[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Erm obviously. So many of my mates do not go anymore as they see it as just another cash making excercise rather than anything else. Any of this 'rainbow this, rainbow that' is just about cash rather than acceptance tbh. Also does not help matters when half the attendees at pride these days seem to be straight blokes in bondage gear..because of course sexuality is all about parading ones fetishies in the street. That absolutely will not get people to draw false equivalance will it.seeing that day/week/whatever for gay people to be themselves results in a bunch of blokes running about in leather underwear/naked. Gay pride = public fetish. Erm, nope, and this winds friends up so so much. Have witnessed arguments turning into actual fights regarding this..when someone comes out with the inevitable 'not all men go there to parade their fetishes and seek attention'. Ugh. 'Not all X' is just such a pathetic response to anything.

Yeah, I think at this point Pride should be retired.

There are no political battles left to fight, and by and large, no-one cares if you're gay. The odd homophobe or fag-basher isn't going to have their mind changed by the cringey and gross displays we see at Pride festivals.

Having inspirational or otherwise just well liked people in the public eye who just happen to be gay would go so much further/