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Originally Posted by Xaccers
well i've shown the question to all my gay mates and none of them find it offensive.
the cocensus is that for the police to bring in a rule that affects straight and gay men, to say it is dicriminatory against gays is paranoia and suggests that any objection from straight men wanting to wear earings on duty as insignificant.
they too feel that neither gender should wear them on patrol.
your a police officer first, gay/straight/bi after
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That's a fair point if the argument was for allowing both genders to wear earrings but it is only one gender that is being discriminated against. If a subset of that gender (ie gays) wanna band together then I see no reason why they shouldnt and calling them trouble makers is inflammtory language.
I would also not see a problem if lesbians (who are allowed to wear earrings) wanna complain about the discrimination on behalf of both men or gay men.
Also the fact that some gays think its innsignificant doesnt make it any less of a problem for other gays.
My analogy about blacks on buses was meant to show that some other blacks thought it wasnt a good thing to fight over too. Watch the film on sky movies about the woman who rode on the bus and see how other blacks thought it wasnt a problem. And then see how when she won the fight, How everyone thought it was worth it