Has anyone said the organisers of Manchester Gay Pride yet? How to turn a free event into
a charitable status cash cow with top salaries for the organisers but not so much going back into the community in three easy steps.

Did not think so.

This one goes out to you Shambo, hopefully it is QAF dull enough.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 8:46, 28 replies)

funnily enough, a mate of mine who still lives in the grim gay north was vaguely involved in the pride organisation
and allegedly one of the off-the-record policies of the council rep was to make it more hetero friendly.

Which seems to be missing the point so wildly that I can't actually get my head around it.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 8:52, closed)

If the desire is to be accepted then this makes more sense than
accusing all doubters of having a phobia.
( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Wed 9 Jul 2014, 9:05, closed)

'Guys, this year let's try to be accepted by being less gay'

( drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 9:20, closed)

It's deliberate 'misunderstanding' like this that exacerbates the problem
and indeed most problems.
( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Wed 9 Jul 2014, 9:25, closed)

the 'desire' is to be treated like human beings without having to hide or deny an important part of who you are
which strikes me as an entirely reasonable thing to expect

if somebody 'doubts' that other people deserve that common decency then they can fuck off to north Korea or Saudi Arabia
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 10:03, closed)

Still not an excuse to go out in public, wearing leather chaps, and letting your arse hang out.
Being lewd in public is vulgar, irrespective of sexual orientation.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 10:49, closed)

^fapfapfap

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 11:00, closed)

If I had my way, rowdy stag dos would go, too,
and then who would gay men have to sausage?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 11:12, closed)

Good point, well made.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 11:53, closed)

/ileftmytoysout

( Wet-chinned bag shanker Cannot parse Wogan, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 11:44, closed)

Sorry, I don't "get" what you're implying here
Could you elaborate, please?
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 18:51, closed)

I agree with the first part as it's what I believe as well.
However you're not going to send every doubter to those places. What with whole nations condemning homosexuality there wouldn't be enough room. There was a time in England when it took extreme protest to get heard but I believe that time has passed and the over explicit sexual type of protest will only alienate the "recently allied". Best chance we've got of "converting" the next tranche of people is to drop the aggression and try friendliness. After all how would you expect anyone to be friendly to you while at the same time you're calling them cunts? Peace brother.
( edjogs Collared doves are shit., Wed 9 Jul 2014, 17:33, closed)

I call all my best mates cunts.
Because they are.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 19:04, closed)

They would have to be

( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 20:38, closed)

It is a bit gay though

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 9:12, closed)

it's well gay innit

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 10:03, closed)

Maybe they'd read this.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 9:20, closed)

^ very much that.
Makes me nostalgic for the days when The Onion wasn't behind a pay wall, though.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 10:42, closed)

Oh yes, so much this.
I found out about that only recently and was gutted.

Edit: and even more nostalgic about the period where you didn't have to live in America to get 90% of the jokes on there.
( .Yeti. El amor en los tiempos del cólera, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 11:28, closed)

Heteros got cash, which is now the point of Manc Pride - cash cash and more cash.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 9:38, closed)

everybody loves that dual income no kids pink pound

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 10:03, closed)

Yes, the organisers know that the PP will spend their cash, no questions asked as to where that
cash actually went.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 10:20, closed)

everybody loves that 'dual income no kids'
Everybody loves that DINK?

Pffft!!!!

/is 8 years old.
(The Magic Number is neither magic nor a number, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 10:35, closed)

I do
The 'pink pound' is perfect as far as I am concerned. Some of my best and most respectful clients are gay and I wouldn't mind if every client I saw had such an orientation.
(gearanach #wankwankwank, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 15:20, closed)

Are you a rent boy?

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 16:45, closed)

As if gays are a real thing anyway.

( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Wed 9 Jul 2014, 14:33, closed)

I know, it's way up there with LOVELY!!!!!!!!!!!!

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Wed 9 Jul 2014, 14:42, closed)

Shush it you. I AM lovely. EVERYONE says so.
_{or else I bribe Amberl to beat them up}
( stuj (^(^;;^)^) GO TEAM SPIDERS!(^(^;;^)^), Wed 9 Jul 2014, 14:47, closed)