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racaulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 03:56 PM Original message |
NY Firefighters Refuse to Play Against Gay Team (rugby) |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. hey, and likewise that's what they should have asked back. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. "then he asked if we could all confirm that we were not HIV positive" |
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Obamarama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Actually, I think the firefighter's concerns were valid.... |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. yeah, but people bleed OUT |
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Obamarama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Good point - first responders likely face greater risks in the field.... |
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Book Lover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 06:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. I grew up in an Irish Queens neighborhood with firefighters and cops |
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MsUnderstood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:22 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Wow! You gotta a lotta repressed prejudice there |
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Obamarama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:28 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. I suspect Ms. Understood misunderstands me.... |
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MsUnderstood (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. okay maybe my subject was a bit harsh |
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nosmokes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:26 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. *NEWS FLASH* straights have HIV/aids too |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 09:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
23. You make an excellent point by bringing up Hepatitis C. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. I played rugby with the FDNY team and all I got was this |
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prole_for_peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
5. i thought it was going to be about the "straight" team |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. is scrum a contraction for |
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prole_for_peace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 09:12 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. i didn't even think of that.. |
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Meeker Morgan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. NYC law prohibits discrimination in city employment. |
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NI4NI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
14. Does this mean that |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
15. Wimps. They were afraid that losing to a gay team would tarnish them. |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-21-06 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. Does this mean HIV+ New Yorkers can't count on the NYFD |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
18. I wonder if they ask every person they intend to rescue from a fire/ |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 01:07 AM Response to Original message |
19. I just don't understand people like this with so-called brave jobs . . . |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 02:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. The Iraq vets I know |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 02:42 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. I think you understand my point -- practically every soldier I've heard |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:20 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I understand the frustration |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 07:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Yes, I was exaggerating the whole being more afraid in the showers |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-22-06 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. It is really disappointing in this day and age |
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JackBeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 09:57 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Interesting points about athletes. |
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readmoreoften (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
27. I know some of the guys on the team. |
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cboy4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-23-06 05:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. How do you know the firefighters used this just as an excuse to avoid |
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