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Thanks for that jolly info FannyC. I acknowledge we are giving anecdotal information but our lived experience is that the 50’s attitudes to gay men and lesbians are gone. There will always be the occasional bigot but society is at ease.

I hope things have changed 20 years ago I remember a newly appointed headteacher who married a woman just before he applied for the job. The marriage didn't last. When they divorced my gay friend said he couldn't understand it because everyone knew the man was gay. (some of us didn't). The HT married a man a few years later. I've always wondered why he tried to be straight.

The Stonewall riots were led by a bunch of cross dressing queens who used the pronoun "she"

i.e. men in dresses

I remember people being uncomfortable about gay people in toilets and changing rooms

This is what I said I don't remember.

Why would people be worried about female people or male people using the facilities they always had done?

I was too young to be aware of the Sunday Pictorial claims but I do remember disparaging attitudes and rude names.
I don't remember any mention of toilets or changing rooms.

FarNorth

^I remember people being uncomfortable about gay people in toilets and changing rooms^

This is what I said I don't remember.

Why would people be worried about female people or male people using the facilities they always had done?

I was too young to be aware of the Sunday Pictorial claims but I do remember disparaging attitudes and rude names.
I don't remember any mention of toilets or changing rooms.

Firstly gay men did use public toilets to meet. It's known as cottaging. It was mostly a way to have sex with other men but many linked it with paedophiles and made claims boys weren't safe in toilets.

Cottaging was one way gay men could meet when homosexuality was illegal. Some gay men enjoy cottaging, the freedom to have sex in that way adds to the thrill.

Most paedophiles are men. Women still take their boy children into the women’s toilet with them to keep them safe.

Iam64

Cottaging was one way gay men could meet when homosexuality was illegal. Some gay men enjoy cottaging, the freedom to have sex in that way adds to the thrill.

Most paedophiles are men. Women still take their boy children into the women’s toilet with them to keep them safe.

Of course it was (have I said otherwise) and of course there is no link whatsoever with homosexuality and paedophiles but there was at one time lot of public misinformation that linked them. I posted a quote earlier.

trisher

Iam64

Cottaging was one way gay men could meet when homosexuality was illegal. Some gay men enjoy cottaging, the freedom to have sex in that way adds to the thrill.

Most paedophiles are men. Women still take their boy children into the women’s toilet with them to keep them safe.

Of course it was (have I said otherwise) and of course there is no link whatsoever with homosexuality and paedophiles but there was at one time lot of public misinformation that linked them. I posted a quote earlier.

Yes I agreed with you but added my comment which you disagree with

Apologies, I should be clear that I agree, no link between homosexuality and paedophilia

Here is a very good speech from Baroness Nicholson yesterday in the House of Lords.

It is about 15 mins.
I recommend listening to all of it, or at least from 9m20s to the end.

youtu.be/QVHX-vazMQc

I heard that, agree she was excellent. Thanks for posting the link

Thanks for the link FarNorth.

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