Wearing my with pride at Pride

**kc8ufv** · 9th August 11, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by 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

Well, there is always this tartan: http://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tar...s.aspx?ref=235

But, I like the non-tartan options. Here's a couple ideas, depending on what your preferences are. I'll start with the legend:

But there's also my 2nd X-Kilt:

**Schiehallion** · 9th August 11, 04:55 AM

I am always kilted at Pride Parades. This year I shall be at Manchester Pride over the August Bank Holiday . I have been in the London, Brighton, Manchester, Edinburgh and Rome Prides and worn my kilt with pride. I hope you saw a group of Gay Gordons the LGBT Scottish Country Dance group at Belfast Pride this year??
Yes it is your friend who has the problem and isn't it good that you have all this support from both Gay and Straight XMTS guys and gals.
Thanks for showing your support. I applaud you all.

**spglenn** · 9th August 11, 05:15 AM

Yeah I saw the Gay Gordons at Belfast

**OC Richard** · 16th August 11, 05:36 AM

Originally Posted by spglenn

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.

To me, his comment is ridiculous and senseless, and unworthy of any sort of response.

You look great in a kilt. Wear it often!

**Clifford.Carlton** · 31st December 11, 12:02 PM

You should be able to wear your kilt wherever and whenever you want to. I wore one of my kilts to the pride awareness parade, the breast cancer awareness walk and the aids walk earlier this year in Portland Oregon. I wore them dressed down with just a t-shirt and tennis shoes. I got lots of comments and hoots and hollers. It was great.

**Brett** · 31st December 11, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by Chas

So according to your friend's logic, because 95% of the people at Pride were wearing trousers, therefore -

Trousers = Gay

Wear your kilt where you want, he's the one with the problem.

Regards

Chas

this is essentiall what it comes down to........ your friend appears to suffer a stunningly poor sense of logic.

**guardsman** · 31st December 11, 04:09 PM

Well now , a Kilt is a very manly attire, so I hope you looked the part . You may be different in orientation, but you can still be Masculine . Why is it Gay men have more balls than , excuse my pc, normal Guys heh, LOL

**Alan H** · 31st December 11, 10:20 PM

There's a guy at my University who won't wear his kilt because ...

1. his wife told him that she saw a series of pictures somewhere and there were a bunch of gay men in it and they were wearing kilts

and

2. she doesn't want people thinking he is gay because he's wearing a kilt.

As a complete and total aside, both of them wear Buddhist (Taoist? -not spot-on positive about this) Prayer Robes in public. Prayer robes are fine, but a Black Watch kilt is not?

I figure, having "balls" is what you kind of need, to wear a kilt. My friend seems to be lacking them, in this regard, as much as he is a nice enough guy. You obviously have them, just fine.

Carry on.

**English Bloke** · 1st January 12, 07:05 AM

Wear whatever you like, whenever you like. They are his blinkers not yours. (Personally I'm ever so intolerant towards the intolerant.)

Originally Posted by Schiehallion

This year I shall be at Manchester Pride over the August Bank Holiday.

Manchester Pride is 17-27 Aug (Just googled it) and I'm on-shift for all of that, otherwise I would have loved to come down with my wife for another meet-up. Kilted of course. I really did enjoy meeting you at Harpenden and would love to see your group.

As an aside, I think pride is a great thing and I echo the sentiments of others with regard to freedoms for ALL.

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

I can only say that I appreciate the efforts of the LGBT movement very much... ... 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. ...

Hear hear!! Well said.

Isn't this picture ACE!!

**Nighthawk** · 3rd January 12, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by OC Richard

To me, his comment is ridiculous and senseless, and unworthy of any sort of response.

You look great in a kilt. Wear it often!

You ever hear of a kid named Mathew Shepherd? He was a gay college student who was beaten to death for his sexual orientation in Wyoming. So there is some sense to it, and I can see his point of view. He's afraid of the prejudice, which in the modern climate where there is a great deal of homophobia, is a legitimate fear. I agree with everything that's been said here. I'm a pagan minister, and my wedding coordinator friend has actually put in our promo material that we cater to the bi/gay/lesbian/transgendered community. I personally am fully in favor of equal rights for everyone, and in that spirit have participated in the Colorado pride parades. But as I said, I can agree with everything that's been said in this thread. I can see where your friend is coming from. There is an irritating misconception that the wearing of the kilt is the same as a desire to cross dress, and I can see where your friend would have the idea that seeing a kilt in a Pride parade would reinforce that misconception. That honestly is the reason that Pride events are the occasions where I am not kilted. I see no sense in validating incorrect stereotypes. Am I right in feeling this way? I don't know. Am I trying to sway you one or the other? Not at all. I'm just trying to give food for thought.