by Mania Marie wears a COAT of many colours on April 24th, 2009

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Why are gay's allowed to have parades celebrating being gay? But if a straight person wanted to have a parade celebrating being straight, they would be considered homophobic? I am not homophobic and I am all for gay rights but this just seems wrong to me?

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by Explorer on May 2nd, 2009
When straight people are prevented from marrying the people they choose to marry, precluded from enjoying tax benefits available to married people, then they should have a parade. When straight people are barred from serving their country in the military, then they should have a parade. When straight people are routinely fired from their jobs because of who they love with or live with then they should have a parade. When straight people are blocked from holding sensitive jobs in the government merely because of their sexual orientation, then they should have a parade. When straight people are forbidden to raise their own children or to adopt others, if they so choose, then they should have a parade. When straight people are beaten, harassed and shot at for holding hands in public then I'll march in their parade.
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by Don Gorgeous George on April 25th, 2009
The reason is because gay people have been suppressed for many years and they need to be accepted by people. Straights have no problems being accepted.
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- But why is it illegal for people to have straight pride parades?
  
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  by Mania Marie wears a COAT of many colours on April 25th, 2009
- I completely agree with The Great White Wolf.
  
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  by SMS on April 25th, 2009
- I didn't know that it was illegal. Are you sure about that Disturbed?
  
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  by Don Gorgeous George on April 25th, 2009
- Well, it is in my town.
  
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  by Mania Marie wears a COAT of many colours on April 26th, 2009
- That's dumb.
  
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  by Don Gorgeous George on April 27th, 2009
- I agree. That's why I asked this question.
  
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  by Mania Marie wears a COAT of many colours on April 27th, 2009
- That would really make people more willing to accept homosexuals right? Taking away more rights and favoring the minority. Sounds a lot like that fucking affirmative action crap.
  
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by SMS on April 24th, 2009
BECAUSE THEY DON'T NEED ONE. Gay parades are there to show that they are proud of who they are, not ashamed. While straight people don't need this, since they are already socially accepted. Well thats my opinion at least.
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- I don't think we need a special parade to show we are proud of who we are. I think we should just show that we are proud of who we are by not hiding being gay. Is that really not enough?
  
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by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on April 24th, 2009
Umm, yes, you do seem to be a bit.

There are tons of straight parades. Ever been to a Mardi Gras or a Carnival parade? They are all about celebrating straight sexual orientation.

Minorities (such as LGBT people) need focused events to:
1. Identify each other and serve as role models for those who are too afraid to "come out"
2. Unify to fight for their rights and against discrimination
3. Allow those who ally with them to show their solidarity.

Straight people need none of these three things, since they have plenty of role models [just look at 99.9% of the media], are not discriminated against, and have plenty of visible allies.

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(FYI this question has been asked here dozens of times)
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- Please do NOT call me homophobic! I'm gay myself. I don't believe we need special rights just because we are a minority. I do have to fight for my rights EVERYDAY! The only majority I am part of is Caucasians. I am Wiccan (minority), I am gay (minority), I am unpopular (minority) and yes, unpopularity has a lot to do with human rights, I am vegan (minority), I am just different in general. So DON'T tell me I don't have to fight for my rights!
  
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  by Mania Marie wears a COAT of many colours on April 24th, 2009
- Then why the question? It was a bit homophobic. And I have met PLENTY of gay people who are not progressive in the slightest.
  
  Having said that, I apologize for questioning your intent and motivation.
  
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  by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on April 24th, 2009
- Thank you for the apology.
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  I asked this because straight pride parades are illegal in my town.
  I find it ridiculous that we (gays) can have parades but straight people can't.
  
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  by Mania Marie wears a COAT of many colours on April 24th, 2009
- All the rest of the parades are straight pride parades. Of course they aren't "illegal."
  
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  by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on April 28th, 2009
- They are not straight pride parades.
  
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by Account Closed on April 24th, 2009
It is wrong. People should be encouraged to be who they are without worrying about what people think regardless which side of the fence your standing on.

The problem is we label everyone and everything with a name. Rather that name be politically correct or not. We should break away from these stupid labels and learn to just be human beings. Then we all can have a parade called proud to be a human that has stop hating others that are different then me.
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by Anonymous on April 28th, 2009
It is wrong. But so is so many other stuff in our days
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by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on April 24th, 2009
Becuase we live in a mixed up, minorities-should-be-treated-better-then-everyone-else society.
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- I agree. I think it is ridiculous that uni's have scholarships just for minorities.
  
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  by Mania Marie wears a COAT of many colours on April 24th, 2009
- Really? I didn't know that.
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  Try and speak out though and you get labeled racist, sexist, homophobic or whatever.
  
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  by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on April 25th, 2009
- Always. And the thing is, I speak out and get labeled those things, but I am most of the minorities you can think of. The only majority I belong to is Caucasian.
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  It's really sad what the world has come to. Everything has to have a label.
  
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  by Mania Marie wears a COAT of many colours on April 25th, 2009
- I agree. What we really need at least is to overhaul the labels.
  For esample take Caucasian. Most of the people in that catagory where born nowhere near the Caucasus mountains in Russia.
  
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by fluffylucy on June 15th, 2011
Straight people are also allowed to parade. if you think being labeled homophobic buy some people is bad, try putting up with all the insults regularly leveled at gay people.
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Why are gay's allowed to have parades celebrating being gay? But if a straight person wanted to have a parade celebrating being straight, they would be considered homophobic? I am not homophobic and I am all for gay rights but this just seems wrong to me?

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