General Chat

the frist gay marriage off two army personnel .......(lesbions) wot does everyone make off this same sex marriages. personnally i dont mind gay people,i have a few lesbion friends that are really nice girls and i.ve made it clear to them that i dont swing that way so touch my and we are no longer friends. wot are other peoples thoughts on this.......

i have gay friends male and female, their lovely!! I dont have a problem with it at all, their just couples like any other:-))

a couple is a couple, isnt it?

a girl I went to school with is gay, as is my brother and my hairdresser and it wouldnt bother me in the slightest if they were to find someone to marry - in fact I'd be delighted if they were all in a loving couple and all happy! Would be offended if they didnt touch me in some way. Obviously my hairdresser does anyway, but my brother and my friend always get hugs etc

Not wanting to be cheeky Sam, but what makes you think they would fancy you? And lets not forget it is a civil partnership, not a marriage.

i dont mean in a friendly way jill.i mean i get hugs from them all the time, i had a gay friend that tried to con vince me was was gay in a secret way and got very touchy feeilyand i did not appretiate that in anyway at all.

oh right I see Sam!! lol sorry.... I would simply explain that wasnt for me but I wouldnt take offence by it tho - mind you I can be a touchy feely person anyway so probably wouldnt read anything into it!! lol

i dont have a problem with gay people jane,people do have there own tastes.i was just simply asking wot other peoples views were.

i always give my friends hugs!!its the way I am and they give me hugs too!! I dont read anything else into it, just friendship:-)))

havent got anything aginst them per se but i still think they shouldnt be allowed in the army. for their own protection as much as anything else. just my opinion.

its agood opion paul and in away i agree,

wasn't potential blackmail the reason gay people didn't used to be allowed in the forces? as that's no longer an issue don't see why not?

why not Paul?? I dont see why gays and lesbians cant chose what profession they want to be in the same as everyone else can personally....maybe the army and such like still have more oldfashioned views on the subject which is a shame

Paul how is being in combat any more dangerous for a gay man/woman than a straight one?

why Paul? if they are prepared to defend Queen and country why does their sexuality matter - maybe it is homophobiocs that shouldnt be allowed to sign up??

army personnel meaning men can be very cruel so i suppose live in the army for gay man could be very hard and upsetting. my uncle was in the army,i use to visit quite often,ive seen the jokes and stuff they play on people who are slightly different in this case a young man had a cleft lip. so i can imagine wot it would be like for a gay mam.

i dont mean they get shot easier! lol! i have seen first hand the persecution that happened just when a fellow soldier was suspected. i'm telling you now, some, i repeat SOME, branches of the army simply will not tolerate that sort of thing, fact. im not condoning that but its the bare truth, gay people will be victimised. i know thats wrtong and i know society has changed etc but its still a fact. sorry.

sadly I think that fact could still be said for other professions and other situations to this day too Paul..... I wonder if when our children grow up their will still be such intolerances - I hope not!

the Army comprises of people , HUMAN BEINGS regardless of their sexuality.if these people are being persecuted its up to the Army to stop it. Its not illegal to be gay or lesbian, and the army should no more tollerate a bullng because of ANYONEs sexuality any more than race or creed. This is the 21st centuary, for heaven sake

couldnt agree with you more alice, and the army from the top ranks IS more tolerant and accepting. but the simple fact is that a minority of stupid bigotted squaddies will make these peoples lives a misery. thats all im saying..