2006-07-17 19:54:48 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
more people are out of the closet
2006-07-17 19:56:12 · answer #1 · answered by rubettalace 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Impossible to answer. In the 70's it wasn't socially acceptable to be gay. Therefore, there is no way to know exactly how many people were actually gay. I would venture however, that the human race hasn't really mentally or physically changed that much in the past 1000 years. Looking back in history, it was quite common to be homosexual and be socially accepted in places like Rome or Greece. Therefore, I would venture that the number of homosexuals are only (if at all) slightly elevated.
2006-07-17 20:03:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that yes, percentage wise there are more. There is less of a stigma attached to it and more people are able to rediscover their sexuality as opposed to repressing it and living as a straight man or woman. I consider it different than just being 'in the closet', though i can guarantee you more people are out now than in the 70s.
However, i'm not sure what the situation was like about homosexuality in the 70s so i could be completely wrong.
2006-07-17 20:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by thisfleshavenged 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course millions of people have been born since the 70's, a whole generation. if 10% (lowball) of people are gay then for every 100 born you add 10 homo's. that's the factual answer. i suspect it's not what you're looking for. we're more visible now because of the gay rights movement in the late 70's so it seems to many that there are expansionary more in a short amount of time. as we've become more visible people are coming out earlier and older people are "coming out" and leaving their pretensions in the dust so we've increased being open about our lifestyles, not increased being gay.
2006-07-17 21:50:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well there are more people on the earth, so yes. Statistically, no. About the same percentage of people are gay now as then, it's just that more people are open about it now.
2006-07-17 19:56:36 · answer #5 · answered by The Chucksta 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Chucksta puts it in context via a reference to population proprotions. He deserves a good 10 points.
2006-07-17 19:58:28 · answer #6 · answered by Walter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No i dont think there are MORE gay people then there were, but i do think that bc society is more accepting of it there is greater awarness of it and im sure alot more people have "come out."
2006-07-17 19:57:04 · answer #7 · answered by GtrGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think that there are more gay people now then than, its just that they're more out now.
2006-07-17 19:58:56 · answer #8 · answered by Sketch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no! they just think people don't care or have morels anymore. wrong- There will be no gay marriages because Marriage is a God given right and God denounces Men and men or women and women our people and animals. a Abomination in Gods Eyes .
2006-07-17 20:02:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-07-17 19:58:34 · answer #10 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but they don't have to hide it anymore so we are seeing just how much of the population is gay.
2006-07-17 19:56:52 · answer #11 · answered by tenaciousd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋