International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Lord Smythe · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 11:57 am

The rainbow flag is flying high above Durham County Hall today!

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 12:04 pm

Funny thing is, all the homosexuals I used to know (and you can imagine there are a lot of them in France) didn't give a toss about homophobes. They were more antipathetic to straight members of the opposite sex than to the no-thank-you members of their own. Gays and lesbians on the other hand got on like a house on fire.

I'm no anthropologist, mind. What do I know.

Salty · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 12:54 pm

as you know I'm quite open-minded/liberal whatever

theres this homosexual chap in the Leg Iron who often does this flirty thing with me, I view him as harmless so allow him to indulge himself.

last night after Boro got beat, I wound them up by playing the only way is up / down down deeper and down etc on the jukey....one of the lads coated me in beer to get me back another one told the homosexual chap that i wanted a kiss!!

well, he approached me with his usual shite banter and then tried to kiss me!
I pushed him off as you would do, but then he tried again...
I swear to God I was *this* close to flattening him!!

It was horible, slobbery,bald queen........
you can stick yer gayness where the sun don't shine for me!

yloop · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 1:03 pm

I don't get the term "homophobia"

I'm not scared of them, just don't want to be inside them or vice versa

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 1:25 pm

Phobia's yet another hi-jacked word (word fragment, rather) I'm afraid
Watch this doesn't turn into a good vs lousy English thread!

Compo · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 1:31 pm

I am not homophobic, I am not scared of my house

grabec · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 1:35 pm

I partially disconcur that 'phobia' has been hi-jacked. How often is hate actually based on fear?

Come to think of it, fear is possibly why (if it's true) gay men 'hate' straight women. (And also, incidentally, why so many straight men also secretly hate women, even while spending a lifetime an hot pursuit of females.....)

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 1:44 pm

Well grabes, when you put two partially-hijacked word fragments together, as in the case of homophobia, that do be as good as a full'n isn't it?

grabec · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 1:50 pm

What has that got to do with it? :evil:

Lord Smythe · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 1:56 pm

By the way, does anyone know what the colours of the rainbow
flag stand for?

grabec · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 1:57 pm

I've never even heard of the rainbow flag, old fruit. :uhoh:

Describe it.

Lord Smythe · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 2:01 pm

Just wait a second till I have a look at it fluttering above County Hall....

Horizontal stripes.... red, orange, yellow, green, blue and lilac

grabec · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 2:03 pm

Lord Smythe wrote:

Just wait a second till I have a look at it fluttering above County Hall....

Horizontal stripes.... red, orange, yellow, green, blue and lilac

Right, well...obviously it's colours stand for the colours in a rainbow, then :coool:

Lord Smythe · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 2:37 pm

I've just been informed by someone who is due to attend The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Conference taking place later this afternoon that the colours stand for......

red - light;
orange - healing;
yellow - sun;
green - calmness;
blue - art;
lilac - the spirit

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22670

Re: The rainbow flag: It simply represents the colours of their ringpiece after a night out.

WestParkPoolie · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 3:19 pm

Lord Smythe wrote:

I've just been informed by someone who is due to attend The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia Conference taking place later this afternoon that the colours stand for......

red - light;
orange - healing;
yellow - sun;
green - calmness;
blue - art;
lilac - the spirit

What have those colours and their meanings have to do with homosexuality & being transgender? Are they suggesting that those attributes are symbolic of them?

I thought the idea of the rainbow was that it represents all shades/kinds of people...

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 3:24 pm

You're right, West.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

Are you homosexual PoK?

Compo · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 3:46 pm

Yubep wrote:

Are you homosexual PoK?

Course he isnt he knows when Dita von Teese is on the tv, give him a break, he uses the tv guide like i did when I was 16 for the weekly five finger job, eurotrash and beat the clock on the tv x 10 minute preview

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

i could get 2 in during that 10 minute freeview.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 4:46 pm

How come there's no brown on the flag?

Poolie of Kent · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 4:54 pm

It's supposed to be the colours of the rainbow.

When have you ever seen brown in a rainbow?

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Mr I wrote:

Re: The rainbow flag: It simply represents the colours of their ringpiece after a night out.

I nearly spat my tea out then :laugh:

Cornelius Atweasle · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 8:58 pm

Salty wrote:

as you know I'm quite open-minded/liberal whatever

theres this homosexual chap in the Leg Iron who often does this flirty thing with me, I view him as harmless so allow him to indulge himself.

last night after Boro got beat, I wound them up by playing the only way is up / down down deeper and down etc on the jukey....one of the lads coated me in beer to get me back another one told the homosexual chap that i wanted a kiss!!

well, he approached me with his usual shite banter and then tried to kiss me!
I pushed him off as you would do, but then he tried again...
I swear to God I was *this* close to flattening him!!

It was horible, slobbery,bald queen........
you can stick yer gayness where the sun don't shine for me!

You shouldn't have been teasing him with your boyish pop star looks and those dark locks which flow in the wind like a stallion's mane.
:uhoh:

Cornelius Atweasle · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 9:02 pm

Were there any shirt-lifters on Rainbow? Bungle, yes. But I always thought Jane from Rod, Jane and Freddy would pull a train.

Tax Paying Poolie · **Joined:** Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:18 am **Posts:** 9053

The Lightning Tree wrote:

Mr I wrote:

Re: The rainbow flag: It simply represents the colours of their ringpiece after a night out.

I nearly spat my tea out then :laugh:

I also laughed out loud at that one!! rolfl

Salty · **Posted:** Wed May 13, 2009 12:54 pm

Cornelius Atweasle wrote:

Salty wrote:

as you know I'm quite open-minded/liberal whatever

theres this homosexual chap in the Leg Iron who often does this flirty thing with me, I view him as harmless so allow him to indulge himself.

last night after Boro got beat, I wound them up by playing the only way is up / down down deeper and down etc on the jukey....one of the lads coated me in beer to get me back another one told the homosexual chap that i wanted a kiss!!

well, he approached me with his usual shite banter and then tried to kiss me!
I pushed him off as you would do, but then he tried again...
I swear to God I was *this* close to flattening him!!

It was horible, slobbery,bald queen........
you can stick yer gayness where the sun don't shine for me!

You shouldn't have been teasing him with your boyish pop star looks and those dark locks which flow in the wind like a stallion's mane.
:uhoh:

is that you Brian??!

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Wed May 13, 2009 1:00 pm

There is a gay queen on this board and if you give POK a kiss he will tell you who he is.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed May 13, 2009 5:53 pm

when I got off the bus at Newport the other week to catch the train to Swansea, a lad ran towards me....I was a bit concerned until he ran past me and stuck the lips on his boyfriend who got off the bus just after me :laugh:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed May 13, 2009 10:33 pm

Concerned????

You told me you were gutted!!!! confised

parmopooly · **Posted:** Wed May 13, 2009 11:31 pm

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Wed May 13, 2009 11:37 pm

Poolie of Kent wrote:

It's supposed to be the colours of the rainbow.

When have you ever seen brown in a rainbow?

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