Canal Street Blues LGBT Supporters Group 2014

[scall11]

There's been a disabled supporters club for years and no-one's taken offence at that. They meet up because they share a common bond and as well as talking about City they can discuss issues that they all have in common.

I'm sure if there was an Armed Forces supporters club, no-one would have a problem with that either?

I've got a few gay mates who just like going out in the village. They'll go elsewhere in town, but just prefer the village because that's where a lot of their mates drink. You want to meet your mates, you go where most of them will be congregating.

There's probably a lot of LGBT City fans who may fancy meeting up with other blues in the village before a game, or every so often to have a chat and belong to their own group (which basically is the point of supporters clubs, having your own group of mates under a particular branch name) which they can call their own.

I don't see why anyone's bleeding fussed!

 

[alberto0292]

We are just getting our facebook page and group up and running at the moment. Please like us if you support the idea. If you're an LGBT city supporter and would be interested in joining the group email us at;


canalstreetblues7@gmail.com. check out ...... <a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canal-Street-Blues/601567279917236" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canal-St ... 7279917236</a> or @CanalStBlues

thanks

John Browne

Well done John!

but I reckon that means you will leave the Fallowfield Branch soon :((((

 

[malg]

Can I remind everyone of item 8 of the Code of Conduct



Cheers

Good God, if that was rule was applied as rigidly to the rest of the board as it on here then you'd have to at least treble the number of mods.

We do apply this rule, and the majority of posters adhere to it

It's not up for debate

Not interested in a debate, and you might apply the rule when you're on, but it certainly isn't applied that rigidly on the rest of the board.

 

[BlackaryDaggery]

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I can't decide which one I fancy the most.

Threesome?

 

[ManCitizens.]

We are just getting our facebook page and group up and running at the moment. Please like us if you support the idea. If you're an LGBT city supporter and would be interested in joining the group email us at;


canalstreetblues7@gmail.com. check out ...... <a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canal-Street-Blues/601567279917236" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Canal-St ... 7279917236</a> or @CanalStBlues

thanks

John Browne

Just a general observation but why do you need to organise supporters groups based around sexual orientation?

We could ask the same question about why say fallowfield blues? ( of which Im a member though live in rusholme but they are a good group and rusholme supporters never responded to my enquiries ) so one for the philosophers amongst us mainly because its what people identify and feel comfortable and so far the response from MCFC fans has been pretty positive so think theres a need out there

Good luck with the supporters club but I don't think sexual orientation needs to be included in the name. You use Fallowfield blues as an example but you're missing the point. Canal Street blues is fine on it's own without the LGBT, I'd equally disagree if a supporters club was called Fallowfield straight blues (for example).

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I personally think that real integration, where we dont need separate groups for those who suffer discrimination, would be ideal. But the onus is definitely not on the LGBT community to integrate, and just accept the prejudice that they experience. Once all the discrimination stops then none of this will be necesarry, just like its not necesarry to have a straight supporters group.

On a totally separate subject, has David Silva ever had a girlfriend?

Based on that logic, why don't we have separate supporters groups for every collection of people who feel themselves to be discriminated against?

The onus definitely is on people to integrate. We all come together to support City. Leave your prejudices, sensitivities, proclivities and politics at the door. I don't want to acknowledge gay, straight, bi, fucking tri ans vesite, I shag rabbits, the pope or whatever rights at a football match. I just don't care.

Can I ask, did you join in or laugh when the chant ''who's the bender in the pink?'' (or whatever the chant was when David James wore a pink shirt) - if so, then you are acknowledging sexual orientation (and in a negative way) at a game.
In the same way that Brighton fans get a right load of chants aimed at them about them all being gay because they happen to live in a town with a large gay community. Now imagine that you are a gay fan and hear that crap every other week. And that is one of the reasons why this group is forming. Plus, they may wish to pull with a like minded Blue - how many ''straight males'' have been to a supporters meeting, met a female Blue and tried to kop off?

 

[Why Always Ste]

Should we talk about LGBT rights in Abu Dhabi just to spice up the thread? ;)

<a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_right ... b_Emirates</a>

Whats funny is alot of those laws were introduced by the British during the colonial times.

 

[the old abbey]

I despair.<br /><br />-- Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:56 pm --<br /><br />I despair.

 

[mammutly]

I personally think that real integration, where we dont need separate groups for those who suffer discrimination, would be ideal. But the onus is definitely not on the LGBT community to integrate, and just accept the prejudice that they experience. Once all the discrimination stops then none of this will be necesarry, just like its not necesarry to have a straight supporters group.

On a totally separate subject, has David Silva ever had a girlfriend?

Based on that logic, why don't we have separate supporters groups for every collection of people who feel themselves to be discriminated against?

The onus definitely is on people to integrate. We all come together to support City. Leave your prejudices, sensitivities, proclivities and politics at the door. I don't want to acknowledge gay, straight, bi, fucking tri ans vesite, I shag rabbits, the pope or whatever rights at a football match. I just don't care.

Can I ask, did you join in or laugh when the chant ''who's the bender in the pink?'' (or whatever the chant was when David James wore a pink shirt) - if so, then you are acknowledging sexual orientation (and in a negative way) at a game.
In the same way that Brighton fans get a right load of chants aimed at them about them all being gay because they happen to live in a town with a large gay community. Now imagine that you are a gay fan and hear that crap every other week. And that is one of the reasons why this group is forming. Plus, they may wish to pull with a like minded Blue - how many ''straight males'' have been to a supporters meeting, met a female Blue and tried to kop off?

As stated, mate, I do not care what sexual orientation, race or political position someone holds outside of supporting City when I'm supporting City. I think it should all be left outside. IMO these kinds of supporters clubs bring their own agenda of discrimination in with them and it's neither needed nor necessary.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I despair.

-- Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:56 pm --

I despair.

Maybe there is a supporters club for despaired Blues.