Fridae

my god... he's so handsome!

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@capitan: Couldn't agree more. Monogamy, even for heterosexuals, is an artificial construct. There isn't a single primate species that's naturally monogamous and, if one examines the broader mammalian population, trying to identity just one naturally monogamous species is like searching for a needle in a haystack. My personal view is that, at best, monogamy is an odd exception to the general rule that all mammals are naturally polygamous.

A healthy relationship needs to have both partners share everything 100%. When we have yours and mine, then it becomes which is more value. This includes both parties giving up more than their 50 %. Total honesty is a must.

congratulations brazil hopefully things will improve now

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Once again religion raises its ugly head.

DHAKA – A Myanmar junta commander has visited Bangladesh’s military chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed in Dhaka in an apparent attempt to improve relations and boost regional security. The Bangladeshi defense ministry on Thursday night stated that the regime’s special operation commander, Lieutenant General Phone Myat, explained the situation in Myanmar and how the junta was trying to maintain law and order while working with friendly countries. https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-generals-welcomed-by-bangladesh-military-chiefs.html

Just addressing the half-truths in the above article. Gay bashing and gay hate is still very much part of the social fabric of red-neck Australia. Just by way of illustration, go check out this link: https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/feature/out-sight-untold-story-adelaides-gay-hate-murders . For those who don't know, Adelaide is the capital of South Australia, a state of the Australian Commonwealth. Oh, if you're interested in sinking your teeth into something meatier, go check out this 60 Minutes Australia video on gay-hating police gangs in Australia : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUEcakMo5vI . Those who think Australia is such a gay haven should check out the above sites/links and educate themselves. Happy viewing.

@drelin: Let's agree to disagree otherwise the debate can go on indefinitely. The crux, for me, is the common suffering of ALL victims of war, regardless of race, religion, circumstance, gender identity, orientation or species. War is war and, whatever the circumstances, war is evil. Hope this puts the debate to rest forever.

@heemale: I don't think I sidestepped the issue. The article we are commenting is about the situation of LGBT people in a certain country. Fridae has been doing this over the last few months almost daily, for a wide list of countries around the world. Because this country is Ukraine, you started a discussion complaining of perceived double standards from the West re. similar (or dissimilar) conflicts. One may wonder if this is on topic, especially as Fridae's article contains nothing supporting this; but let it be. You say that I asserted that the West cares about the plight of the Rohingya refugees as much as they care about the victims of the war in Ukraine. I did not assert any such thing. I only pointed out that Western media do highlight this plight, contrary to what you claimed. I added a discussion of precisely the assertion you attributed to me; you don't seem to have read this part of my reply. Then you came to the question of UNHCR or UNICEF funding for the Rohiyngyas by the US and EU. I have no idea about it, as I said. But I replied by asking: how about the countries that are as rich as the latter, but much closer to the Rohingyas geographically or culturally? Did they care more about them than the US or EU? I think this is a legitimate question if the subject is that of double standards, and I am surprised that you try to evade it.

@cf5mike: I beg to differ. War is war, wherever and howsoever. The victims of internal conflict are no less afflicted than the victims of foreign aggression. People die, are displaced and injured in either context. The suffering is the same.

It makes a big difference if an issue is internal or external, Russia attacked Ukrain but the issues in Burma are government to people, internal not external.

@drelin: I'm afraid you're side-stepping the issue. Your assertion was that the West cares about the plight of the Rohingya refugees as much as they care about the victims of the war in Ukraine. If so, then the Rohingya refugees would have received as much funding from the US and EU governments as the Ukrainian refugees have. Unfortunately, there's NO evidence of that or at least I couldn't find it on either the UNHCR or UNICEF websites.

@heemale I don't have better intel, but did you check the UNHCR and UNICEF funding from China, India, and countries from the Gulf for Rohyinga refugees?

@drelin: We can agree to disagree but my view is that Ukraine is such a big deal for the West and Western media because the victims are white. If, as you assert, the West does give a damn about the plight of Rohingya refugees, then the same amount of money poured into Ukraine by the US and EU governments would also have been poured into the resettlement of Rohingya refugees. I couldn’t find anything on the UNHCR or UNICEF sites about US and/or EU government funding for the resettlement of Rohingya refugees. In fact, all I could find were fundraising adverts urging ordinary members of the public to donate to the Rohingya cause. Perhaps, you have better intel?

@heemale The Western media do highlight the plight of the Rohingya, contrary to what you say, as well as many others in the world: for example the horrors which happen currently in Ethiopia and Yemen. You can find several articles on these, even if they are not frequent. Indeed, local media will pay more attention to local or regional news than to news in other parts of the world. I think this is only human. How many times do Asian media report on the Ukraine war compared to, say Myanmar? And how many times do they report on what happens in Africa? There is also the spotlight effect. When a big event starts, all media are on it. Then if it lasts, other things pop up and wash it away in the editorial choices. A typical example is the Syria war, which is still not over but hardly makes any headlines these days as it did for a long time.

War is evil. Period. The same evil in Ukraine also manifests itself in Myanmar, Yemen and Afghanistan. Evil is evil and has no race, religion or colour. Unfortunately, the Western media has decried the Russian invasion of Ukraine as if it were the holocaust of 70 years ago. What about the millions of homeless Rohingya refugees forced to flee Myanmar and who now call unsanitary internment camps in Bangladesh "home". Why doesn't the Western media highlight the plight of the voiceless Rohingya refugees? Real compassion embraces ALL LIVING BEINGS regardless of race, religion, orientation, gender identity or species.

No group discriminates against gay people more than gay people, when we can stop self loathing and practicing heterosexism against our own kind maybe others can too

While it's great that more and more LGBTQ+ people are embracing their authentic selves, it's equally important for members of our community to stand up together against hate and violence. Perhaps, we can start by losing discriminatory practices within our own community? For example, white gay men in North America could lose the "no fats, no fems, no Asians" mantra on their Grindr profiles?