Why do you care?

Here's a simple idea: if it bothers you, don't read it.

But why on earth is a level of bisexuality needed in the first place. Bisexual is bisexual :laugh:

Just another way to add newer labels or something, I assume.

Good argument. I’ll take this advice into my future endeavours thanks for the insight

I'm happy to acknowledge whatever reason anybody gives for being visibly agitated over an lgbt thread, I just think they should probably be aware how it comes across without their excuses.

regarding your last point, internalized homophobia is a real thing. Gay people can be homophobic too.

Good.

It's so odd how people care about the most harmless things. So what if people want to label themselves, it's got nothing to do with anybody else

I don’t have internalised homophobia for identifying this label system will be the fatal flaw of this community

Yes they can. Do you think Amanda is homophobic? or Wayne? Or is it more likely that they just could not be arsed with Shanes soapboxing and take people as they find them rather than judging them for stuff they have not actually seen?

I mean, I like Shane and all, but his tirade was ****ing tedious and honestly, quite manipulative and transparent

Do you think gay people who that think Shane was wrong to behave that way really have internalized homophobia? Or is another reason much more likely?

It’s not harmless it’s ostracising everyone in the lgbt community and setting you back

Newer labels haha, it was created in 1948! There is still only one label for all of those middle numbers.. I guess he just thought a 7-point scale was more useful than a 3-point scale when he designed the study (and it is, the middle numbers all get used)

I don't think they are homophobic but they are ignorant. Especially considering if Ann had her way, Amanda wouldn't even be able to enter a civil partnership (since Ann voted against that too).

Oh dear :hehe: Theres me told

I think I would probably be a 2 on that scale, anyway.

You're kind of along the right lines. I don't like labels, I'd prefer not to label my sexuality, I don't really think it can be labelled and I find the categorising of sexual preferences a bit of a flawed and restrictive box-ticking exercise from the outset anyway. But rather than get into a debate about that with someone, be That Guy who's like ~I don't like labels~ or try and explain the complexities of my own sexual orientation (for want of a better phrase) which no one else other than me cares about, I would tend to opt for 'I identity as bi(curious)'. It's the easiest way of narrowing it down in layman's terms.

Do they have to be ignorant, or could they maybe just take people as they find them. I expect they would pull her up if she actually said or did anything homophobic in the house. Do you have no friends with differing opinions?

God, if I disowned every friend I had that had an opinion I disagreed with, I would be a complete loner :laugh:

Ah right, yes that does make sense I guess. Thanks Jack. You always make so much sense on these topics :p

I am not friends with anybody that thinks I shouldn't have the right to marry my partner, so no. Thinking a certain group of people should not have equal rights is not the same as a differing opinion.

Welcome to 2018! Everyone is so used to getting participation medals and feeling special for nothing that we’ve stumbled upon a generation of entitled people that refuse to acknowledge the side they don’t agree with

It’s awesome

Is that since Stephen Fry came out and joined the club?

:laugh:

It can be.

I have quite close friends who (for example) agree with the horrendous ATOS medicals and regularly go on about how many people claiming disability benefits are fakers and such. They moan on about working disabled people being able to claim PIP. Many many awful opinions on the topic. I am disabled and rely on those payments, both when I was able to work and now, when I am not. Occasionally it causes a bit of an argument, if they bring up that **** in my presence. But I still do get on with them, those opinions aside.

My cousin is gay and he is friends with a fair few people who disagree with same sex marriage, and same sex adoption also. Again, this causes arguments at times but he does not stop speaking with them over it.

I guess it just comes down to what kind of person you are and if you can overlook unsavoury views tbh. I wouldn't say my cousin was ignorant. You clearly would. I would say he is just..able to see past peoples views and still get on with them :shrug:

...Yes?

I don't need a defence. Haven't done a thing wrong.

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Oh sorry, I missed the point of your response, what was that supposed to be if not a defence?

It was a query as to why you think it's acceptable to dismiss some gay people because they don't live in the hate filled world you do, that's all.

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I have no idea what you're going on about anymore. Are you tired?

Yays...I can join the club, at last.:joker: