Canal Street Blues LGBT Supporters Group 2014

[Didsbury Dave]

The responses to this thread make me a bit sick. The "but why do you need to announce it/flaunt it" line we hear a lot about homosexuality these days, and is springing up all over this thread, is just 21st century airbrushed homophobia. You'll all break Into faux-indignation over this of course, you people always do, but I don't care to be honest.

If anyone wants to start a supporters group that's up to them, whatever common ground they share. Good luck to them.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

The responses to this thread make me a bit sick. The "but why do you need to announce it/flaunt it" line we hear a lot about homosexuality these days, and is springing up all over this thread, is just 21st century airbrushed homophobia. You'll all break Into faux-indignation over this of course, you people always do, but I don't care to be honest.

If anyone wants to start a supporters group that's up to them, whatever common ground they share. Good luck to them.

Well said.

Fancy joining mine? CB3'ers get a discount.

 

[dronefromsector7g]

The responses to this thread make me a bit sick. The "but why do you need to announce it/flaunt it" line we hear a lot about homosexuality these days, and is springing up all over this thread, is just 21st century airbrushed homophobia. You'll all break Into faux-indignation over this of course, you people always do, but I don't care to be honest.

If anyone wants to start a supporters group that's up to them, whatever common ground they share. Good luck to them.

Well said.

Fancy joining mine? CB3'ers get a discount.

I'm strictly armchair. Can I watch?

 

[shazzell]

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!

Well said.
I personally think its a great idea.

Like people have posted
its just a LGBT man city supporters group.
There is no need to dissect,the intentions, or connotations of creating such a group.
We are city.

 

[steviemc]

The responses to this thread make me a bit sick. The "but why do you need to announce it/flaunt it" line we hear a lot about homosexuality these days, and is springing up all over this thread, is just 21st century airbrushed homophobia. You'll all break Into faux-indignation over this of course, you people always do, but I don't care to be honest.

If anyone wants to start a supporters group that's up to them, whatever common ground they share. Good luck to them.

Well said. If anyone has a real problem with this, they can always pop along to the group and tell them exactly why they think it's wrong.

 

[bumbleblue]

Great..Good luck with the branch. Nice Facebook page too. X

 

[Why Always Ste]

LGBT is often regarded as a minority and just like any race minority the way of gaining equality without prejudice/discrimination within society is not by advertising yourselves different from anyone else (I'm speaking generally not just about this). I really can't understand this, it's very contradictory to the intentions of being treated equally/socially accepted (which it is now but like racism might take a generation before the majority of discrimination falls by the way side)!

I disagree. Although I'm not Homosexual and won't be joining this Group, actually having this group out there is a benefit and will help LGBT Blues, giving them a destination to meet likeminded people and bringing about some form of support network.

I help operate a local supporters club and although we as a branch are LGBT friendly, I can imagine some blues joining other branches and possibly experiencing conflict/issues whatever if they were openly gay, whereas with the Canal Street Blues it becomes obvious about where they could go and be welcomed.

Once the group is fully functional and has members, it is then up to Canal Street Blues to engage with other Branches and this is where the possibility of going to other branch meetings, away trips and whatever else and integrating with everyday people occurs.

 

[Bigga]

I don't see why people are questioning the supporter's club based on sexuality. Who gives a fook? If it allows supporters to feel like they are part of the club with others, then it's progress and progress only happens a step at a time.

If you're talking about 'integration' then

a) have supporter's groups do social events together(as they do already) and

b) Stop shouting derogatory abuse of sexual orientation to opposition players and fans.


This is will result in the 'integration' people are looking for, imo.

 

[TCIB]

All the best with the new supporters group John.

Don't get down canal street as much now i am old but hopefully i am staggering around there one day after a drink and can drop in to say hello.

 

[salfordpaul]

Is this club open to non gay members ?