Pride
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Nero
Re: Tired
That’s what it’s about. People being themselves. I wish I’d been there.
TheDecameron
Unicorns fart glitter.
Do you have some Serengeti predation videos you could link to?
TheDecameron
Unicorns fart glitter.
Well Nero, that begs the question- if you could be yourself what would that look like?
Would I get a fright?
Are you drunk?
Have you been keeping up with various health updates from WHO et al about monkey pox?
Is your post REALLY serious?
Maybe you should try to find and listen to some of the broadcast interviews with UK (mostly London-based) monkey pox patients?
Maybe you are one of the totally uncaring irresponsible?
paulfromcamden
Baffled
Vinny - this weekend is the 50th anniversary of Pride. A time to celebrate some very hard won freedoms. It's a hugely significant event for many people, including I would imagine a number of PFMers.
Not to downplay your concerns but can I politely suggest this isn't the right thread.
Finnegan
I like a bit of a cavort
Watched the ‘50 Years of Pride’ doc on Ch4 last night. Entertaining. Inspiring. Moving. We’ve come such a long way in one sense, and gone backwards in many others. Great to see the doc concentrating on the militant aspect, Stonewall etc, and pushing back against the increasing corporatisation and Gaywashing of Pride.
Nero
Re: Tired
Scares the shit out of me anywayWell Nero, that begs the question- if you could be yourself what would that look like?
Would I get a fright?
Tony L
Administrator
Whilst we are in the general area of Pride here is a Stonewall petition to ban the barbaric practice of ‘conversion therapy’. The Tory government went some way on this but still left trans folk open to this pseudoscientific brutality. They need protection.
Finnegan
I like a bit of a cavort
Caught this a couple of weeks ago. Very good drama exposing the brutality of the practice.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0015ynk/the-miseducation-of-cameron-post
mentalp
pfm Member
was down Piccadilly for a couple of hours on Saturday whilst the parade went past - lovely atmosphere
Pride London by Pete, on Flickr
Pride London by Pete, on Flickr
Tony L
Administrator
I watched this last night. A superb doc featuring so much history, so many familiar faces (Tom Robinson, Holly Johnson etc). Really worth watching.
PS Another different Stonewall petition pertaining to trans rights. This is the current front-line in the civil rights movement IMHO. A very real and brutal persecution of a hugely vulnerable minority.
paulfromcamden
Baffled
Agree 100%. The good news is that most people are nice and in my experience honestly couldn't care less how people identify. A young work colleague announced recently that they would henceforth be 'he' not 'she'. Apart from IT messing up the name change no one batted an eyelid - absolute acceptance.