2006-07-22 04:17:52 · 28 answers · asked by WHITE TRASH ARMENIAN 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
You should be proud of who you truely are. If part of who you are is a lesbian, bisexual, straight, or gay person then be proud of that. As long as you're a good person that follows the Goldren Rule (treat others how you want to be treated) then the rest is just peachy.
2006-07-22 04:20:51 · answer #1 · answered by MindStorm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its not a matter of being proud of being gay, its a matter of being proud to be alive, human and a member of society like any other person. Gay Pride (and other minority pride) parades are not for the straight spectators or trying to force any "agenda", they are to give gay people a chance, maybe once a year, to not feel like an oppressed minority. There is nothing shameful about being gay and its nice to have a way of reminding ourselves of that fact in the face of all the hate in the world.
2006-07-24 21:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by Drewe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what you mean, but I'll assume the best option, because that's the mood I'm in. The type of "pride" being referred to isn't necessarily what most people think of as pride. It's more...comfort. It's the fact that we're finally ok with who we are, despite a whole world trying it's damndest to keep that from happening. To that end, people always say "Well, if there was straight pride, there'd be issues". I wouldn't be upset by a straight pride event, I would just think it was completely unnecessary. Every day is already straight pride, and as such I feel that it would be difficult to have any kind of an event like that without it being a 'phobe fest.
2006-07-25 08:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by Atropis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now, I tend to think of "pride" in terms of a group of like animals...like a pride of lions. As far as gay pride is concerned, I understand that for many people being gay is wrought with all sorts of issues surrounding self-hatred, shame, and society's general ostracization. For these people, embracing the gay identity as a sort of positive and being proud, rather than ashamed, is an act of defiance.
For me, I am neither proud nor ashamed of being gay. It is just one aspect of my life--not my entire life. But, it has taken me a long time to get to this point. Regardless, however, I feel as though there is something to be celebrated in the coming together, unity, of the LGBT community. To me, this is "pride." Again, it isn't so much like the pride in the sense of BEING proud, but rather THE pride as a collective of unity and strength.
2006-07-22 11:39:48 · answer #4 · answered by no please 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering how some straights would LIKE gays to feel about themselves, YES, being Gay is something to feel proud of...and, to tell you the truth, I doubt if there is one thing a straight man could do as well as a gay man, so yes! we are proud of ourselves.
2006-07-22 15:11:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't be proud of the way you are, you should be proud of your accomplishments. I am gay. I just am. It isn't who I am, it is a minute part of me. Being gay does not define who I am so I should not be proud of being gay. But I am not ashamed of being gay either.
2006-07-22 16:59:54 · answer #6 · answered by kiz_ma_az 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, instead, you should go around loathing yourself until you are so consumed with self-hate over something that you have/had no control over, that you end up commiting suicide, and everyone around you is now devastated that they ever even thought to ask the question "is being gay something to be proud of?" Here's a question for you~ IS ignorance bliss????
2006-07-22 13:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by cherilynnc6 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a phrase usually associated with parades and rallys to bring gays out in public. The words are actually a call to show pride in their difference. This is simply another opressed group who want to change the way society thinks about them.
2006-07-22 11:23:19 · answer #8 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am proud of myself. I am proud to be the human being that brings love, joy, compassion and strength into the lives of my friends and family. I am proud to be part of such a vital and rich community (GLBT) and a part of human kind in general. I am proud enough of the fact that I value love in all of it's forms to openly acknowledge who I love, especially the fact that it's another woman.
Is being straight something to be proud of? Sure it is, and a lot of straight people seem to want to prove it by looking to the bible. I don't have to look that far. I just have to look to my heart.
2006-07-23 01:10:00 · answer #9 · answered by Autumn BrighTree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever picked up a dictionary? A pride of Lions? A synonum for Pack or group. PS you really should crawl out of the closet and try to enjoy being queer.
2006-07-23 03:50:52 · answer #10 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋