Gay Days 2015 - Help me a Dad Out

[surferdave]

You guys should have this one all sorted out by lunch, so could you get to work on creationism and gun control next?

 

[skater]

Laugh all you want, it doesn't change the fact that scientists are working very hard(and getting very close) to completely disproving your antiquated belief that being gay is a choice.

You've said two different things. Disproving faith is a lot different than disproving that gay is a choice. I think the first statement is what prompted the laughter.

 

[L&Lfan]

The poster stated what she believed based on her faith. No one has to agree with her feelings but a dismissive eye roll is just as belittling.

If someone posted :" I am gay and I have known it since I was a child" and that same poster said nothing except posted that same eye roll, people would have been all over that poster.

What's needed is respect all around for everyone.

Gay AND Christian and these are my sentiments exactly.

 

[FLchick415]

To the OP, if you're still reading here...I'm sorry your thread got thrown off the rails. I understood your question and unfortunately, things got out of control. (On the DisBoards? SHOCKING. lol) Again, there won't be anything lewd happening inside the parks.

 

[lugnut33]

The only place you'll find hate during gay days is in the sky from the conservative christians using an airplane to write stuff over WDW.

 

[lizzi6692]

You've said two different things. Disproving faith is a lot different than disproving that gay is a choice. I think the first statement is what prompted the laughter.

The poster I was responding to used the word in regards to another poster which is why I used it in my post. I thought it would be obvious what I was referring to, but I guess not.

 

[skater]

The poster I was responding to used the word in regards to another poster which is why I used it in my post. I thought it would be obvious what I was referring to, but I guess not.

I guess it was semi-obvious . But it made me a little edgy too.

 

[BuzzinDownToDisney]

Politics, religion, sexuality, this thread has it all! (And by all I mean things supposedly not allowed on the DIS)






I miss my ticker

 

[JoshuaShaw]

The only place you'll find hate during gay days is in the sky from the conservative christians using an airplane to write stuff over WDW.

I never saw the rest of the message and I'm still trying to decipher what Jesus loves. Burritos? Long walks on the beach? Lamp?

 

[Angel Ariel]

When a person very openly "flaunts" anything about themselves, to the point of demanding attention and recognition, it is most certainly a choice.

How someone chooses to behave is absolutely a choice. Not all those who are gay "very openly 'flaunt'" that they are gay (simply being together and being in public as any hetero couple would be is not flaunting anything, IMO).

Who someone is attracted to, however, is not a choice. I didn't see my husband in college and say to myself "I'm going to be attracted to him now" - it just happened over the course of our friendship. We both actually tried to fight it, for months...but it didn't change how we felt about each other. I don't agree with the idea that somehow it works differently for those who are LGBTQ.

 

[ashleyfallis]

I think we all need to relax and remember that everyone has their own opinion and even if we don't have to like it (or no matter how wrong we think it is) we still have to respect it.

These boards are (meant!) to be all about mutual respect and friendship and sharing in something really fun and magical.

The OP can live his life however he feels and can raise his children to believe what ever he wants. When they are old enough they can form their own opinions.

The original question was 'what's it like on Gay Days?' - pretty confident more than one person has answered that already! People have even given a bit more on how the OP might want to handle the conversation in future, which I'm sure was appreciated.

So in this spirit of this board (and for the sake of everyone involved's sanity!) let's agree to disagree?

p.s. I'm gay and I have never ever chosen to be gay.

 

[Reddog1134]

I never saw the rest of the message and I'm still trying to decipher what Jesus loves. Burritos? Long walks on the beach? Lamp?

It's "bacon". Everyone loves bacon.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

It's "bacon". Everyone loves bacon.

Being Jewish, I'm pretty sure that's the one thing Jesus didn't (or doesn't) love.

 

[Reddog1134]

Being Jewish, I'm pretty sure that's the one thing Jesus didn't (or doesn't) love.

 

[JoshuaShaw]

 

[already]

I know we've gotten so, so far off topic here, but are you saying little kids can't be gay? Because plenty of us would argue otherwise, based on our own experiences. And are you aware that the 'T' in LGBT stands for 'transgender', something many families realize their children are from a very early age?

Yup, I know a child who realized he was transgendered since 4. Fast forward several years and he has never waivered. He knows who he is despite what his body says he is.

Schools are recognizing this and the OP's child may very well have a transgendered child in their kindergarten class. Mine did.

I have the deepest respect for his family that went to bat for him and allowed him to live his life.

As for the original question: You will find the same diversity of people you do every day. Ill clad bodies, both homosexual and heterosexual, Overt affectionate displays between both homosexual and heterosexual couples, families both homosexual and heterosexual enjoying the Pixie dust of being at WDW.

People are people. Their sexual orientation does not determine whether or not they crave attention or have little regard for others in their behavior.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Being Jewish, I'm pretty sure that's the one thing Jesus didn't (or doesn't) love.

Well, there goes my whole belief system

 

[PrncessA]

Our experience with Gay Days this year (we were there for the entire 4 day event) was that we (the adults) barely noticed anything, and then only because we knew that red was the official color to wear, and our children never noticed a thing. Although they did mention a woman who was wearing a skirt that was really short! My daughter said "Is she wearing shorts under that?" No sweetie she isn't!

In fact they were so oblivious that on our boat MK to the WL. We were almost the only people on the boat that weren't wearing red shirts! It was no different than being on a boat with 15 other people who were wearing normal shirts. No behavior that would make you have to answer any questions that you don't think your kids are prepared to handle.

We did avoid MK on the official day because the crowd prediction was so high though. That is always an option, to avoid the official parks. But it really isn't an issue. Hope that helps.

 

[SpringSprite]

The only place you'll find hate during gay days is in the sky from the conservative christians using an airplane to write stuff over WDW.

Comments like this make me sad. Most conservative Christians I know (and I know A LOT) don't behave like this, just like most LGBT aren't running around acting like they are in a pride parade...

It's just not cool to paint anyone with those broad brushes.

It is possible to be Christian and not give a darn what anyone else does in their bedroom, you know. The reason Christianity appeals TO ME is that it offers forgiveness for the crappiness that I know I have in my heart.

I know what a terrible person I am, too much so to worry about what YOU are doing with your own life.

 

[kay1864]

Originally Posted by lugnut33 The only place you'll find hate during gay days is in the sky from the conservative christians using an airplane to write stuff over WDW.

Comments like this make me sad. Most conservative Christians I know (and I know A LOT) don't behave like this, just like most LGBT aren't running around acting like they are in a pride parade...

It's just not cool to paint anyone with those broad brushes.

Read the quote more carefully. The poster is referring to the conservative christians who are using an airplane to write stuff over WDW (warning about Gay Days at Disney). Not making a statement about conservative christians in general.