Public Homophobia

More and more I'm becoming a hardcore libertarian. But even I have limits. Today on the train to work was a perfect example.

I was standing, reading my book when the two workmen in their forties behind started getting a bit loud. Their conversation goes a bit like this:

"You went to the Rose and Crown?" - 1

"Yeah" - 2

"But that's a gay bar!" - 1

"Oh really..." - 2, sounding pretty respectably disinterested.

"Yeah.... me and Dave took Mike there once for a laugh at all the gays. Fucking queers." - 1

Now my tolerance of swearing has grown of late but my tolerance for what I consider to be a direct insult to myself (i.e. the word queer when said with a sneer) is... non existent.

I slammed my book closed, turned to face these two guys, saw a couple of people back away so thought my face must have reached it's angriest, and slammed the book against my leg to get the guys attention. I made sure they saw my rainbow wrist band, gave them a look that suggested they just DIE and then turned round and went back to my book.

I didn't hear two peeps out of them, or anyone else, for the rest of the journey. Being a giant has its major plus points.

Poor ol' Cutty Sark...

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