27-08-2005 11:19									#31
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Ho, it's ze red jon!

	27-08-2005 14:52									#32
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quote: Originally posted by red_jon ... I was freed by not having my own internet connection for a year...

You couldn't use the homophone dial up connection ? They're free.


Welcome back and hello front.

	27-08-2005 18:01									#33
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quote: Originally posted by reds4ever Arn't you a bit old for that pensive, angst ridden avatar?

Yup, I'll change it - and it was always meant to look confused, not angsty!

quote: I'm surprised you can be gay in swansea and a student must be hard!

It's got better over the time I've been here - the city now has 5 gay bars and 2 clubs.

If only I could afford to go...

quote: ah that must be why the rugby clubs used to(still do?) make it a feature of their night on the town - student bashing. Not that i ever took part, i was too anglisized by that time.

The university's rugby group have been known to attack gay students. Including female ones.

quote: From Kent IIRC, so gay and English - I'm surprised he's survived this long in Swansea...

Soooo close. Sussex, next door

quote: i think student bashing is pretty rare these days, i guess the locals have come to realise that without the students swansea would be a much less interesting place. the welsh girls were certainly very accommodating, although i doubt redjon saw too much of that

Nope, but there's a helluva lot of ugly, ugly guys

quote: Never mind eh, you'll discover the wonders of Civ II one day.

I used to play civ2 a lot. There's not many new mods out for it anymore

quote: Eastbourne. Welcome back Apolyton's tallest poster

And still I never got in the hall of fame!

And I've left the dark ravages of Eastbourne behind forever. I'm now a permanent Swansea resident.

Oh, and a pagan - mainly Hellenistic, though I'm very much still finding my feet.

quote: You couldn't use the homophone dial up connection ? They're free.

I didn't have a phoneline in my room


I'm surprised how many of the same people are still around

And where oh where is Giancarlo?!

	27-08-2005 18:11									#34
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Oh, I also helped run the city's first gay pride event.

	27-08-2005 18:39									#35
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quote: Originally posted by red_jon Oh, I also helped run the city's first gay pride event.

I went to one in Brighton last summer...... Totally unbeliveable!

Muscle men in leather underpants carrying poodles!!

	27-08-2005 19:09									#36
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i somehow missed swansea's first gay pride event didn't hear anything about either tbh, when was it?

quote: Nope, but there's a helluva lot of ugly, ugly guys

you know you love the revolution roiders jon

	27-08-2005 19:45									#37
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Who are you?

	27-08-2005 19:51									#38
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quote: Originally posted by C0ckney i somehow missed swansea's first gay pride event didn't hear anything about either tbh, when was it?

It was deliberately kept low-key - the first Pride event is symbolic and there would have been a lot of trouble caused.

It wasn't put in the waterfront as articles from there have a habit of making it into the Evening Post...

It was a week of events then the main event was in Time (which I couldn't make as I'd just left for Morroco, lol).

	27-08-2005 19:54									#39
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"kept low key" as in a "not very proud to be gay" Gay Pride?

	27-08-2005 20:47									#40
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quote: Originally posted by reds4ever "kept low key" as in a "not very proud to be gay" Gay Pride?

It's a sad state of affairs but attacks on gay people in Swansea are weekly (especially down at the marina) - several members of the society have been attacked (my ex 3 times). The BNP are unfortunately active here and were present at the march against racism.

We're proud to be strong enough to be open about our sexualities in such a hostile area, but there were serious incidents when Time hosted a 'gay night' a couple of years ago and - at least for this year - we couldn't risk straight locals knowing.

	27-08-2005 21:25									#41
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in time, well i was probably there then, dancing with some muscle men in leather underpants

	27-08-2005 21:35									#42
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quote: Originally posted by C0ckney in time, well i was probably there then, dancing with some muscle men in leather underpants

You usually get yourself so drunk you can't remember your 'exploits'?

	29-08-2005 22:50									#43
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I salute you for being gay in Swansea(and organising stuff) that takes balls! even if i dont 'get' the whole gay thing

	30-08-2005 01:26									#44
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quote: Originally posted by red_jon - I'm still playing civ3.

So masochism IS more prevelant in the GLBT community...

	30-08-2005 04:02									#45
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quote: Originally posted by red_jon You usually get yourself so drunk you can't remember your 'exploits'?

So you're the 'only gay in the village'?

You've put me right off Swansea. Although to be fair, I was never 'on' Swansea either

	30-08-2005 04:14									#46
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swansea is a proper nice place, top night out as well if you can put up with the welsh of course

	30-08-2005 04:23									#47
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quote: Originally posted by C0ckney if you can put up with the welsh of course

That *IS* the hard part.

	30-08-2005 04:26									#48
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yeah, it's true though. i've been back a few months now, and just when you get used to everyone being all nice and english, one of my mates rings being all welsh and stuff!