How Soon Is Now wrote: » I never said I was? Did I?
yesto24 wrote: » And what is worse? They are both going to hurt just as bad. Are gay bones more brittle than straight bones? Does gay skin cut more easily than straight skin? This is the problem of the idea of a hate crime, surely all crimes of kicking the **** of someone innocent is a hate crime?
trick wrote: » They REALLY don’t just apply to a certain amount of people. Every one is accepted. That’s the entire idea. Every person is invited & accepted. I am 34. I was in a hetero rel up until early 2016. I am in a rel with a girl since late 2016. I have faced anti homo **** since then. Not a lot I will admit. HOWEVER, it has happened. One afternoon we were crossing the Italian quarter bridge and a guy barked “DYKES” in our face. Please tell me of a time where you were persecuted about your sexual orientation
[Deleted User] wrote: » We already had that day back in the 1950's. Apply that logic next time and we won't have Christmas, Easter, St. Patrick's Day, etc.
How Soon Is Now wrote: » I hope I'm alive to see the day when we won't need ****ing parades or special days weeks or months to celebrate things that only apply to a certain amount of people yet everyone has to know and hear about it.
trick wrote: » I get where you are coming from. However, gay people are generally getting the **** kicked out of them because they are gay. A straight guy or a straight woman gets the **** kicker out of them for reasons GENERALLY unrelated to their sexual orientation
Conservatory wrote: » Straight lads get hidings as well. You know there’s all this stuff about violence against gays and violence about women but straight men getting hit never gets reported much. I’d say more gay men and women get beaten by their partners these days than get beaten by homophobes.
ItAintMeBabe wrote: » Well look I'll put it to you in a question, have you every been threatened or verbally abused for being heterosexual? If the answer is no, then that is your privilege.
Conservatory wrote: » Straight lads get hidings as well. You know there’s all this stuff about violence against gays
yesto24 wrote: » You do realise 10 years ago was 2008? Things were not that bad then. Even 20 years ago I don't think that would have happened.
yesto24 wrote: » Well it looks like you are going to have to. It not that I am demanding it, it's just that you raised it you are going to have to expand on it. It's up to you, I can't order or make you do anything.
Logo wrote: » Are you a Catholic Conservatory? I've met many claiming to be Catholic but very few are Christian. The most notorious homophobic attack from memory was Declan Flynn in 1982https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declan_Flynn
NeonCookies wrote: » A brick with a homophobic message attached thrown through the window of Panti bar just now. There are definitely still issues.https://mobile.twitter.com/PantiBliss/status/1012828435968905217?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
ItAintMeBabe wrote: » I really shouldn't have to explain that to you.
Conservatory wrote: » One of them is in Miami. The rest apart from one were probably just random attacks. There’s one about adoptin stuff where a couple adopted a baby and want to move here with him. It’s hardly martyr stuff. Issues affecting primary school teachers would probably be more interesting
yesto24 wrote: » And what privilege would that be?
ItAintMeBabe wrote: » How about you stop commenting on issues you clearly know nothing about and realize your privilege?
yesto24 wrote: » I don't agree. Stop trying to be a victim.
Conservatory wrote: » So what are the issues facing yong gay people today?
Logo wrote: » Just a few accounts of homophobic attacks from 2018 alone...https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/garda%C3%AD-investigate-suspected-homophobic-attack-in-portlaoise-1.3547328https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/teenager-charged-with-gbh-after-woman-attacked-with-drill-1.3485765https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/07/homophobic-drill-attack-woman-with-hole-skull-county-tyronehttps://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/let-down-by-the-country-we-love-dearly-gay-irish-couple-speak-of-struggles-to-get-passport-for-son-37056785.htmlhttps://www.independent.ie/world-news/north-america/gay-couple-brutally-attacked-after-miami-beach-pride-36797450.html
AllForIt wrote: » Watch the news report to which the OP refers. It's available on RTE iPlayer. You'll get to see what a gay bar looks like into the bargain not that is in any way relevant especially according to the OP. Although I'd issue a health warning - if you have an aversion to rainbow flags which I suspect you might - look away now. They have been known to cause epileptic fits in some folk.