WorldPride festival in Jerusalem

[Clint]

New York Times

International gay leaders are planning a 10-day WorldPride festival and parade in Jerusalem in August, saying they want to make a statement about tolerance and diversity in the Holy City, home to three great religious traditions.

Now major leaders of the three faiths - Christianity, Judaism and Islam - are making a rare show of unity to try to stop the festival. They say the event would desecrate the city and convey the erroneous impression that homosexuality is acceptable...............

[Ted]

Personally I have no problem with homosexuality. And I know that that segment of our society has been pushed into a corner so many times. However, I'm not in favour of Pride Day parades.

Those of us who are heterosexual do not hold parades announcing our sexual orientation. In fact my sexual orientation is no one elses business by my own just as no one elses is anybodys business..

Shalom
Ted

[Clint]

Would there ever be a good reason to hold a pork growers convention in Jerusalem or Mecca? If someone proposed it you would know they wanted to offend the people who live there. I think this is the same thing.

[lime-sterman]

Originally Posted by Ted

Personally I have no problem with homosexuality. And I know that that segment of our society has been pushed into a corner so many times. However, I'm not in favour of Pride Day parades.

Those of us who are heterosexual do not hold parades announcing our sexual orientation. In fact my sexual orientation is no one elses business by my own just as no one elses is anybodys business..

Shalom
Ted

It just so happened a gay parade was on in the town where I live, I was shopping at the time, they were not only kissing and grinding each other but they were whipping each other as well!..........it would not have mattered to me if it was a heterosexual pride parade who were doing this, it was to over the top for me!..........I don't mind if they have club's or venue's where they can indulge all of this and more if that's what they want, but I don't want people grinding there butt in my face in leather trouser's with no seat in the back of there pant's!.........had to admit though I found it hysterically funny as well.

[abbey]

Originally Posted by lime-sterman

It just so happened a gay parade was on in the town where I live, I was shopping at the time, they were not only kissing and grinding each other but they were whipping each other as well!..........it would not have mattered to me if it was a heterosexual pride parade who were doing this, it was to over the top for me!..........I don't mind if they have club's or venue's where they can indulge all of this and more if that's what they want, but I don't want people grinding there butt in my face in leather trouser's with no seat in the back of there pant's!.........had to admit though I found it hysterically funny as well.

But is'nt that the idea? the guys dress like this just to draw attention to their cause, the majority of guys who are gay dont dress like this every day, that would be ludicrous!! i mean could you imagine going to a lawyer & seeing his arse hanging out of his chaps

[Sheryl]

I have no problems with the homosexual lifestyle. However I would have a problem with parades in public places containing lewd acts and clothing that doesn't leave much to the imagination.

As for there being a parade in Jerusalem, not a very good idea for the planners. Unless they are expecting some to become martyrs.

[lime-sterman]

Originally Posted by abbey

But is'nt that the idea? the guys dress like this just to draw attention to their cause, the majority of guys who are gay dont dress like this every day, that would be ludicrous!! i mean could you imagine going to a lawyer & seeing his arse hanging out of his chaps

Without a doubt Abbey! I was just voicing my personal view and experience at the time, but as for the gay parade in Jerusalem goes, let's see how far this tolerance is going to be stretched, somehow I think the guy's who already live there will be providing the firework's

[lady cop]

you should see what this is like!! i have attended a few times, it makes mardi gras look like a girl scout picnic! Official Fantasy Fest Website - Key West FloridaFREAKS, GEEKS AND GODDESSES DESCEND UPON KEY WEST FOR FANTASY FEST 2005!http://www.fantasyfest.net/

[koan]

I suppose I have mixed feelings about the idea. Heterosexuals don't need to have parades because they are not discriminated against for their sexual orientation. By parading in the Holy City it would be a big move as far as announcing their presence and challenging discrimination from those they deem to be at the heart of the problem. Just once, though, I would like to see them parade in jeans and t-shirts. If they want to be accepted as a normal part of culture then they should make the statement by appearing just as any other members of acceptable culture would appear. Some in business suits some in cargo pants...

Normal citizens don't go about licking each other in public either.

[Bullet]

OK, STOP THE DAMN TRUCK!! Where were all of these kind of posts on the threads I was just crusified on??? It's the same kind of response I was asking for, but nobody would speak up!! These are all the same things I was thinking, but I was too emotional to get it down in print. I think a man dresses in a pastel t-shirt, denim skorts, Mary Janes, panty hose and an ankle bracelet walking through the mall is putting it in my face. I don't want to have to explain it to my 8 year old son. I said a lot of the same things that I just read, and I was called a narrow minded gay basher by about 4 or 5 people. True my first post was a little, well really harsh. But I later retracted that and explained that I over re-acted due to the emotional part of it. I have gay associates. You want to be gay, go for it, but don't throw it in my face. If you want to be accepted as the norm, than quit putting on the circus. I try to avoid the times and places that this is going on, but I can't avoid the mall, or just walking down the street.

As for the straight people not doing that openly sexual thing, your wrong. Ever been to Mardi Gras? It's a straight circus. Actually, I think it's pretty much a straight/bi/gay/metro circus.