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Male Homosexuality in the Irish Defence Forces.

  • 04-01-2010 11:54pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭


    Male Homosexuality in the Irish Defence Forces.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 677 ✭✭✭Feeky Magee


    Your point being?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 53 ✭✭Pleo


    I feel this would be an interesting topic to explore.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 443 ✭✭cork1


    troll


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    In Before The Lock and Banning of the OP id imagine!:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,912 ✭✭✭Simi


    Pleo wrote: »
    Male Homosexuality in the Irish Defence Forces.

    Not in MY army! Fills sock with bars of soap.
    Oh, they'ye gonna get some sock beating!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭In my opinion


    Pleo wrote: »
    I feel this would be an interesting topic to explore.

    Very wise edit and not what you originally posted. Think you should go elsewhere.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Simi wrote: »
    Fills sock ...
    I would have thought that would be a more viable option in a barracks situation tbh ... :pac: :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭imme


    Simi wrote: »
    Not in MY army! Fills sock with bars of soap.
    Oh, they'ye gonna get some sock beating!
    :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    imme wrote: »
    :confused:
    Simi's post is a joke, imme ...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,333 ✭✭✭Zambia


    Pleo wrote: »
    Male Homosexuality in the Irish Defence Forces.

    That's just Gay...


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 911 ✭✭✭994


    Pleo wrote: »
    I feel this would be an interesting topic to explore.
    You're supposed to make a proper statement to open a thread, rather than just throwing out a comment/question and saying "discuss."


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 59 ✭✭markphillips


    Thankfully, I think Ireland is a country where people really don't care about things like this (well, most anyways).


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,158 ✭✭✭✭Annasopra


    do you have to write an essay on this?

    It was so much easier to blame it on Them. It was bleakly depressing to think that They were Us. If it was Them, then nothing was anyone's fault. If it was us, what did that make Me? After all, I'm one of Us. I must be. I've certainly never thought of myself as one of Them. No one ever thinks of themselves as one of Them. We're always one of Us. It's Them that do the bad things.

    Terry Pratchet



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    Pleo wrote: »
    I feel this would be an interesting topic to explore.

    Not as interesting as female homosexuality in the army;)


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,653 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    One of the neat features about being a Moderator (If anyone's curious) is that I have the ability to see what a post said before it was edited.

    OP infracted, but leaving the thread open for the laughs. And maybe even some rational discussion, though I'm not putting money on the latter happening.

    NTM


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Morpheus


    Not as interesting as female homosexuality in the army;)

    Nor as common ;)

    we men all know about the pillow fights and communal touching and feeling that goes on in the female billets, while wearing sexy underwear and bunny ears of course (the dream is still alive!):pac:

    Although i have "heard of" rampant examples of homosexual traits often demonstrated at night time in the male billets too! rumours of tea bagging, the brain, lets all hide in johnny's bed while naked, etc!!!:D

    Personally I don't have an issue with any males with homosexual leanings in the army, i don't know how they'd feel with some of the carry on that "supposedly" occurs after lights out though!!! They'd probably find us all too "camp" :rolleyes: to be interested in any of us!

    [WOW! I just used 4 smileys there!]


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,512 ✭✭✭BigDuffman


    Pleo wrote: »
    I feel this would be an interesting topic to explore.

    Ah manic your no fun :( let us see!

    If you plan on exploring your sexuality. You'd do best to make awkward sexual advances in a sweaty night club or try one of those dating sites.

    Whilst there are many gay people in the DF. Them being gay is entirely their business and makes no difference to there standing within the organization. In the modern DF they are under no obligation to explain themselves or where a big pink badge. Its not as if they are ginger!!

    However being on "camp" and questions from an NCO like "Do you fancy me?" could lead to awkward situations :P


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,688 Mod ✭✭✭✭Morpheus


    Ive been told that for PNCO's the correct answer is "Yes Corporal" is that correct?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭concussion


    Stay away from 4AD. That's all I'm saying.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭OS119


    concussion wrote: »
    Stay away from 4AD. That's all I'm saying.

    there's just no technique, no seduction and thrill.

    do you not have Mortar Platoons - or an Air Force obviously?


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,693 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Slightly off topic and directed at Manic (and members of the Irish DF) Are you aware of any gay guys in your unit, are there any people who have major issues with it (as in I'm not going into that field with him sir!)

    Manic I would say for your guys it's a bit different being in a very active warzone, I doubt they care if the guy covering their arse is gay/straight/or whatever aslong as he can soldier.


  • Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 21,504 Mod ✭✭✭✭Agent Smith


    To quote Chris Rock


    Gays in the military.
    Everybody says, ''Don't let them in.''
    lf they wanna fight, let them fight,
    'cause l ain't fighting.
    l wouldn't give a Fuckif l saw a Russian tank
    rolling down Flatbush Avenue.
    l ain't shooting nobody. So call me a Faggot



    When the war is over,
    l'll be the Faggot with two legs, thank you.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    is there a "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy?


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