And this shows my point about "Pride" parades perfectly. It has nothing whatsoever to do with them celebrating their pride in being a homosexual, because were that the case, they could do so in a 3 piece business suit.
The image above, is strictly for attention, as are "Pride" parades.
No. Children should not be exposed to anything sexual-period. It will make them curious for sex at a much too young age- making them more vulnerable to pedophiles. That is why all intimacy beyond a kiss on the cheek or peck on the lips/holding hands/hugs needs to be kept intimate. I worked with several gay people, they were not "in the closet" but felt no need to make their intimacy public by doing intimate things in public. Nobody has any need of dressing like that in public unless they want problems. I feel no sympathy for people who go looking for trouble and find it. It is not about them being gay, its about excessive public sexuality which is applicable to any and all genders. They have no consideration for anyone else. How do they then answer the child's questions? Do they lie or do they provide sex education on the spot to minors without the parent's consent?
@Anonymartyr Fashion and dancing do not S&M parties make.
But if you fear for the tender virtue of kids swimming in the shark-infested moral waters of high school, [i]then don't bring your children to grown-up events. [/i]
@Anonymartyr Funny...for someone complaining about others pushing their lifestyle on you and the world at large, you have an awful lot of rules universal absolutes and agenda demands.
I have no qualms about it. Of course, keeping in mind that my beliefs are strongly and unshakably in that all people have Free Will including youth.
If I were to of been restrained from exploring knowledge on whatever I wanted to know, I wouldn't of went into the fields of alchemy, sorcery, or athletics.
I also likely wouldn't of figured out that I am a femme and my attractions are to the same. I'm glad that I was raised in an Anarchist society where this type of question is looked down upon as insulting.
Chances are this child has been brought up on a LGBTQ+ family and has been around people like this before. Yes some go to extremes at parades of this nature and even I do not like that but it is what it is. It's a day of pride amid an existence of not being accepted or being a victim of discrimination due to societal expectation and preferred sexual and gender norms vs sexual and gender life choices.
Chances are, in her adult life she will not remember this.
Nah that's fetish/sexual stuff. That's not what a pride festival is supposed to be about. It doesn't mean "show people your fetish", it's just supposed to be about acceptance of a persons sexuality.
It's "I'm gay", not "i'm gay, and look at me wearing bondage"
And in a way the article is right, most people going to pride parades don't make it out to be anything sexual. Just because they are out of the norm doesn't mean it is sexual. I also think I'd need context to the picture showed as well, I would be wondering what the exchange was.
Pride parades are mostly about [b]freedom from anti LGBT repressive elements[/b] that consistently want to take away their rights. It's a way of saying we're here, whether you like it or not
These Mormon dads also go to pride parades to support their sons and daughters:
I don’t think should be able to do whatever they want in public because we all share that space. People can do whatever they want in their own home yes. @SatanBurger
I think it's easy to conflate how we judge a situation, with how it looks to a child. In this case, she doesn't look damaged by the men dressed as doggies (and they don't seem a threat to her, or wish her harm). I do understand the tension, though, and sometimes it is better to err on the side of caution.
@swirlie I think it's more a feeling of revulsion when I came across it and I was certainly not sifting through the LGBT section. I'm astonished at how these people have come into the mainstream and pushed their perversion on the rest of society. You should be more concerned with your own eternal salvation than with wondering how I came across this post. You are missing the main point of everything I have posted.
@Wales [c=#008099] I got your point the first time you stated it Wales. What you're not getting is the fact that you don't hesitate to allow your eyes to loiter in the LGBT section while bible-thumping your distain as if to mitigate your presence while here.
My eternal salvation was taken care of the day I was born Wales, that's the part you don't understand about God. What you need to concern yourself with IS yourself and why you feel so much guilt when it comes to homosexuality.
What you are responding to in this LGBT section, is self-guilt and self-denial of your own truth. Until you come to terms with your own perverse need to focus all of your attention on homosexuality... even though you just happened to stumble across this LGBT section buried deep within this website, you cannot resist projecting your own anger about yourself onto those who appear to be homosexual in the photos. You ought to feel grossly ashamed of yourself Wales, but clearly you are not.[/c]
@swirlie No. I'm not ashamed to speak the truth for anyone who wants to seek it. You certainly have strange imaginings about me. I don't agree about your eternal salvation being taken care of by God the day you were born. By advocating for what is clearly described as a perversion in God's Word you are siding with the enemy Satan. He is out to kill, steal, and destroy. LGBT is not a community and should not have a special section or special rights. It was invented as a political movement with a wicked agenda. Put a bakery in Oregon out of business with government fines rather than phoning another one whose owner has no problem making a special cake for a lesbian wedding. That is malicious and shows the extent these people will go to impose their own perversion on normal people who honor God and follow his laws.
I’m just asking about their costumes. They appear sexual in nature. I thought pride parades were about freedom from constraints to gender and sexual orientation. @justanothername
@Spoiledbrat Nothing. Bondage and sado/masochist gear has nothing to do with any gender type whatsoever. It is excessive. Our parades here have swimsuits, shorts and tees and rainbow coloured costumes with banners and signs decorated like rainbows. It is a fun event for everyone, even children who are not exposed to the sexual element at all. Even many strict religious types attend these parades and are not offended.
The doggy stuff is not necessary. I don’t need to know all that but I wouldn’t freak out if my child was exposed to it. But I have no problem backing lgbtq rights. That said, I don’t know that back that the doggy thing whatever that is either. But what people do in the bedroom is none of my business.
I’ve participated in several parades as a supporter over the years. In my experience among four different states they have been fun. I’ve only ever seen 1-2 floats or groups at any of the events I’ve attended that were very sexual & in my opinion not family friendly. As with any group theres “bad apples”.
[c=#008099] I think a child has a much greater chance of catching a communicable disease off a Walmart shopping cart, than she could conceivably receive from anyone she played with in a Pride Parade. [/c]
@SatanBurger [c=#008099] Very well stated! Perhaps you can impress upon our born-again friend 'Wales' below, that the height of human perversion takes place in Catholic Churches across the world involving homosexual priests and minors, not in someone's choice to declare themselves "homosexual".[/c]
@swirlie My point was mainly to state that appearances don't mean anything and can be deceiving. It isn't a prediction or indicator of abuse particularly where pride parades are concerned. The Catholic Church is largely conservative yet has the biggest scandals. At least kids who grow up going to pride parades with their LGBT parents (or straight supporter ones) are probably some of the happiest because they will have an honest family over a dishonest one.
