UK government warns against travel to certain parts of the USA....(LGBT issues).

[Alvito]

Just 30+ apart, Soviet Union was still tormenting the planet. Make a more suitable comparison.

That was within the lifetime of plenty of the people on here. While being gay is frowned upon in certain areas in the US it hasn't been illegal. I am sorry, but there is no way it went from being against the law to completely accepted by people in England in 30 years.

[Healing Rain]

I guess the UK government does not realize that as people have became more tolerant of trans-people laws like the NC law have become necessary because pervs will take advantage of that tolerance; and that the Mississippi law is to prevent the disgraceful prosecution of clerks and bakers just because they don't believe in same sex "marriage".

[Azadina]

I guess the UK government does not realize that as people have became more tolerant of trans-people laws like the NC law have become necessary because pervs will take advantage of that tolerance; and that the Mississippi law is to prevent the disgraceful prosecution of clerks and bakers just because they don't believe in same sex "marriage".

Wont it make you sad when you realize the only point of the law is to discriminate? Or maybe you are already aware it's just a made up excuse to discriminate, and try to convince others.

Have a look http://www.charlotteobserver.com/new...e70255967.html

[Wyrt]

That was within the lifetime of plenty of the people on here. While being gay is frowned upon in certain areas in the US it hasn't been illegal. I am sorry, but there is no way it went from being against the law to completely accepted by people in England in 30 years.

Um, it was illegal in Texas until the Supreme Court struct down the law in 2003. That was the last state for homosexuality to be legalized in.

[Bakis]

That was within the lifetime of plenty of the people on here. While being gay is frowned upon in certain areas in the US it hasn't been illegal. I am sorry, but there is no way it went from being against the law to completely accepted by people in England in 30 years.

I did not say that, I said that things are as they are and some states in the States lag behind the modern world in their appalling discriminatory beliefs.

[Kalis]

I guess the UK government does not realize that as people have became more tolerant of trans-people laws like the NC law have become necessary because pervs will take advantage of that tolerance; and that the Mississippi law is to prevent the disgraceful prosecution of clerks and bakers just because they don't believe in same sex "marriage".

The Foreign Office is not interested in petty local politics, they do not care why they discriminate, only that they do discriminate, which may affect some UK travellers to those regions.

[Nadiru]

The Foreign Office is not interested in petty local politics, they do not care why they discriminate, only that they do discriminate, which may affect some UK travellers to those regions.

I suppose it's out of the Foreign Office's jurisdiction, but oughtn't there be a likewise advisory for certain neighborhoods in London? Certain neighborhoods in East London were having trouble with sharia law patrols as recently as 2014, after all.

[Kalis]

I suppose it's out of the Foreign Office's jurisdiction, but oughtn't there be a likewise advisory for certain neighborhoods in London? Certain neighborhoods in East London were having trouble with sharia law patrols as recently as 2014, after all.

Can you point out which laws in East London discriminate against homosexuals? Pretty sure those laws do not exist, but I will give you the benefit of the doubt and let you show them.

[Nadiru]

Can you point out which laws in East London discriminate against homosexuals? Pretty sure those laws do not exist, but I will give you the benefit of the doubt and let you show them.

The Foreign Office is not interested in petty local politics, they do not care why they discriminate, only that they do discriminate, which may affect some UK travellers to those regions.

I'm not interested in your petty local politics, and I don't care why they discriminate, only that they do discriminate.

[Kalis]

I'm not interested in your petty local politics, and I don't care why they discriminate, only that they do discriminate.

That makes no sense, Sharia patrols that broke the law were arrested and imprisoned, the Foreign Office does not report on every crime that happened in a country.

Can you point out the laws in East London that discriminate or not? You have a chance to prove that you made a valid point and did not just type nonsense, so take it.

[Bakis]

That makes no sense, Sharia patrols that broke the law were arrested and imprisoned, the Foreign Office does not report on every crime that happened in a country.

Can you point out the laws in East London that discriminate or not? You have a chance to prove that you made a valid point and did not just type nonsense, so take it.

Why bother, it was a butt hurt remark that had nothing to do with the topic to begin with.

[Kalis]

Why bother, it was a butt hurt remark that had nothing to do with the topic to begin with.

I am trying to explain to people, who are apparently really stupid, what travel advice is.

Apparently they think the Foreign Office should advise about crimes that happened in the past, so their US advice should presumably include a warning not to go into the World Trade Center buildings in New York on 11th September 2001.

[Deleted]

Seeing how it was against the law to be gay in the UK until fairly recently. People might not want to get too judgy of others. 1982 it was still illegal to be gay in various parts of the country, so I have to imagine there is still a fair amount of hateful homophobic people there.

I wouldn't consider 30 years ago recent

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I suppose it's out of the Foreign Office's jurisdiction, but oughtn't there be a likewise advisory for certain neighborhoods in London? Certain neighborhoods in East London were having trouble with sharia law patrols as recently as 2014, after all.

No they wasn't

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I am trying to explain to people, who are apparently really stupid, what travel advice is.

Apparently they think the Foreign Office should advise about crimes that happened in the past, so their US advice should presumably include a warning not to go into the World Trade Center buildings in New York on 11th September 2001.

You're fighting a uphill battle friend against oversensitve Americans

[Noradin]

Oh, even imprisoned? Weird... If so, then, I guess, indeed, this warning is warranted.

Indeed.
Imprisonment in an US prison just or entering the wrong bathroom is a bit much.
The warning is certainly to be expected.

[Raiju]

The moral high ground from the UK is a little silly though, it wasn't long ago you silly gooses were castrating war heroes for being gay. Even Muricah didn't do that shit.

It's not really moral high ground, it's just travel advice.

"If you travel here you may run into trouble displaying your sexuality". This isn't a remark that the UK is perfect, just that a freedom people may take for granted currently in the UK isn't necessarily shared in the a country someone may be travelling to, and they should maybe avoid mentioning it.

[Deleted]

The moral high ground shit from the UK posters is a little silly though, it wasn't long ago you silly gooses were castrating war heroes for being gay. Even Muricah didn't do that shit.

It's got nothing to do with morals, it's about safety... Also that happened 70 years ago, America wasn't exactly clean then regarding morals

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'murica = christianity (/religion) = organised ignorance

[Alvito]

I wouldn't consider 30 years ago recent

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You're fighting a uphill battle friend against oversensitve Americans

When it comes to how an entire group of people are treated by a world power government is sure is.

[Deleted]

I meant from the UK posters here not from the UK itself, corrected my post to make that clear.

Probably because American posters are acting like we're calling Americans savages

[Alvito]

It's got nothing to do with morals, it's about safety... Also that happened 70 years ago, America wasn't exactly clean then regarding morals

Justifying things based on bad actions of others is a pretty stupid and weak stance to take. Even more so when the 2 have nothing to do with each other. Do you do that in your normal life? Your neighbor beats his kids so it is okay for you to steal a car?