Gay Pride

Anticipated demand in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the government is reported to have anticipated demand for same-sex civil partnerships as being around 11,000 to 22,000 by 2010. However, this appears to have been an underestimate; as of December 2006 some 15,657 such partnerships had been registered in around 9 months.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_sex_marriage

I would say this is more than just an underestimate but a shows a lack of knowledge by those who compile these kind of reports and statistics.

These are the same people who tell the government the current trends, highs and lows in gay and lesbian lifestyles. They warn the government when "those" people are getting feisty.

They are quite obviously misinformed! So how do we correct it?

following on from landers post about gay being used as an abusive word I just saw this and thought I would post it this one here

"Sticks and stones may break my bones,
But whips and chains excite me!

Of all the things to call something why is it that when some people see something they don't like they say it's gay?

This is not a practice reserved for children in a playground who know no better, this insult is used by adults. But why?

It's not just the label of gay that gets thrown around though. Many a time you hear someone say "you big girl" so what have girls ever done that means their gender should be used as an insult? I'll admit to actually using that one myself, even about myself at times, when I've said things such as "crying like a big girl." Find any man trying to be open and honest (or trying to get laid) and they'll tell you that it's okay to cry so why when people do is it said to be crying like a girl? Why not crying like a man?

Does it all spawn from a new language we're developing from youth to try and talk about forbidden things in front of "grown ups". When did things become so twisted that it's good to be shit?

I don't think I've ever been offended by any slang term for homosexual and can remember hearing someone say "man you're so gay" and expecting me to be insulted by them pointing out the obvious. I laughed and walked away calling the guy a twat and even now I wonder why it's insulting to call someone something often used to describe female genitalia. By using that term am I saying it's insulting to be a woman? Who knows? - I don't!

I care little about titles and labels and find them boring and tedious even if I label myself and those around me, but sometimes I just find language so confusing.

But what do think? Am I talking shit? Does that mean what I'm saying is good or should I really be saying it's bad?

Schtuff about schtuff...

Feel free to join! You don't have to be gay!