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Ouch. Poor Jeremy Hunt, Conservative MP. Not only does he have a surname that lends itself to all sorts of nasty rhymes, but he was selected to address the spangly crowd in Trafalgar Square at London Pride. 
The line up at Pride tends towards the cheesy (anyone remember Sheila’s Wheels a couple of years ago?) and one could be forgiven that the crowd will cheer for just about anyone who goes onstage as long as there’s a rainbow Union Jack nearby and sunshine, but, the gays, it would appear, can remember things.
The ever-erudite It Was Ever Thus puts it well:
The Idiot Leader is a barely acceptable face to what remains fundamentally the same old nasty party. Allied with right to extreme right parties in Europe who’s national governments would consider section 28 a wimps charter, they continue their dog whistle approach to courting the base elements in the British character – “family” values, immigration, Europe, fat cat public servants and the same tired nonsense they spouted for 18 years, buying the votes of the populace while destroying the infrastructure of the state.
The Idiot Leader as recently as 2002 voted for the retention of Section 28. Not abstained, not held his nose and voted with the whip, voted in favour. I know it seems a tired cliché but take section 28 and play around with the gay bit to replace with black, Jew, woman, African, catholic.
WebCameron, we can embrace Denise (Ex of Five Star) and atrocious hi-NGR covers of Sex On Fire, but we can see through you.
Watch the full bottling, booing and general middle finger disapproval right here:
More on this story in Pinknews.co.uk.
I’ve encountered more than my fair share of Catholic priests over the years both personally and professionally (when I used to teach English, I met many trainee missionaries). Sadly, the vast majority of them are afraid to speak openly about either their sexuality (if gay, which many of those I have met are) or their liberalism. Most of the men of the cloth I know will privately confide that they are uncomfortable with the Church’s stance on homosexuality, and I have no doubt that in their own private ways, they do nothing to promote the irrational and hateful stance of the Pontiff.
But that isn’t really enough. These men (apart from one – who left his order because he could no longer be part of the insidious culture of secrecy the Church propagates) lack the courage of their convictions. They will not, perhaps for career reasons, stand up for what they actually believe.
Me, I couldn’t care less what the Church thinks about homosexuality. Their complex belief systems, like those of any religion, have as much validity as the contents of the rulebook in Dungeons and Dragons. However, while they still wield power and influence, they have responsibility to do what they can to eliminate injustice, or at least not propagate it.
Look at this priest in the US. Now this, my collared friends, is how a real man behaves.
Thanks to Damien Mulley for spotting this.
According to The Guardian, Northern Ireland just had its largest Pride event ever this weekend with ’several thousand’ revellers coming out to show solidarity with the NI gays & pals.
The huge turnout seems to be attributable to the decent NI folk wishing to show how little they think of MP Iris Robinson’s rather backward view of homosexuality. Recently she has come under attack from all sides for asserting that homosexuality is ‘disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, wicked and vile’. She also claimed that homosexuality is comparable to child abuse, telling the Belfast Telegraph: “I cannot think of anything more sickening than a child being abused. It is comparable to the act of homosexuality. I think they are all comparable. I feel totally repulsed by both.”
Robinson, the wife of the Northern Irish Assembly’s First Minister, has been reported to the police for her statement, the second time the police have been called to investigate her statements.
Anyway, the pictures of the event look great and first hands tales from the day suggest that a lot of fun was had.
Belfast was once considered the most homophobic place in Europe, but events like Pride should help change that.
In the meantime, I’d like to direct Iris and her fans to a rather good post on Leviticus. Yes, it makes a mockery of the prescriptions of the Old Testament, but it’s a pretty good illustration of how self-respecting Christians really shouldn’t rely on literal interpretations on the Bible. It’s dodgy territory, guys, and not even proper theologians go there anymore.
No can has mansex liek has ladysex. (hehe) Taht iz teh ghey. (Leviticus 18:22)
Yes, the LOLcat Bible translation is underway…
This isn’t new, but I stumbled upon it again recently and thought it worth sharing. Enrique performed in London’s G.A.Y. and sang Hero. Usually when he does this, he serenades a woman from the audience, but given the audience at G.A.Y….
Whatever you think about his music, this shows that he is one cool mofo.
