Anyone avoiding Gay Days at Disney?

[BubblPopElectrc]

...and SeaDonkey just needs his account deleted.

Mods...this thread needs closing....

Exactly what I was thinking. I'll be really disappointed if both aren't done.

 

[bytheblood]

Or maybe those of us that have been their saw exactly that.. I never saw ANYTHING more than handholding... Never.

I saw two girls mugging down waiting for HISTA..sounded like they were trying to remove peanut butter covered taffy from their teeth... !

You know what though, the was an isolated incident and I would not hesitate to visit again. Um, 50 thousand people - I think I can handle two people that cannot hold their hormones until they get back to their room.



As far as the hateful, rude and insuting remarks on here....people are people. You don't have to agree with what people do, but we are all humans with feelings..straight or gay! Is this how you would feel if your own child came home one day and told you they were gay?

Mods, please close this thread.

 

[livie1205]

sooo something is wrong with the op because she does not want to explain this to her kids? people think she is wrong to think this? this is her choice,just like it is someones choice to be gay....wow how great it is to live in the USA ! why is it sad she does not want to do this ON VACATION ?this is HER family.I am very open minded...I dont care in the least if someone is gay and heck if I met j lo i might be gay too lol but I WILL NOT try to explain this to my very young kids on a vacation and that is what she does not want to do...she never said she didnt like gay people and even if she did SHE DONT HAVE TO ...so who are we to judge what kind of person that makes her or what kind of mom.people forget that this is a place to get info not to judge someone and put them down....I also do not get why she got a infraction.. .what, she cant defend herself? Really do ya think she cares,she does not know anyone here....its a computer! lol

 

[marivaid]

this is her choice,just like it is someones choice to be gay...

People don't choose to be gay.Did you choose to be straight?

 

[rosiep]

What point are they trying to prove? The vast majority of gay people are going to Gay Days to enjoy the parks and the activities (parties, dances, etc.) held at the host hotels outside of WDW. Many gay people go to Gay Days because they live in communities where they live in fear of being "discovered" and discriminated against. Not all gay people live in progressive urban centers, nor should they have to.

Gays/lesbians go to Gay Days for the same reason why Christians go to Night of Joy and African-Americans attend Black Family Reunion. It's fellowship, friendship, and fun. As for PDAs, homosexuality is a lot more than mere sexual expression. I'm sure that there will be some PDAs during Gay Days just as there will be PDAs during EVERY other day of the year. However, while I find PDAs distasteful, I simply move on and don't allow them to get to me.

It seems to me that most people equate "gay" with sex without seeing any other aspect of a persons life. We know about this person sex life only because of who they choose to partner with, otherwise in most cases you'd have no idea. Know imagine being a straight person and your sexual preferences are broadcast because your partner's appearance made it obvious...do you think everyone in the room would think that what you do behind closed doors was wholesome????? Now imagine if people thought you were disgusting and didn't want their children to see you and your husband holding hands because "they know what you do"......come on folks people are people...blood and guts.....stop judging lest ye be judged!

 

[rabyoga]

We're going on Gay Days. We are avoided the parks that have been selected for Gay Days... Why? The crowds. The same reason we aren't going to MGM on Star Wars weekend and the day a park has an EMH. I want to visit the least crowded park I can when I'm there. I get so antsy waiting in lines.
Basically I care less about people's sexual orientation. I just want to enjoy the parks without too much waiting, pure and simple.

 

[livie1205]

I WILL NOT debate the issue of if your born strait/ gay or choose it....i dont know and i dont care...i am not gay but i dont care if someone else is...thats them....i was making a comment about the op post...but i guess some people here feel like that they have to debate everything.thats how i feel about it and i will not defend my view to others,i am ok with myself as a person and as a mother and the op should not be made to feel badly about herself because of her views...I live in a free country and i am very proud of that...instead of going back and forth people should be greatful that they can have THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND VIEWS WITHOUT BEING PUTDOWN FOR IT.

 

[marivaid]

I WILL NOT debate the issue of if your born strait/ gay or choose it....i dont know and i dont care...i am not gay but i dont care if someone else is...thats them....i was making a comment about the op post...but i guess some people here feel like that they have to debate everything.thats how i feel about it and i will not defend my view to others,i am ok with myself as a person and as a mother and the op should not be made to feel badly about herself because of her views...I live in a free country and i am very proud of that...instead of going back and forth people should be greatful that they can have THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND VIEWS WITHOUT BEING PUTDOWN FOR IT.

NO ONE PUT THE OP DOWN.
She asked a question and MANY people answered, truthfully. The problem is she had made up her mind long before asking the question.

Now yes some people thought it was weird that she would cancel her entire Disney vacation because of something that her kids MAY see - especially considering the fact that so many people told her they were very unlikely to see anything.
If you don't want people to post their opinions about your decisions, then there's something very, very simple you can do : don't post them on a public forum.

Just wondering,did you also think there was nothing wrong with the poster who said gay people made him barf ? That's just his "thoughts and views", right, nothing wrong with that of course.

 

[Bellybee]

Sorry I know this thread has gone on way too long already.
A couple of things have really wound me up

There should not be a need for gay days or gay pride weeks because we should not be treating anybody differently because of their sexuality.

The OP should not be forced into explaining it to her children but if there was no discrimnation against gay people then her children would probably have come across the situation already.

 

[Freyja]

We´re not avoiding the parks during this time. We´re even going to EPCOT when it´s gay park of the day. Can´t imagine my kids will be exposed to anything they haven´t seen before.

 

[MushyMushy]

We´re not avoiding the parks during this time. We´re even going to EPCOT when it´s gay park of the day. Can´t imagine my kids will be exposed to anything they haven´t seen before.

I don't know what's so gawd awful to have to explain anything to kids anyway. A simple, "sometimes men like men and women like women" will suffice. They tend to take things in stride. And don't kids ask questions at unexpected times usually anyway?

 

[Schmeck]

Just to clear one thing up before this thread is locked - I was just trying to make a point about any super-large group organizing a trip to WDW, and how you will see inappropriate behavior from a small % of them because that happens with any population...

Some of my favorite students at the school I work at are cheerleaders and football players

 

[Freyja]

I don't know what's so gawd awful to have to explain anything to kids anyway. A simple, "sometimes men like men and women like women" will suffice. They tend to take things in stride. And don't kids ask questions at unexpected times usually anyway?

Exactly NOTHING!!! Of course I´ve told my kids the "sometimes men like men and women like women" and it really doesn´t need much more explanation than that. And in terms of PDA, I don´t mind. Gay or hetero. As long as you´re not having full-blown sex in front of my eyes, I couldn´t care less. DH and I are very likely to kiss and hold hands when standing in line/strolling through the parks. Why shouldn´t we or anyone else, for that matter?

 

[DutchsMommy]

I don't know what's so gawd awful to have to explain anything to kids anyway. A simple, "sometimes men like men and women like women" will suffice. They tend to take things in stride. And don't kids ask questions at unexpected times usually anyway?

ITA - at my son's daycare another little boy has 2 moms. The other children don't think twice about it. It is easier to explain things matter-of-factly to children now rather than try and hide from reality like there is something wrong or dirty about it.....however those that are so concerned about what their children *might* see at Gay Days obviously consider homosexuality wrong and dirty anyway (even subconciously) which is why it bothers them in the first place.

This kind of attitiude is why marginalized groups will continue to have 'special' events in the Parks becuase they have to deal with this type of phobia every day and of course it is nice to be together with a bunch of people who share the same life experiences as you.

In any case, no matter what anyone says to the OP I don't believe it will change her thinking so I agree there likely isn't much more that can be said on the topic and the thread should probably be closed.

 

[Allison]

She asked a question and MANY people answered, truthfully. The problem is she had made up her mind long before asking the question.

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This is true. People were being helpful and answered the question but the OP appeared to not want to believe those posts and became angry.

 

[MojitoMiss]

A couple of years ago, there was a cheerleader making out with a guy IN LINE AT ELECTRIC UMBRELLA.

Oh boy.....here we go again.....

 

[MojitoMiss]

Just to clear one thing up before this thread is locked - I was just trying to make a point about any super-large group organizing a trip to WDW, and how you will see inappropriate behavior from a small % of them because that happens with any population...

Some of my favorite students at the school I work at are cheerleaders and football players

Sorry, Schmeck. I just couldn't resist.

 

[mwoody1967]

Since we do live in the USA we have the freedom to make our own choices about everything. An individual has the right to like someone or not like someone for any reason they choose. Gays have the right not to like straights if they don't want to and vice versa. It seems to me that now days if a straight person voices his/her opinion in a negative way toward a gay person they are attacked or questioned as being homophobic. That seems a little hypocrytical to me. If you are gay and want to be tolerated for your choices and views you should also tolerate the other side when they choose to disagree with you and your life style. It is a two way street. Don't bash someone for the same thing you are doing. Personally what someone chooses to do or not to do is their personal freedom but I don't want anyone trying to shove things down my throat and trying to make me like it and when PDA's are shown that are over the top by straight or gays I feel that is what is being done. Furthermore I don't feel children need to see any of that in a public place.

 

[MJMcBride]

I have planned my family's first trip to Disney May 29th - June 2nd and guess what? It's gay pride week at Disney. Now, don't get me wrong, I have no problem with what people do in their lives, however I am VERY concerned with the reviews I have read about gay days at Disney. TOO MUCH explicit PDA for anyone to observe, but certainly small children. We are taking our son, 13 and our daughter, 5 and I am probably going to avoid ANY of the parks due to this event. Has anyone experienced this event and can you lighten my heart with some good news? I mean, I would think that Disney would keep the "sexual" behavior under control especially since this is a family getaway location. Is this event as "flamboyant" as it seems? I have gay family members as well as gay friends, and I love them to pieces but I do not want to see any couples being explicit in public, gay or straight! I am just sickened by the pictures and reviews I have seen about this event.

Too bad my trip can't be changed to another week!

Hey, who opened up pandora's box?

 

[4eyedbuzzard]

That's the time we're going. We have a 14 1/2 year old and we will sit down and explain to him what he might see.

You're kidding, right? Unless you've had him locked in the basement since birth, he knows quite well already. Seriously, unless he has absolutely no access to television, internet, friends, peers, schoolmates - in short, the world he lives in - there is simply no way he has not been exposed to and discussed this "issue."

We live in a town where the dairy cows outnumber the humans, where the K - 8 school has 68 kids, where I am the first and only democrat ever to hold office in over 300 years, where my wife is the only Jew most of the local born and raised people have every met, etc - do I need to go on? We have several families who home school their children for religious reasons, and a local Christian Academy. This can be one of the most sheltered environments imaginable. But trust me, no one, and I mean NO ONE in this town has to sit down with their 14 year old and explain such things to them.

What do 14 year olds say about it? "They're gay, get over it."