Sao Paulo council approves "Straight Pride Day"

The city council of South America's biggest city has adopted legislation calling for a Heterosexual Pride Day to be celebrated on the third Sunday of each December. Sao Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab must sign the legislation for it to become law and has said only that he is studying it. His office declined Wednesday to say whether he supports the proposal. ========== The Brazilian Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, and Transgender Association criticized the legislation, saying it could provoke homophobic violence. "How many LGBTs will be attacked because of the message that only heterosexuality makes someone a moral person and a good citizen," the association said in a statement. "The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community," the statement added. "Unlike homosexuals, heterosexuals are not discriminated against simply for being heterosexuals."

Well that's just kinda....................................... odd.

Besides we heterosexuals alas lack that carnival spirit - it just won't work.

good. i hate double standards. homosexuals have the right to have a parade/day, and so should we. its only fair

Glad to see that heterosexuals are finally getting some fair treatment

good. i hate double standards. homosexuals have the right to have a parade/day, and so should we. its only fairNeo-ganon

This kinda shows how ridiculus it is to have a day to celebrate the type of sex partner you enjoy. Any sort of pride day is rather strange.

Glad to see that heterosexuals are finally getting some fair treatment

Joshywaa

I hope it will encourage some heterosexuals to come out of the closet. It must be quite the trauma having to spend years pretending to be gay for fear of retribution.

This kinda shows how ridiculus it is to have a day to celebrate the type of sex partner you enjoy. Any sort of pride day is rather strange.junglist101

I would rather not prade around trying to look better than everyone else.

[QUOTE="Neo-ganon"]good. i hate double standards. homosexuals have the right to have a parade/day, and so should we. its only fairscorch-62

well i dont see why gay people need to have parades anyway these days since they are mostly no-longer persecuted. i mean you dont see any million man marches anymore. might as well give straight people a party just for the hell of it

Don't get the big deal with parades to begin with really but. ok, whatev.

meanwhile i'll be out with my girlfriend, doing what hetero's do.. you know.

The usual as it is to me.

well i dont see why gay people need to have parades anyway these days since they are mostly no-longer persecutedNeo-ganon

Equal is Equal

No one should complain.

I remember when some kids(highschool) tried to have a day of silence for straights, after the schools day of silence for gays.

Several kids got suspensions.....

It does seem like it might prvoke a bit of anti gayness from people who take that day too far, but I think its not a big deal. Gay people want equality, well its not like there was a straight pride day, so I don't see it as a big deal (though it is a really pointless and unecessary thing).

Its kind of like having a Caucasian pride month though, so... I don't know, its odd.

It does seem like it might prvoke a bit of anti gayness from people who take that day too far, but I think its not a big deal. Gay people want equality, well its not like there was a straight pride day, so I don't see it as a big deal (though it is a really pointless and unecessary thing).

Its kind of like having a Caucasian pride month though, so... I don't know, its odd.

SPYDER0416

[QUOTE="Neo-ganon"]well i dont see why gay people need to have parades anyway these days since they are mostly no-longer persecutedscorch-62

what i mean to say, is that homosexuality is not as often persecuted as it used to be.

i mean yeah, there are alot of problem areas in the world were homosexuals are persecuted for their orientation/beliefs, but the same can be said for members of other races and basic human rights in general (hell, human slavery still exists).

It does seem like it might prvoke a bit of anti gayness from people who take that day too farSPYDER0416

Gay Pride Day is already a problem in itself. I have no problem with homosexuality; homosexuals should stand up for themselves. However, I don't condone flamboyancy for the sake of facilitating attention to oneself. Its the same way I feel about celebrities who do outrages stunts to generate hype/attention. lonewolf604

Is it bad that my first thought was, "What a worthless thing to celebrate." ???

Gay Pride Day is already a problem in itself. I have no problem with homosexuality; homosexuals should stand up for themselves. However, I don't condone flamboyancy for the sake of facilitating attention to oneself. Its the same way I feel about celebrities who do outrages stunts to generate hype/attention. lonewolf604

[QUOTE="lonewolf604"]Gay Pride Day is already a problem in itself. I have no problem with homosexuality; homosexuals should stand up for themselves. However, I don't condone flamboyancy for the sake of facilitating attention to oneself. Its the same way I feel about celebrities who do outrages stunts to generate hype/attention. scorch-62

good. i hate double standards. homosexuals have the right to have a parade/day, and so should we. its only fair

Neo-ganon

""How many LGBTs will be attacked because of the message that only heterosexuality makes someone a moral person and a good citizen," the association said in a statement." does this mean gay pride parades promote the message that you have to be homosexual to be a moral person and a good citizen?

""The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community," the statement added. "Unlike homosexuals, heterosexuals are not discriminated against simply for being heterosexuals."" these quotes prove otherwise.

I don't see the point in straight pride day. The thing about gay pride is that when you go outside 97% of people around you are straight, gay pride is the only time where you can be around other gay people outside of a gay bar.

Shocker, its a religious movement attempting to ban the gay pride day. Why do evangelicals try to create so much hate? It must be against god to promote hatred.

From article:

The city council of Sao Paulo, Brazil has approved a bill establishing a 'Straight Pride Day' after evangelical leaders pushed the measure when they were unable to get ride of the city's gay pride event.

Carlos Apolinário, the representative who championed the idea, had previously tried to get Sao Paulo's gay pride parade removed from the city's well-known Paulista Avenue.

[QUOTE="Neo-ganon"]

good. i hate double standards. homosexuals have the right to have a parade/day, and so should we. its only fair

surrealnumber5

""How many LGBTs will be attacked because of the message that only heterosexuality makes someone a moral person and a good citizen," the association said in a statement." does this mean gay pride parades promote the message that you have to be homosexual to be a moral person and a good citizen?

""The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community," the statement added. "Unlike homosexuals, heterosexuals are not discriminated against simply for being heterosexuals."" these quotes prove otherwise.

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"]

[QUOTE="Neo-ganon"]

good. i hate double standards. homosexuals have the right to have a parade/day, and so should we. its only fair

Planet_Pluto

""How many LGBTs will be attacked because of the message that only heterosexuality makes someone a moral person and a good citizen," the association said in a statement." does this mean gay pride parades promote the message that you have to be homosexual to be a moral person and a good citizen?

""The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community," the statement added. "Unlike homosexuals, heterosexuals are not discriminated against simply for being heterosexuals."" these quotes prove otherwise.

Did you read the article? This isn't about rights its a religious hate movement.

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"] this, and lol@ equal treatment some how causing violent hate crimes. "The Brazilian Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, and Transgender Association criticized the legislation, saying it could provoke homophobic violence."

""How many LGBTs will be attacked because of the message that only heterosexuality makes someone a moral person and a good citizen," the association said in a statement." does this mean gay pride parades promote the message that you have to be homosexual to be a moral person and a good citizen?

""The celebration of heterosexual pride is inappropriate because it belittles the just cause of the LGBT community," the statement added. "Unlike homosexuals, heterosexuals are not discriminated against simply for being heterosexuals."" these quotes prove otherwise.

tenaka2

Did you read the article? This isn't about rights its a religious hate movement.

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]Equal rights for EVERYONE!!!..........except I should have certain privelages that you don't.

Planet_Pluto

Did you read the article? This isn't about rights its a religious hate movement.

So the "equal rights" comments are irrelevant.

Glad to see that heterosexuals are finally getting some fair treatment

Joshywaa

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Did you read the article? This isn't about rights its a religious hate movement.

Teenaged

So the "equal rights" comments are irrelevant.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]The motivation doesn't change the end result. Gays want a pride day, so they have to accept that other groups have their day in the sun as well.

Planet_Pluto

So the "equal rights" comments are irrelevant.

My comment still stands. No one said they dont have the legal right to have a pride day or a pride parade or anything else they want to have to mimick/mock the attempts of some homosexuals to express themselves/protest etc.

Gay Pride Day is already a problem in itself. I have no problem with homosexuality; homosexuals should stand up for themselves. However, I don't condone flamboyancy for the sake of facilitating attention to oneself. Its the same way I feel about celebrities who do outrages stunts to generate hype/attention. lonewolf604

Well said. I'm with this guy.

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]No one said they dont have the legal right to have a parade if they wish to have one.

So the "equal rights" comments are irrelevant.

Teenaged

My comment still stands. No one said they dont have the legal right to have a pride day or a pride parade or anything else they want to have to mimick/mock the attempts of some homosexuals to express themselves/protest etc.

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Did you read the article? This isn't about rights its a religious hate movement.

Planet_Pluto

The motivation changes everything. Its religious hatred simple as that.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]Weren't we talking about a "Pride DAY".........not a parade?

Planet_Pluto

My comment still stands. No one said they dont have the legal right to have a pride day or a pride parade or anything else they want to have to mimick/mock the attempts of some homosexuals to express themselves/protest etc.

We're in disagreement about how you choose to reply with a straw-man to people saying its silly to have a straight pride day/parade.

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Did you read the article? This isn't about rights its a religious hate movement.

tenaka2

The motivation changes everything. Its religious hatred simple as that.

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]All those mentions of pride parades got me confused.

My comment still stands. No one said they dont have the legal right to have a pride day or a pride parade or anything else they want to have to mimick/mock the attempts of some homosexuals to express themselves/protest etc.

Teenaged

We're in disagreement about how you choose to reply with a straw-man to people saying its silly to have a straight pride day/parade.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]Ok, so we really aren't in disagreement much/at all..... (I think)

Planet_Pluto

We're in disagreement about how you choose to reply with a straw-man to people saying its silly to have a straight pride day/parade.

I cant know all the effects of such days (whether they might actually create a deeper division between groups of people for instance) but I dont think each and every one of such days are warranted and understandable.

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]The motivation doesn't change the end result. Gays want a pride day, so they have to accept that other groups have their day in the sun as well.

Planet_Pluto

The motivation changes everything. Its religious hatred simple as that.

Of course not but the evangalists trying to do this certainly are. No one would care if an impartial group wanted a hetro pride day. But this is simply a religious thing.

The city council of Sao Paulo, Brazil has approved a bill establishing a 'Straight Pride Day' after evangelical leaders pushed the measure when they were unable to get ride of the city's gay pride event.

Carlos Apolinário, the representative who championed the idea, had previously tried to get Sao Paulo's gay pride parade removed from the city's well-known Paulista Avenue.

All this "pride" stuff is so ridiculous.

All this "pride" stuff is so ridiculous.

Lto_thaG

[QUOTE="Planet_Pluto"]

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

The motivation changes everything. Its religious hatred simple as that.

tenaka2

Of course not but the evangalists trying to do this certainly are. No one would care if an impartial group wanted a hetro pride day. But this is simply a religious thing.

The city council of Sao Paulo, Brazil has approved a bill establishing a 'Straight Pride Day' after evangelical leaders pushed the measure when they were unable to get ride of the city's gay pride event.

Carlos Apolinário, the representative who championed the idea, had previously tried to get Sao Paulo's gay pride parade removed from the city's well-known Paulista Avenue.