There's nothing to indicate that anyone in this photo is LGBTQ or that this,event is connected to the LGBTQ community. Not defending their behavior in any way, as it's gross. BTW, I'm part of the,LGBTQ community (I'm gay)....I don't see any pride flags or anything connecting this to LGBTQ, I see people in costumes.
@Jackaloftheazuresand That's not even a link (not that I'd click on it if it was a link)....but you seem to be implying that this is from a video from Bogota, Columbia in 2011? That's something for their country's authorities to deal with if that's the case. The OP posted a photo which gives no indication that the participants are LGBTQ and impled that libersls and LGBTQ would condone such actions. I responded to his post. I indicated that I would not condone that behavior, though I am part of the LGBTQ community. I didn't indicate any desire to view more of this type of behavior.
@DragonFruit I had originally posted the youtube video but because age restricted videos don't play on similarworlds I decided to just give you the title of the video instead. If you search those words on youtube you will get a video of the pride event this man was at in this costume and you will see that yes, it is connected to the LGBTQ. Refusing to acknowledge that is condoning it
@Jackaloftheazuresand I'm not condoning it, whether or not it was at an LGBTQ event....and I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of LGBTQ people would not condone it either. I don't wish to see any more of this perversion, and if you watched an entire video showing all of this, it only indicates that you are apparently less offended by these actions than I am.....though I do believe that your watching it does not mean that condone such action. However, as I noted previously, I addressed the OP's post which several other people pointed out shows nothing to assume that it was an LGBTQ event There are disgusting people who are straight and there are disgusting people who are LGBTQ.. However, I don't believe that such conduct is the norm in the straight community or in tbe LGBTQ community. I am not going to watch the video and I am not going to claim that, even if it is something which took place at an LGBTQ event, it is an indictment of all LGBTQ people any more than I would make the claim that because a different heinous action was done by someone who was straight it was an indictment of all straight people. I don't wish to argue with you about something that hopefully we should be in agreement with....and I don't need to say any more about that, regardless of whether you feel a need to post another response.
@DragonFruit They only pointed it out as a kneejerk reaction to defend the community from any scrutiny.
And you don't need to say it applies to all LGBTQ people to say it is connected so stop beating around the bush. If you're going to cast doubt on the post you should be adult enough to admit it when it's confirmed to you. Maybe that's why you are so averse to seeing the video though, you're afraid that once you see it you can no longer honestly claim ignorance of the problem that the community turns a blind eye to, a problem that is willfully ignored because it might be unfairly used against them. He did this out in the open at a pride event and as far as we know nothing was done to him, that's all you need to know that it is accepted. As gay people we have to own up to it as our problem otherwise it persists, and it has. You absolve him of responsibility by not doing so, by not questioning the group of people that is so fearful of how it reflects on them that it does nothing to kick people like him out and would rather make excuses about how it has nothing to do with us. The reflection from not owning it is a lot worse I assure you.
