Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8009300)

The present law is that if you are openly gay you cannot serve in the US military. It's not a question of ticking a box on the application form, it's a question of having to conceal a part of your life, for which you are breaking no law, or lose your job.

Many people would describe that as discriminatory. Hence the rallies; many groups of society who have felt discriminated against have taken part in rallies through history....women, black people, etc.

I take your point about pride marches etc....much of the political side of these means little to many of the people who take part. As laws like the one mentioned above slowly disappear though there will be less and less justification for organising them in the first place.

Originally Posted by Scubaemma (Post 8007408)

That's really sad. I went to school with his husband Andrew.... really sad for him.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 8009318)

How does that work then? Husband and Husband... or was Gately the wife?

Originally Posted by Bernieboy (Post 8009365)

Personally im not gay....... but my boyfriend is:blink:

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 8009369)

Funny that.....so's mine! ;)

Originally Posted by Three Legs (Post 8009323)

What a bummer ... must of been on one bender too many :blink:

Originally Posted by Sally Redux (Post 8009395)

Yes we've heard that one :zzz: and it's 'must have'.

Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath (Post 8009408)

Oh no, the grammatical police are now involved in this thread.....

Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath (Post 8009247)

gays want everyone to know their sexuality

Originally Posted by lapin_windstar (Post 8009481)

You can hardly use Gately as proof of that - he preferred to keep his private life private and was outed by The Scum.

Your post is, however, proof of the claim that idiots want everyone to know their idiocy. I mean, God, OK, you're a moron and you're happy that way, but do you have to ram it down everyone's throat by highlighting it in every thread you post on? Every single one of your posts is halfwitted but do you want to keep your stupidity to yourself? Noooooo, you go on parading it on every occasion. I don't really care if people like you are dim in private but you don't have to make a big song and dance about it in front of the rest of us.

:p :p :p :p :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath (Post 8009502)

please treat others the way you wish to be treated.

Originally Posted by lapin_windstar (Post 8009614)

I do apologise - you're such a delicate flower and so polite when you reply to or describe other people that I should have known you'd wanted to be treated the same way in return. :p