Spot on. Are we going to have an anti fat shaming day? What about a vegan day too? Absolute load of rubbish.

If the league wanted to wear rainbow laces like the premier league do then that’s fine but I’m not having a float full of fat blokes wearing hot pants, angel wings, cowboy hats and handle bar tashes blowing bubbles at a load of very confused kids who just want to watch rugby wondering what the frig pride is.

Just because I’m not ‘For’ something, doesn’t mean I’m against it.

My brothers gay, I spent all my life sticking up for him and getting into fights we’ll into my 20s because of people picking on him for that reason, so don’t even go there.

It’s identity politics that should be kept well away from our club just like sectarianism, religion, leave or remain, race etc.

I heard they are renaming the south stand bar for the occasion too to the Blue Oyster Bar

Have you considered that a reason for a surge of 80% might be as a result of LGBT putting gays and lesbians more and more in the limelight with Pride events and parades which only antagonise some members of the public and lead to more abuse and physical attacks on them.

A couple of gays I know think so and will not participate in the events and parades as in their opinion, it is publicity which is doing as much harm as good for their sexiality.

I see some truth in this, I’ve never been bothered about any of it all but the way the LGBTQ brigade are trying to get into everything and take over everything gets me. They tried with the LGBTQ poppies but were rightly told in no uncertain terms to not go there.

Why sexual orientation in particular? Probably because, of those things you mentioned, none of the abuse is anywhere near that towards LGBT people and to people of different races, which has been helped on by centuries of dehumanisation. The others, either have causes or don't actually attract abuse in the way you think they do beyond the school playground.

Why is promoting acceptance shoving something in our faces, but having a military round is absolutely fine and not shoving jingoism in our faces?

This isn't particularly aimed at you, but I will repeat; although I don't suspect any of you to be truly homophobic the attitude of effectively, be gay somewhere else away from me, only contributes and allows homophobia to grow rather than shrink.

bingo

I think your mistaken, people arent saying be gay just not near me, people are getting annoyed with it being thrust in their faces, I dont want to explain to my 9 year old about it as at 9 he has no sexual orientation as hes 9 and just wants to play with toys and his friends. I support the community as I have gay friends that are gay, (for me not all) I think there is a time and place for it...the parade/celebration I mean

Poor logic.

You're saying that people with outdated and hateful views, willing to commit actual crimes in the name of that hate, are the social victims in all this? That those people who have had to grow-up in fear of what these people do everyday should have to sink into obscurity so as not to offend the timid sensibilities of bigots?

Unbelievable.

This. The most important part of it all is it’s being pushed onto children. Like you say, they’ve no idea what any of it means, they just want to play with their toys, computer games and play rugby.

And as it’s shown the issue is divisive, some are for it, some against it and it’s not up to the club to start fixing social ills, that’s for the politicians to sort out.

If LGBTQ just want acceptance then stop making a big song and dance about it, attention seeking and taking over other events because that’s turning people against you.

Never understand the "what do i tell my kids" argument. What do you tell them on valentines day? St Patricks day? any other day? "that person is dressed that way because xyz".

Its not exactly going to be Rocky Horror though is it? We are talking flags and rainbows at most.

Do the club promote Valentine’s Day and Paddy’s day like they are this one? You say you’re only bringing flags and rainbows? The only colours should be cherry and white and the only flags Wigan flags. Whatever you do in the bedroom keep it in the bedroom and stop forcing it onto other peoples especially when there’s kids involved. You say it’s only a flag, is the thin end of the wedge.

If the matches fall on those days then yes, they do.

I'm not bringing anything, i just couldnt care less if anyone else does. as for "what goes on in the bedroom", if you have to put it that way, primary schools are taught basic sex ed, so they already know what goes on there.

Primary school children are taught about reproduction and biology, normal stuff. It’s not up to the club to start teaching and preaching about what’s right and wrong and what we should think. They need to just get on with being a rugby club.

They say it’s about inclusion and tolerance, so then go and announce it on the day when Folou would be playing, not very inclusive and tolerant of Folous beliefs is it?

The club arent teaching and preaching right and wrong, or what you should think. Anyone would think they arent letting you in if you arent gay or cross dressing. It's just a day to celebrate people being people.

Folau has said he has no issue with gay people so he should be ok with it. And if he was that bothered about his religious beliefes he wouldnt be playing on a Sunday, or he would be put to death.