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The Oldest Gay In The Village
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How cool is this guy ...
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Every year, he takes part in the Pride Parade ... on his mobility scooter !!
He carries a banner saying " I'm the oldest gay in the village".
In the past, he has been given a criminal conviction for being gay. This weekend, he married his BF, to coincide with Pride Weekend.
That's the way to go when you're in your 90s!
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Every year, he takes part in the Pride Parade ... on his mobility scooter !!
He carries a banner saying " I'm the oldest gay in the village".
In the past, he has been given a criminal conviction for being gay. This weekend, he married his BF, to coincide with Pride Weekend.
That's the way to go when you're in your 90s!
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I'm curious to know what JJ will get from the Eds when her thread goes over 300.....☺
09:56 Tue 04th Aug 2015
JJ - //Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, has asked for the Ministry of Justice’s help to overturn the conviction." //
Not sure of your take on this, but it is reminisent of the petition for the quashing of the conviction of Alan Turing.
Personally, I don't believe that retrospective alterations of criminal convictions based on perceived social goodness, or as in this case, longevity.
The law cannot be undone simply because people think the convicted individual is an all-round good guy.
Not sure of your take on this, but it is reminisent of the petition for the quashing of the conviction of Alan Turing.
Personally, I don't believe that retrospective alterations of criminal convictions based on perceived social goodness, or as in this case, longevity.
The law cannot be undone simply because people think the convicted individual is an all-round good guy.
Okay, technically (!) there was no law against "being gay".
So you could "be gay" ... as long as you didn't do "gay things"!!
Isn't that like saying there's no law against being a serial killer? You're allowed to be a serial killer, as long as you don't actually put it into practice, and kill anyone.
So you could "be gay" ... as long as you didn't do "gay things"!!
Isn't that like saying there's no law against being a serial killer? You're allowed to be a serial killer, as long as you don't actually put it into practice, and kill anyone.
joggerjayne
Thanks for the post. Interesting fella...can you imagine the changes he's seen in his life? From fear of exposure and social ostracism to acceptance and all at an accelerated pace in the past 20 years.
I mean, we've jumped from our Prime Minister openly denouncing gay people at a party conference in the mid 80s, to another Prime Minister introducing a a same sex marriage bill 30 years later.
Thanks for the post. Interesting fella...can you imagine the changes he's seen in his life? From fear of exposure and social ostracism to acceptance and all at an accelerated pace in the past 20 years.
I mean, we've jumped from our Prime Minister openly denouncing gay people at a party conference in the mid 80s, to another Prime Minister introducing a a same sex marriage bill 30 years later.
AOG
Absooutely - all people, whether gay or straight should keep the identity of their partners secret.
They should get married in secret too, so that no-one can know which way they swing.
Also, people should be careful to avoid the use of personal pronouns when they talk about their partners.
When straight coupled get married, the bride and groom should not appear in any wedding photos, as this too would be a blatant broadcasting of their sexuality.
Oh, and no kids either.
We don't need to have their sexuality demonstrated by the production of progeny.
Absooutely - all people, whether gay or straight should keep the identity of their partners secret.
They should get married in secret too, so that no-one can know which way they swing.
Also, people should be careful to avoid the use of personal pronouns when they talk about their partners.
When straight coupled get married, the bride and groom should not appear in any wedding photos, as this too would be a blatant broadcasting of their sexuality.
Oh, and no kids either.
We don't need to have their sexuality demonstrated by the production of progeny.
You can't really be gay without "doing gay things".
Okay, you might have "gay feelings" ... in the same way that one might have murderous feelings, but not murder anyone (to pursue my earlier analogy).
But surely we can't (looking back) have accepted a society that said "You are allowed to be gay, as long as you just keep it in your head".
Okay, you might have "gay feelings" ... in the same way that one might have murderous feelings, but not murder anyone (to pursue my earlier analogy).
But surely we can't (looking back) have accepted a society that said "You are allowed to be gay, as long as you just keep it in your head".
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