All these news stories are making me want a cure

All these news stories are making me want a cure

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A500leroy

Original Poster:

5,439 posts

123 months

Thursday 13th July 2023
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Seems being a male of a certain age and liking other males is now somehow socially wrong.
Any chance of the NHS finding a cure for my gayness?

Pieman68

4,264 posts

239 months

Thursday 13th July 2023
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A500leroy said:
Seems being a male of a certain age and liking other males is now somehow socially wrong.
Any chance of the NHS finding a cure for my gayness?
Must be something that can done. I'll tell my little brother they might be able to fix him as well

As long as it's not illegal let people live how they want/need to for crying out loud. Live life however it makes you happy as long as it doesn't affect anyone else

A500leroy - keep the faith. There's still plenty of people out there who haven't reverted to the dark ages

Tango13

8,781 posts

181 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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A500leroy said:
Seems being a male of a certain age and liking other males is now somehow socially wrong.
Any chance of the NHS finding a cure for my gayness?
Nothing wrong with being gay, means there are more women for us straight blokes hehe

The serious answer is to ignore vast amounts of the media, it's toxic.

Peanut Gallery

2,492 posts

115 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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Tango13 said:
Nothing wrong with being gay, means there are more women for us straight blokes hehe

The serious answer is to ignore vast amounts of the media, it's toxic.
What he said!

Ignore 99% of the media, do not go reading to nursery kids, and go have fun!

Douglas Quaid

2,392 posts

90 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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There’s never been a time where it’s been more socially acceptable to be gay. Nobody gives a st what anyone does.


Tango13

8,781 posts

181 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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Peanut Gallery said:
Tango13 said:
Nothing wrong with being gay, means there are more women for us straight blokes hehe

The serious answer is to ignore vast amounts of the media, it's toxic.
What he said!

Ignore 99% of the media, do not go reading to nursery kids, and go have fun!
yes Stay the fk away from nursery age kids, they're noisy, smelly, dirty, expensive things that are either puking on you or giving some sort of bug that will result in you puking your own guts up.

And most importantly be yourself

JackJarvis

2,521 posts

139 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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I do think the massive age gaps do certainly factor into the 'socially wrong' opinions. Regardless of gender, a 60 year old man chasing teenagers will always raise eyebrows.

However I've been disgusted with the huge leap to branding someone a nonce, when they've not even been accused of such a crime. That doesn't tend to happen when its an 18/19 year old female, rather than a male.

SteveStrange

4,620 posts

218 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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A500leroy said:
Seems being a male of a certain age and liking other males is now somehow socially wrong.
Any chance of the NHS finding a cure for my gayness?
If my Mrs and kids give me any more grey hairs, I'm going to want letting in to your club.

Four Litre

2,103 posts

197 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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A500leroy said:
Seems being a male of a certain age and liking other males is now somehow socially wrong.
Any chance of the NHS finding a cure for my gayness?
Really, I thought nobody cares anymore? Is there something you are referring to?

Scrump

22,741 posts

163 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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Four Litre said:
Really, I thought nobody cares anymore? Is there something you are referring to?
This.

I am guessing OP is referring to Philip Schofield and Huw Edwards. If so I think the male/male thing is irrelevant, there would be just as much outcry if it was the older male star and a young female.

Prof Prolapse

16,160 posts

195 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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I don't believe there's a media outlet in this country who will criticise someone based on their sexuality.

It's 2023, no one gives a st.




Monkeylegend

27,025 posts

236 months

Friday 14th July 2023
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A500leroy said:
Seems being a male of a certain age and liking other males is now somehow socially wrong.
Any chance of the NHS finding a cure for my gayness?
No.

A500leroy

Original Poster:

5,439 posts

123 months

Saturday 15th July 2023
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Scrump said:
Four Litre said:
Really, I thought nobody cares anymore? Is there something you are referring to?
This.

I am guessing OP is referring to Philip Schofield and Huw Edwards. If so I think the male/male thing is irrelevant, there would be just as much outcry if it was the older male star and a young female.
indeed

J4CKO

42,371 posts

205 months

Monday 17th July 2023
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A500leroy said:
Seems being a male of a certain age and liking other males is now somehow socially wrong.
Any chance of the NHS finding a cure for my gayness?
Most right thinking folk don't think being Gay is wrong, and those who make a song and dance about it are either conflicted about their own sexuality, mental or just plain weird, I mean worrying who other folk choose to shack up with and/or have sex with.

But, the recent news item I think came as a bit of a shock as folk will have made assumptions or never thought about his sexuality, its the salacious nature of it as he has never expressed that he is gay. To be honest it doesn't matter what a newsreaders preferences are, just if they can present news stories but its the revelatory nature of it and the age difference, to be hones if it were a young woman I don't think it would have been much different.

There does seem to be a tendency to label any interaction between older men and anyone younger as creepy and weird, even if its perfectly innocent. I think if both parties are consenting, above the age of consent and exercising free will then that's up to them. Some people prefer older people, some prefer younger, I have always favoured more mature women.


pork911

7,365 posts

188 months

Friday 11th August 2023
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SteveStrange said:
A500leroy said:
Seems being a male of a certain age and liking other males is now somehow socially wrong.
Any chance of the NHS finding a cure for my gayness?
If my Mrs and kids give me any more grey hairs, I'm going to want letting in to your club.
Perhaps you need counselling or something.

Slowboathome

4,460 posts

49 months

Friday 11th August 2023
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You've posted about this before. What do you hope to gain from it?

How about you do some work on yourself to accept who you are.

Like many of the other gay men on here have done.