Wearing my with pride at Pride

[Mirthlesstroll]

Great pic, and great cause. It's your pal that has the problem.

[cdarwin]

Ok here is one of the pics by others of me in it.

[sydnie7]

Heaven knows how an elephant wears socks. [snip]

Perhaps this pair?



Back OT, I especially like the observation about trousers and orientation.

You wear it well and that's all that matters.

[McFarkus]

Your "friend" apparently has a problem. Perhaps he is concerned that some may think he is wearing a skirt. Perhaps he should stick to trousers.

[spglenn]

Now if I really wanted to get thrawn about it I could get one made up out of this for next year's pride season


http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails.aspx?ref=3445

[CDNSushi]

I got a comment from a straight English friend that I shouldn't be wearing the kilt at pride as it would make people associate it with gay men.

Perhaps it would be useful to remind your straight friend that people, regardless of their orientation are going to wear what they're going to wear, and trying to convince them not to, especially due to one's own sensitivities is likely going to have the opposite effect than intended.

Conversely, I'm not about to stop wearing my black, leather pants just because someone MIGHT think I'm gay. If they think I'm something I'm not, that's THEIR problem and no one else's.

Telling someone to abstain from wearing a kilt at a pride parade because people might start associating it with only a gay man's article of clothing is about as ridiculous as someone telling their little girl that she shouldn't draw rainbows because people might think she's a lesbian. It's about that silly.

As a straight, married man, I can only say that I appreciate the efforts of the LGBT movement very much. It has had a profound, positive effect on many straight people -- where even we can reap the benefits. It has helped bring about a new sexual revolution, not unlike the women's liberation movement of the 1970s and 80s that gave people the freedom to explore sexuality much more freely, while reminding the morality police that gay or straight, what happened in other peoples' bedrooms was none of their business! The LGBT movement helps teach tolerance and what it really means to say that you stand for equality and freedom for ALL people, and not just a privileged few who fall in between certain lines of acceptance. (I won't say any more as I don't want to get political).

[BroosterB1]

I'm confused...which guy is gay? My Gaydar can't tell just by looking.

By your friend's logic p**s are off the table as well, cause two of these guys are wearing p**ts.

Oh, they are all gay? Who cares?

[Bugbear]

I'm confused...which guy is gay? My Gaydar can't tell just by looking.

By your friend's logic p**s are off the table as well, cause two of these guys are wearing p**ts.

Oh, they are all gay? Who cares?

Um... That's actually gay stealth technology.

[Bugbear]

Perhaps it would be useful to remind your straight friend that people, regardless of their orientation are going to wear what they're going to wear, and trying to convince them not to, especially due to one's own sensitivities is likely going to have the opposite effect than intended.

Conversely, I'm not about to stop wearing my black, leather pants just because someone MIGHT think I'm gay. If they think I'm something I'm not, that's THEIR problem and no one else's.

Telling someone to abstain from wearing a kilt at a pride parade because people might start associating it with only a gay man's article of clothing is about as ridiculous as someone telling their little girl that she shouldn't draw rainbows because people might think she's a lesbian. It's about that silly.

As a straight, married man, I can only say that I appreciate the efforts of the LGBT movement very much. It has had a profound, positive effect on many straight people -- where even we can reap the benefits. It has helped bring about a new sexual revolution, not unlike the women's liberation movement of the 1970s and 80s that gave people the freedom to explore sexuality much more freely, while reminding the morality police that gay or straight, what happened in other peoples' bedrooms was none of their business! The LGBT movement helps teach tolerance and what it really means to say that you stand for equality and freedom for ALL people, and not just a privileged few who fall in between certain lines of acceptance. (I won't say any more as I don't want to get political).

Thank you, CDNSushi, your post means a lot.

[spglenn]

Actually the picture that the comment was made about was this one.



So I'd best avoid straight friends wearing a Pride Flag like a sarong lol.