on parade PiCCadilly CirCUs
are you a pda junkie?
ARE PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION YOUR THING OR DO YOU SAVE IT FOR PRIDE?
1 You are on a train from London to Brighton with your partner and you have an hour-long journey ahead of you. Do you? a) Whip out the lube and other appliances. b) Snuggle and maybe have a bit of a
make-out sesh. c)
wave.
2 You go to meet your friend you haven’t seen in a while. How do you greet them? a) Shake their hand vigorously and maintain a minimum metre distance between you for the rest of the night. b)
lips and comment on how tasty their lip balm is. c)
the cheek.
3 You go on a camping trip with friends and your partner comes along. Everyone has to share a tent and you and your partner are sharing a sleeping bag. Do you? a) Kiss them goodnight but restrain yourself
from doing anything further because you don’t want to make your friends feel uncomfortable. b) Have a mad sex scene taken straight out
of Brokeback Mountain. It’s nothing your friends haven’t seen before. c) Make your partner sleep outside in the
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grass so they don’t initiate any bodily contact. 4 You’ve just left a club with your beloved and
Sit on the other side of the carriage and
are in a dark alleyway passionately making out when you spot a CCTV camera. Do you? a) Scream and run away and never show your
face in that part of town again. b) Move a little further up the alleyway and
promptly resume your passionate snog. c) Turn yourself to face the camera and slowly start stripping yourself and your partner.
5 Your partner tells you about a ‘kiss in’ protest in Soho. You arrive and you: a) Have a passionate snog but make sure your hands stay firmly in appropriate regions. b) To hell with snogging, full-frontal nudity
would make a much bigger statement. c) Timidly peck your partner on the lips and
play with their fingers discreetly for the rest of the protest.
Grab and plant a huge smacker on their Give them a huge hug and a quick peck on
6 You are saying goodbye at the train station to your sweetheart. Just as you give them a final kiss goodbye, you notice someone glaring at you. When asked if there is a problem, they reply with an offensive remark. Do you? a) Shout that you are gay and proud and start dry humping your lover. b)
passionate last make-out scene. c)
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2 3 4 5 6
a) 10 a) 0 a) 5 a) 0 a) 5 a) 10
b) 5 b) 10 b) 10 b) 5 b) 10 b) 5
c) 0 c) 5 c) 0 c) 10 c) 0 c) 0
Ignore them and have a slightly over- Ignore them but only hug your partner
goodbye. HIDE IT OR RIDE IT SCORES:
Text: Safine Arnold
you scored! hoW 0-19: Multiple Offender
Never one to be shy of the spotlight, you are very proud of who you are and who you are with, so much so that everyone knows it. You shouldn’t
hide the fact that you love being gay, but maybe tone it down in inappropriate situations.
20-39: Model Citizen
You have the perfect understanding of when a PDA is en- tirely appropriate. You’re not at all ashamed but you believe
that there are just some things your friends don’t need to be exposed to. Well done and keep up the good work!
40-60: Parole officer Yours is a case of what happens in the bedroom
should stay in the bedroom, right? We sure under- stand where you’re coming from, but having a bit of fun out of the house never hurts. Don’t be afraid to show what you are and who knows... a little love in the sun might heat up your life.
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