Thugs attack gay pride

The first ever gay pride in the Polish city of Bialystok was attacked by thugs throwing bottles, stones and fire crackers.

https://www.france24.com/en/20190720-polish-gay-pride-marchers-defy-stone-throwing-hooligans

The article refers to them as Conservative campaigners, soccer hooligans, and ultra nationalists, although I prefer reactionary knuckle dragging baboons.

It’s a common refrain from some on TSR that we don’t need gay prides, but this is precisely why we do need them. Maybe one day gay people around the world can be open about their sexuality without fearing some utter shite will lob a missile at them.

If I thought the promotion of gays in Poland would lead to the LGBT fascism we see today in Western Europe and US aka ruination of women's sport and forceful bathroom legislations, id probably throw bottles at them too.

I mean, the contention is that we don't need Pride in the UK as it's a liberal country. I don't think anyone supposes we don't need it in Poland, Russia, Brazil or wherever else.

Absolutely horrendous, and a prime example of why Pride is still needed.

LGBT fascism.

Ah, Jebedee, you do such a wonderful caricature of the angry basement-dwelling neckbeard.

If I thought the promotion of gays in Poland would lead to the LGBT fascism we see today in Western Europe and US aka ruination of women's sport and forceful bathroom legislations, id probably throw bottles at them too.

If I thought the promotion of gays in Poland would lead to the LGBT fascism we see today in Western Europe and US aka ruination of women's sport and forceful bathroom legislations, id probably throw bottles at them too.

The first ever gay pride in the Polish city of Bialystok was attacked by thugs throwing bottles, stones and fire crackers.

regardless, really disappointing to hear about what's happened in poland, and i hope there is progress soon. much love

It’s a common refrain from some on TSR that we don’t need gay prides, but this is precisely why we do need them. Maybe one day gay people around the world can be open about their sexuality without fearing some utter shite will lob a missile at them.

Yes, we do need gay pride, precisely because of this kind of homophobia. And yes, homophobia still does happen in the UK.

Absolutely horrendous, and a prime example of why Pride is still needed.

i had a person tell me once that gay pride was not needed anymore, and that it was accepted nowadays and nobody really cares; that we should stop dropping like hooligans and taking over cities and all that lmao

the next day, the attack on the two women on the bus occurred, and all I did was send them a screenshot and block them.

Horrible
Looking forward to pride at the weekend, protesters holding cards saying we all are going to burn in hell come every year but everyone is given a whistle and just creates an awful lot of noise to drown out their hate as we pass

Not the first ever. The first was in 2002. The previous one was in 2018 in Lublin.
If journalists were fired when they don't check their facts, there would probably be none.



I actually have a feeling it is much worse than it used to be.







I'll play a little as a Devil's advocate here, and say that Imho it is exactly the opposite.
As much as I despise the far right, I actually talked to a lot of Polish far-right guys on the internet, some of who were clearly limited, and they were all saying they 'don't care what you do in your bed, but stop showing it up'. I understand, that these people feel endangered by the pride parades. Currently, the popular view in Poland is that while a certain culture might have some flaws, if it lasted for a long period of time, it means it's adapted to last, and LGBT is or might be a downfall factor. In these terms Islam is a 'better' culture, than the current European culture, because it's more vivid and likely to outlive Europe.

Besides, while I had colleagues who were gays, and would have nothing against if they have chosen to be my friends, really nice guys btw., I've never heard any of them ever saying or otherwise manifesting that they were gays, same as you don't meet a heterosexual man, casually dropping into conversation "Hey, I sleep with women", or a woman saying "Hey, I sleep with men".
It would be just weird, and it's an evolutionary adaptation that people naturally feel displeased when they experience something weird. It doesn't matter how long do you fight it, because it's an istinct that is older than entire humankind.
Unless you change the entire culture, but what for? To scare more people off, because being very sexually liberal is a feature characteristic of many historical cultures in their period of decline?
Not to mention that speaking loud about your sexual life is just in a bad taste. It's like pissing in the public- people will be displeased and dislike you for doing so, then imho, if you want the far right to get even more agressive against LGBT in Poland, then organise more pride parades. That's my opinion.





Speaking of anecdotes, you know what my grandmother said in relation to being gay in Poland?
She said, and I remember this one exactly:
"In the old days, it was normal that boys who were good friends, were going back hown, holding each other's hands. Now it's impossible, they would probably be beaten".
Another thing that it brings to my mind, is that in old Polish documentaries and memories, adult men who were in friendly terms were often hugging each other, and casually refering to each other using diminutive terms. I don't hear or see that anymore.

My uncle also had a teacher of whom everybody knew he was gay, it was back in the 60ies. Nobody cared about it.