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          3. Cishet Scum

            Summon the SJWs!

            One is not enough; I guess you could say one Sharrow does not make a summit…. of keyboard warriors

          1. Prop Joe

            Hey woah bro, that was not aimed at you.
            You’re like an ice cream sundae compared to the who it was aimed at.

  4. Mikeyfex

    You again. Are you going to buy something this time or are you ‘just curious’?

    I guess you could say I’m “buy-curious”.

      1. Stephanenny

        But from the theoretically infinite distance of the Internet I’m utterly repulsed by Anne. I shudder to think what you’re like up close.

        1. Anne

          Utterly repulsed?
          You need to be around people who disagree with you more. It’ll do you the world of good.

      1. Anne

        Excuse me?
        Why did you comment here? Haven’t you got cars to be checking special needs stickers for?

        Jesus, excuse me for saying those spaces always seem to be free.. Soooorreeeee.

    2. Dόn Pídgéόní

      In fairness, its a great idea since bi people tend to have poorer mental health outcomes than straight or gay/lesbian people. It’s no skin off your nose.

      2. Anomanomanom

        Where’s the evidence for that. And just get things straight my comments are not directed at or about the people who are bi gay or whatever, it’s about nonsense days and parades. Honestly most people don’t give a fupp what you are. There is nothing to be proud of for being gay or bi. Same as I’m not proud I’m straight I just am what am. I don’t need a flipping parade for it.

        1. Dόn Pídgéόní

          Ah come on. You know there is a difference in growing up straight versus anything else. So what if some people have a parade, a few drinks and a hashtag about being bi?

          Some people don’t see sexuality as a problem, others have a big problem with anything that isn’t straight. Bisexuals tend to get abuse for being “greedy” and other nonsense from both gay people and straight people. This stigma has real effects on real life people. And anything that might reduce that stigma in anyway is only ever a good thing as far as i’m concerned.

          Here’s one study, I’m sure there are more http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11983639

          1. Anomanomanom

            Ok, in fairness iv used the “greedy” line myself loads of times, jokingly not mockingly, but I do take on board your point. But from adulthood I genuinely believe most people don’t care what your preference is, of course you’ll always get bottom holes but that’s life.

          2. Dόn Pídgéόní

            Even jokes like greedy can be pretty hurtful to people who feel stigmatised against and have previous issues from family and friends.

            The motto should be life can be tough, so don’t be a bottom hole :) though I also like the one which is something like everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about so be kind. It’s very true.

            #onelove #hippyout

    4. Totoro

      Bisexuals tend to be erased from the LGBT community, despite having our lovely letter right there in the middle. We also face discrimination from both the straight and gay community, so it is unfortunately neccessary to have a bi visibility day, just so we can show that we exist.

      1. fluffybiscuits

        I label myself gay for convenience but I do not really care less about the label, more so that I know I have rights, they can be enforced and I dont have to have my needs pandered to as I am secure in the knowledge I am free to do what I want…

        1. scottser

          i judge people on their biscuit preference, and frankly fluffy i’m disappointed by your allegiance to the pseudo-irish nonsense that is the mikado. if you must be a champion for the underdog and oppressed, with a hint of innuendo, then surely you should pick ginger nuts?

  13. Hetrosexual Frilly Keane

    I’m bi’ side meself here today
    Wi’ all this preference prefix bollocology

    Are they all that desperate for the attention or wha’

    1. Anomanomanom

      That’s my point, parades are not needed. You are what you are and there is no problem. The parades just because you want celebrate yourself seems pointless.

        2. Anomanomanom

          Yes iv indisputable evidence. It’s simple to prove, look at your self in the mirror. If you see yourself than you are who you are and there’s no panic if you see nothing…….Then it’s a case of vampire.

      2. MoyestWithExcitement

        Why does a parade have to be “needed”? Why are you so offended by a group of people having a parade?

  15. ahjayzis

    Jammy hoors.

    You’re both straight AND gay, you have the best of both worlds, quit pretending it’s a slog, you’re the luckiest feckers in the world ;o)

    1. Stephanenny

      That’s really not funny.

      Just consider the following

      1) you’re not the first person
      2) Even if you said in jest most people who have heard it haven’t heard it from people joking
      3)Saying something in jest isn’t always funny
      4)This shit right here is exactly why we need bi visibility. When you’re with someone of the same sex you’re seen as gay. When you’re with someone of the opposite sex you’re seen as straight. End every time someone sees you change between the two you get asked to clarify your sexuality and someone makes that joke.

      At least if you’re gay you usually only have to come out the once. It’s very fupping tedious, very fupping embarrassing and not very fupping funny so you’ll forgive the sense of humour failure.

          1. Anne

            1) Someone put her in charge of the internets today.. and humour is not allowed.

            2) I forget

            3) It’s coming to me.. hang on. She’s a bit of a wagon.

        2. Stephanenny

          How about you get over yourself? Further down someone is saying I’ve declared myself in charge of the internetz but this thread is absolutely riddled with people telling me how to feel about my life experience and that’s absolutely fine apparently.

      2. ahjayzis

        Gay people have to come out every time they meet a new person / start a new job / book a hotel room in fairness. I too thought it’d be over at 18, but it’s never bleedin’ ending.

        Being anything beyond the norm isn’t fun all the time, but I really don’t buy the separatism – the increasing ease of being bisexual comes from the increasing acceptability of being homosexual with the added plus that if you date 50/50 men and women, it’s 50% handier.

        But I do get that you have a public perception thing to tackle that’s distinct, I do think the whole “lucky hoors” trope is mostly humour, but I’ve talked with my friends and a lot of us are very hesitant to date bi people, because the default prejudice is they’ll jump ship for the wife/husband and 2.5 kids as soon as that bell tolls. That’s a hangover from a crap past though possibly.

          1. ahjayzis

            When you roll up at front desk and some squinting crone asks if you meant twin instead of double. *eye roll*

            It’s grand though, I just fleece the place as recompense.

          2. Anomanomanom

            Ah sure, I swear to god this is true, my mate and I went to New York booked a twin room. On check in we got asked a few questions and had a chat to the girl. She up graded us to a suite but said it only had king bed, being delighted with getting a suite we thought nothing and shared the bed. Only from your comment I’m realising she thought we we’re gay.

  17. Brian S

    Is there to be a vote after the parade on whether to add another letter onto the lgbt label? You know, for people who aren’t getting enough attention now that being trans-gender/sexual is old news?

    1. Constance

      Still waiting on the F to be added for being gender fluid. After that A for asexual, B’s already there, then C for confused, D for drag, E for effort.

      Should be close to halfway through the alphabet then.

      1. Anomanomanom

        Gender fluid is not a thing. I’m sorry but if any one wants to be both sex it’s a mental problem. Being the wrong sex in the wrong body is a real issue, being fluid is a mental illness which is not natural.

        1. MoyestWithExcitement

          Was there a vote on what letters to put in the acronym to begin with? Oh there wasn’t? What the hell are you talking about then? Is it because you’re one of those attention seeking whinge bags who thinks everything is about them? It is, isn’t it.

          3. Anomanomanom

            Hold on. If your the wrong sex in the wrong body fine. But it is certainly not natural to want to be both sex. I’m sorry if the words i use come across in a bigoted way but in no way is it not a very very strange to want to be both.

        3. ahjayzis

          Bollox.

          A state of being that doesn’t hurt you in any way isn’t an illness. In what way is a gender fluid person suffering from anything that isn’t *societal*?

          Straight from the pages of anti-gay pseudo-medical hate speech circa 1950.

    2. Medium Sized C

      It’s been LGBTQ for ages.

      Bear this in mind next time you decide to go off on one: Gay people, Trans people, Bi people and any other gender or sexual minority type people, campaigning for recognition or be treated a bit better, does not harm you a bit.

      You are going out of your way to belittle them.
      That makes you, at least a little bit, worse a person than you could be.

      2. Brian S

        I’m aware it’s been lqbtq for a while, but I won’t use the q as its utter nonsense. Being “queer” is not a thing. Any article I’ve ever read including one recently by someone who identified as “queer” was basically written by someone who wasn’t happy with the rights gay or bi people had, and was basically making a load of noise just to get some attention and some how be re recognised as something different to gay or straight or bi.

        There’s no such thing as being “queer” just as “gender fluid” is a load of nonsense from people wanting more attention.

        1. Dόn Pídgéόní

          It can also be questioning.

          But I didn’t realise people needed to run things by you first. I’ll let my LGBT buddies know and tell the Q’s to wait until you’ve given your approval.

        2. Medium Sized C

          You are not making yourself look better.

          People who identify as queer are doing you no harm.
          And unless you have read articles by the majority of people who identify as queer, you are really just being nasty.

          1. Brian S

            Where am I being nasty?! Can we all just go around making up nonsense labels for ourselves then create a load of noise when people say you’re being an attention seeking idiot?!

            Is there going to be a referendum on “queer” marriage because people can’t just be happy that they now have equal marriage rights?

          2. Brian S

            As a side, no where in any of the articles written by “queer” people I read did they actually say what being “queer” was.

          4. Brian S

            Being attracted to members of the same sex is being gay. The G in lgbt stands for gay. So explain to me. What is being “queer”? You won’t be able to answer because it’s nonsense from attention seeking fools.

          7. Medium Sized C

            “There’s no such thing as being “queer” just as “gender fluid” is a load of nonsense from people wanting more attention.”

            That bit is where you are being nasty.
            You don’t get to dictate what identity people are allowed to have.
            We sort of went through all this numerous times over the last, oh, few thousand years.

          8. Brian S

            It’s not being nasty. It’s calling out the ridiculous shite people are spouting that makes no sense. I’m allowed to take people up on their beliefs and ask them to explain them. Unless the pc brigade ride in and claim I’m not because it’s about an lgbtqgf issue so it’s out of bounds

          9. Don Pidgeoni

            Even worse than being a knob is being a knob who can’t be bothered to Google something to better understand the world.

      3. ahjayzis

        Personally I try to write it GLBT since there are both gay men and gay women and then gay women who prefer the word lesbian…

  18. MoyestWithExcitement

    “Can we all just go around making up nonsense labels”

    Yes

    “when people say you’re being an attention seeking idiot?!”

    Says the guy who takes to the internet to tell total strangers that he’s offended by other total strangers giving themselves a name. Also, *that* is where you’re being nasty.

    “Is there going to be a referendum on “queer” marriage because people can’t just be happy that they now have equal marriage rights?”

    Huh?

    1. Brian S

      I’m not offended by anyone of a different sexual persuasion. What I find ridiculous and something that shouldn’t be challenged is people making up utter bollox just to be different. If you’re gay you are gay, not “queer”

      1. neil

        Queer doesn’t refer to one orientation, and is not distinct from gay, bi, trans, etc.
        It’s an umbrella term for all sexual/gender minorities.

          1. neil

            How about the Oxford English Dictionary:
            “In some academic contexts it is the preferred adjective in the study of issues relating to homosexuality; it is also sometimes used of sexual lifestyles that do not conform to conventional heterosexual behaviour, such as bisexuality or transgenderism.”

  19. Peter Dempsey

    So you have got Sharrow taking offence. She’s a geek gamer feminist pagan though. Who is very proud of her abortion. And then there’s Stephanenny who is an outrage junkie. And Aoife GammaRage who is one of those angry young women who writes about tea cosies. Cold creatures all.

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