is.

One thing I DO hate is PDAs. People smooching and snogging in public. Usually younger people who think it's sooooo radical and edgy to be licking each others tonsils in public. I think 'LOL you really think you're the first generation to snog in public, and to have sex don't you?' Daft!

Never seen a male gay couple holding hands around here.
Probably not surprising as I live in rural Ireland. 🤷🏻‍♀️

You are telling me that the same-sex couples who walk about my small, rural town holding hands are what, a figment of my imagination?

Many gay people can picture it but sadly they're unable to live it.

yeah but totnes doesn't count

My stepson and his partner frequently hold hands in public.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/crime/lesbian-couple-attacked-dublin-drumcondra-b2081976.html

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48555889.amp

inews.co.uk/news/crime/gay-couple-left-needing-hospital-treatment-after-suspected-violent-hate-crime-attack-in-east-london-1720190

I'm impressed by the posters willfully misunderstanding the OP's point. Here's some examples of homophobic attacks in oh so cool Dublin and London.

"well i see it therefore it must happen in wakefield" jeez, some people are so blinkered

Well, that's a great shame. Perhaps it depends where you are.

inews.co.uk/news/crime/gay-couple-left-needing-hospital-treatment-after-suspected-violent-hate-crime-attack-in-east-london-1720190

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/crime/lesbian-couple-attacked-dublin-drumcondra-b2081976.html

www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-48555889.amp

Tell me you wouldn't recognise homophobia if you fell over it in the street.

Where I live in the US, I wouldn't say it was 'brave' because it's pretty commonplace. But in certain parts of the US, yes, it would be extremely brave, in some places to the point of foolhardiness. But I applaud those who take a stand for who they are and whom they love. They may not know it, but they're blazing a trail for others to follow.

No, but that occasionally someone will do a lot more than bat an eyelid and even though it may only happen every few years those people you see holding hands know that every time they go out there is a non-zero chance of it happening and evaluate whether on that day, in that place it is safe to hold hands or not.

Well, yes, perhaps.

So naive.

But never forget the importance of getting to say "and no-one batted an eye-lid!

Take it you don't live in Brighton?

Exactly Lass those were just two off the top of my head.
I also recall now the men stabbed in the park in Reading, and, closer to me, a doctor killed in a park in Cardiff.

It's ridiculous to say that it's all hunky dory and there's no risk to gay people.