Pride Page #4

Sabrina fair

Listen where thou art sitting

Under the glassie cool, translucent wave

And so on.

I grew up in Northern Ireland.

I know all about what happens when

people don't talk to each other.

That's why I've never understood

what's the point of

supporting gay rights

but nobody else's rights, you know?

Or workers' rights,

but not women's rights.

It's, I don't know, illogical.

There's a lodge banner

down in the welfare,

over 100 years old.

We bring it out for special

occasions, you know?

I'll show it to you one day.

It's a symbol, like this, right?

Two hands.

That's what the labor movement means.

Should mean.

You support me, I support you,

whoever you are, wherever you come from,

shoulder to shoulder, hand to hand.

Dai!

There they go.

They're bringing the men

from London, from Bristol, all over.

They're pulling the lads

in for anything now.

They can't do that.

There's two from my street in

custody right now. Lee and Carl.

Where's your humanity?

We're citizens of this country, mind.

Citizens.

No, I mean, they can't do that.

It's totally illegal.

A police officer has the

right to stop you if...

That's the important word here.

If he has reasonable grounds to believe

a crime is gonna be committed.

Are you absolutely sure about this?

Police harassment, dear,

I could set it to music.

And if he does?

Then he must formally charge you

within 24 hours of that arrest.

But reasonable grounds

means concrete evidence

that can stand up in court.

It doesn't mean he doesn't

like the look of you.

That's the same whether you're

standing on a picket line

or trolling down Clapham

High Street in full drag.

Hefina, tell Martin to mind the kids.

- Where you going?

- The police station.

She's finding her feet.

Right, gentlemen, listen to me.

A police officer only has the right

to detain a group of people...

You need evidence to

stand up in a court of law.

They need evidence. Detain them

for longer than 24 hours...

There's no proof. No proof.

And I will not be leaving

this desk until you do.

We've got all day, so chop-chop.

Nobody said anything

about hiding who we are.

Yes, they did. You.

I just think if everybody

takes it easy on the...

Flamboyance.

We're more likely to fit in.

I'm sorry, just to be clear,

when you say "flamboyance,"

you mean "gay."

And when you say "everyone,"

you mean me.

- Jonathan.

- Good.

It's just I haven't spoken

1950s in quite a while.

Over here, please.

We're packing parcels.

- You'll stay for a pint?

- No, you're all right, Cliff.

Welfare's had a change of

atmosphere, if you know what I mean.

I don't know what you mean, Lee, no.

He means these faggots.

If it wasn't for those people,

you would still be in the nick.

- What?

- He's right.

They make me sick. That's all I know.

That's enough.

Physically sick!

- Gays?

- From London.

They were the ones, got you out.

I thought Sian got us out.

They told her.

They told her what to say.

- Carl.

- It's you lot, is it?

- The gays?

- What's going on?

No, it's all right. It's all right.

We're LGSM. Lesbians and Gays

Support the Miners, yes.

My name's Mark Ashton.

You'll have a pint, will you, Mark?

What I was told about

lesbians really did shock me.

It can't be true, can it?

You're all vegetarians?

Actually, Zoe and I are both vegans.

So you live together like,

you know, husband and wife,

- but what I want to know is...

- I know what you're gonna say.

Which one does the housework?

Oh, okay, well, that's...

That's not what I thought

you was gonna say.

- Are you joking?

- Certainly not.

It's embarrassing enough they spent

one night on Dai's floor, Maureen.

From here on in, the hosting

committee's gonna start hosting.

I'm sorry, not me.

I'm concerned about AIDS.

What?

It's not a trivial matter, Sian.

They've issued leaflets.

I don't mind taking more, Hefina.

Not the lesbians so much,

because of their cuisine,

but I'll take an extra gay.

I'll tell you something right now,

Maureen Barry.

If you get AIDS, so help me God,

I'll nurse you myself.

Though how you're gonna get AIDS

from a couple of sleeping bags

in your extension, I don't know.

Listen, it's fine.

No. I can take another one,

and so can Cliff.

Think it's gonna be that easy, do you?

You just bulldoze the whole village

into thinking the same thing as you.

I don't need to bulldoze anyone.

It's you who's got the problem.

They're all in there getting

along perfectly well.

Oh, really?

What the hell do you think you're doing?

- Just talking to Kev about something.

- Talk to Kev any day of the week.

Get over there and find a

gay or a lesbian right now.

Look, Hefina, I've shaken their hands,

I've bought them a pint. See?

I don't wanna labor the point, do I?

I might, you know, give them

the wrong impression.

- Right.

- Oh, right.

Because you're so bloody irresistible,

is that it, Carl Evans?

Listen to me, I've seen you dancing

round my backyard with no clothes on

since you were this high,

and I can tell you right now,

these gays have thrown better away.

Now move yourself, and you.

This is a first, this.

Men on the dance floor.

You can't be serious.

Welsh men don't dance, do they, Sian?

Never. Can't move their hips.

Well, why don't we show

them what they're missing.

Oh, my God, he's amazing.

Come on. Come on.

Oh, look at that.

God, I miss disco.

Everyone back to mine for a nightcap.

What? Go to bed, Cliff.

I promise I'll do it, man.

For God's sakes.

He always gets like this.

What did I bloody say to you?

Showing us up in front of our guest?

Don't worry. You're gonna love it.

Cheers, mate.

- Oi. What was that about?

- He's gonna give him dance lessons.

You joking? He was all

prancing about like that.

Listen, if you're gonna spend the

rest of your life standing at the bar

wishing you could speak to

Debbie Thomas, that's fine by me.

I'm gonna be a woman magnet.

Where the bloody hell did you get that?

I don't know why you're so het up.

They're going in the morning.

Well, this strike matters

to you two, does it?

Of course it does.

What do you think people will

say when they hear about this?

We're being backed up by perverts.

You want people taking the piss, do you?

Scabs, coppers,

calling us all sorts of names?

No.

Well, I know one thing.

Your father would never

have stood for it.

That went well, considering.

"Considering"?

Sometimes people can surprise you,

that's all I'm saying.

I never had a problem with it, Sian.

Well, I'm glad to hear it,

because this is Joe

and he's gonna be sleeping in our house.

How do?

Nice to meet you.

No need to do the full

Barry White, Martin.

He knows you're heterosexual.

This is fine.

- We should take him to the door.

- No, just here, please.

Just drop me here.

- Come on.

- What about that?

- All right. Oh, leave him alone.

- Hang on a minute.

- What is it?

- Gotta keep up the fiction.

See you.

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