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I do like to see a Pride march. And locally, they have a lovely family day with some really good music and dancers.

But I've always been puzzled by the "Pride" bit. I think you have to have some kind of achievement to be proud of something. Why would you need to be proud of being gay, anymore than you would be of being heterosexual?

I suppose in the fairly recent past, when it all began, they were striking out against rampant homophobia, but surely that's gone now. Well, I hope so.

Perhaps it could all calm down a bit now.

Great ! He said that one word " Recognition ". How sad is it to want to be recognised by whatever your way of life, be it politics, religion, ethnicity, rich, poor, clever, not clever, normal, not normal, good, bad, the list goes on.

I'm quite surprised that this has been written in the Spectator though the said passage has been worded in such a way as to avoid offence.

<whispers> Is it OK to say I think he makes very valid points. (Is that the right answer?)

He rightly acknowledges the difficulties homosexuals have faced and the strides they have made to try to ensure people are not discriminated against because of their sexuality. It's good that we are more tolerant. Now we have to see gays as special too, which is over-egging the pudding a bit.

Heterosexuals abound. Many of us have gay family and friends. They are people, like the rest of us. I am not quite sure why we celebrate gay sexuality when non-gays go about their business being 'ordinary' people. Have I missed why they are 'special'? Is it something to do with victim-hood, even though we have travelled a million miles in terms of gay rights since 1969?

I don't much like labels. People are people and I abhor virtue-signalling. The parades do no harm, but I feel we are somehow being forced to recognise how 'special' gay folk are. My gay nephew agrees. He doesn't want a label either, nor will he ever wear "Gay Pride" badges, etc.

Totally agree!
We accept homosexuality and all the GN, QI, LGBT etc etc.
Let it all just stop now.
I read an article some months ago by a gay journalist who had been attacked in the 80’s for his sexuality, he said he would never want to return to such hatred however he felt the pendulum had swung too far the other way.

An interesting view.

I guess that minorities really will be free when they do not feel the need to announce their identity in big designated "days" or "months."

I think he has a point about the cult of the individual over the importance of societal groupings and mutual support. The whole "because I am worth it" scene is a bit creepy.