[Christmas Dynasnow]

Originally Posted by Rob!

It’s so comforting to know there are so many straight experts on what it’s like to come out on here.

Originally Posted by Rob!

Well, you stick with that viewpoint if it makes you feel better I guess?

Originally Posted by Rob!

Well then if that cynical way of thinking gets you through life, then good for you. Or you could try actually watching the interview and learning the actual facts but you do you

Originally Posted by Rob!

Oh you’ve seen an image. My mistake, I thought you didn’t have all the facts available to you at your disposal, how could I be so ****ing stupid?

Originally Posted by Rob!

Nobody else is as confused as you though? Like you seem to be completely incapable of understanding it whatsoever.
He’s gay, he’s come out, he’s discussed it with his family. Nothing that complicated really.

Originally Posted by Rob!

You genuinely don’t know what coming out can actually do to people’s mental health do you?

Thank god we have TIBB to educate us on the matter.

Originally Posted by Rob!

But they are both victims of homophobia, hence why it has taken so long for him to be able to do this. This thread alone shows that ignorance does still exist as much as it did decades ago. It’s really sad tbh.

Originally Posted by Rob!

Did you happen to watch the rest of the programme? Where people were phoning in and saying how much it had helped them? There was a woman in her 60s who phone in and said she’d finally had the confidence to come out to people as she’d watched Phil do it on national television.

****ing right he should do it and dominate the news - why should it be something that’s hidden and done in private as if it’s something to be ashamed of? The more people with that attitude, the more homophobia exists and that is never going to change if it isn’t addressed.

Originally Posted by Rob!

Wow.

So...I haven’t called anybody any names other than highlight ignorance.

But yes LT, out of the two of us, I’M the intolerant one. Sure.

Just having a go at posters, no comment about the thread topic. Sniping comments.