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ay rights once meant fighting for marriage equality and anti-discrimination protections. Now, it apparently means harassing random pro athletes who won't wrap themselves in the rainbow flag.
At least, that's what's happening right now with NHL player Ivan Provorov. The Flyers' player stepped on a rainbow-colored hornet's nest on Tuesday night when he declined to participate in a pre-game skate where all the players were wearing Pride-themed warmup gear. He went on to play in their game per normal.
"I respect everybody, I respect everybody's choices," Provorov, who is Russian and a Russian Orthodox Christian, explained to reporters. "My choice is to stay true to myself and my religion."
Meanwhile, on television, NHL analyst E.J. Hradek said that Provorov should go back to Russia if he's not willing to join his teammates in embracing the rainbow flag. (Yes, seriously!) And TV host Sid Seixeiro called for the NHL to fine the team $1 million dollars so they "stop offending people... on nights when it's supposed to be about inclusivity."
This outrage is simply unhinged.
Speaking as a gay person who most certainly supports gay rights, I can nonetheless safely say that Ivan Provorov did nothing wrong. He didn't discriminate against anyone. He didn't call anyone names or use any slurs. He didn't even say anything hateful or bigoted. All he did was politely decline to affirmatively embrace the Pride movement.
Sorry, but that's his right.
originally posted by: JinMI
Meanwhile, the LBGT pedo ring escalates in GA.....
originally posted by: Irishhaf
a reply to: JinMI
Wait what...
What did I miss?
originally posted by: RazorV66
a reply to: infolurker
I don’t care if anyone is gay, that’s their business.
But I will never celebrate gayness for anyone by being forced to wear their rainbow garbage. Ever.
I would never let a man who is not a blood relative babysit my kids. Most parents wouldn't. And yet we let male couples adopt children and then act surprised when this happens.
It's not surprising. Horrific, infuriating, gut-wrenchingly disgusting and evil. But not surprising.
People will pretend to be outraged by what I said here but please note that almost none of them, if they are parents, have ever or would ever hire a man to come watch their kids while they go out for a date night.
As some have pointed out, a very close family friend can of course be an exception. That essentially counts as family. The point is that when it comes to hiring someone who is basically a stranger to watch your kids, almost every parent will always choose women.
originally posted by: DBCowboy
a reply to: infolurker
When is the gay community going to demand that straight men have gay sex in suuport of the LGPTRD Community?