are speedos just for gays ( Or do threy want them to be)

[louis]

Referring to the tread Are you ashamed of your speedo fetish, I agree with PSDave that posted that he doesnt agree gay parades, but I agree less wene he says that the norme for gays on there parades is wearing speedos, of course they also where many attires of all sorts, but you see them in lots of speedos.
For example just go to Chris Geary.com and view the hundreds of pictures of gay guys in speedos, well. lets put it all in a nut shell, ALL THE SUBJECTS are full of of guys in speedos and all the videos are of speedos (Note the gay parades).
Dont miss especially the gay parades in London and outher citys in the UK.
Now the question is DO GAY GUYS WANT SPEEDOS TO BE ONLY FOR THEM, I wouldnt be surprised if most would say yes considering so much of them with speedos on in parades (check on also this years Sydneys Mardi Gras parade on you tube, the lifesavers with pride are by the dozens in there red aussubum supplyd SLSC suits.
My excuses for my poor composition and mispellings being a french language guy.

[PSDave]

I avoid the parades because I have no understanding of why gays feel that they have to portray themselves in way that almost says they want to be segregated from the population and not fit in.
Also, something to consider. The day after the Pride Parades, White Parties etc all the photos in the paper or on TV news show guys in speedos, tutus and drag. They may have been the only ones in the parade, but they are the only images the str8 population see of the gay community. When so many of the images of the gay man is in a speedo -- is anyone surprised the suit has been "Gay"?

[louis]

I agree with you . (David LOL)
Never the less many non gays do like the gay parades because of the eye candy, of course its not the guys in them that they focus on its the speedos there are wearing.

[dorcas3]

Speedos are bathing gear! Why would you want to dance up the street or otherewise wearing them. That image does nothing to promote good feelings to others who are uncomfortable around such displays of in your face performances. Speedos are the only practical attire if you are serious about your swimming and attendent activity around a pool or on the beach or patio.

[Crail]

dorcas3 - very well said. However, for those, like me, who are non-swimmers, swim briefs are a "fetish" that brings pleasure; but not "in-your-face" way as in gay parades.

[Torchwatch]

Speedo wearing whether we are straight or gay is essentially a masculine activity. Those who run and swim in their speedos want to look and feel fit.
I wonder how many camp and effeminate gay guys wear speedos on the beach and in the pool. perhaps they are more likely to be wearing frilly panties and other women's clothing in more private places.
Since the camp and fem guys are liable to be bullied whatever they do they tend to act outrageously when they do go out. A Gay Pride Parade becomes a festival of the outrageous and the exaggerated, the biggest queen the campiest camp and the most nearly naked.
A lot of straight acting gay guys avoid homophobes rather than be confronted by them by staying undercover. The Pride Parades are an embarrassment to them and if they see gay guys camping it up in speedos on a parade it brings their own wearing of speedos into question.
Remember other paraders will also be dressed as the various Village People. We don't get cowboys. red indians, police officers, construction workers, soldiers and sailors complaining about being depicted in gay parades, so be tolerant of the camp gays in their speedos on their big day Out.

[louis]

I FULLY AGREE WITH dorcas3 AND Crail, i want apeedos to be worn by everyone gays included but not by only them.
If I am right then they are avoiding ALL to wear them even gays that want to but hesitate to because of the gays that think so....

[SwimTeamSpeedo]

Gay parades do more damage to the image of speedos or brief suits than anything else. If you watch one of those, is it any wonder why a str8 guy would never want to be seen in a speedo type suit in public? I can't say I blame them. Some of the crap in those parades is downright tasteless and crass. To be sure, just as some of the str8 crap we see in the Mardi Gras parade in NOLA. Now I'll duck while everyone shoots at me.

[louis]

I dont think you will have to duck,lol we all seem to agree here btw, a big quac quac to you.
Seriousely, take a look at the this and last years gY Parades in London UK ,
Bristol UK and many outher gay parades, on you tube and count th speedos. Its a wonder they dont call them the gay speedo parade.
Now ..now dont get me wrong, its ok for our gay friends to wear speedos but let ALL guys that like them wear them to without fear of being though as gay if they are not.

[California Dolphin]

Other than the Gay parades, I've never seen any guys inappropriately wearing a speedo while walking down a city street or the aisle at the supermarket.

So what's the hang up about guys wearing a speedo in an appropriate place such as a beach or pool?