2006-09-01 05:38:19 · 15 answers · asked by I love the cake 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
there were just as many back then,but they were afraid of getting beat to death,nowadays there are so many laws to protect them, they are coming out of the woodwork,just like cockroaches
2006-09-01 05:43:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think part of it could be because of how much more accepting society is of gay people today versus even 15 years ago......I also believe that many young people have been experimenting with both sexes and this confuses them....I think that they do it to try it and then are not really sure if that is how they are or if they are just trying it....I do think this is an up and coming problem with our youth, but realize that it will not be resolved......I have a family member who was sexually abused as a child and now will not have relations with the opposite sex because they believe that they are deformed...they will not even got to the doctors office in fear of actually hearing that there is something wrong with their genitals.....this has made this person gay now...but I dont think that this person would be gay if they had not been abused as a child....
2006-09-01 05:47:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Homosexuality is more widely accepted now then it was in the past. People can come forward about their homosexuality more openly. The "consequences" for being gay are no longer what they were in the past. I also think more people are "open" to the idea. Not just accepting it, but experimenting in it.
2006-09-01 06:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by *Michelle* 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There were probably as many, maybe even more....but maybe because it wasnt as widely accepted as it is now, most of them just pretended to be straight for the fear of becoming outcasts in society. Other than that, as more people are aware of the concept of homosexuality, they can experiment and explore.
2006-09-01 05:42:51 · answer #4 · answered by megalomaniac 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More people on the earth and more coming out of the closet. The numbers may not be higher, but it seems that way because of these things.
2006-09-01 05:41:45 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's because there is more freedom and might have been gays in the past but they not official or popular.
2006-09-01 05:57:28 · answer #6 · answered by guilty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that people have always been gay or thought they were, the only difference is more people are coming out about there life instead of hiding and being miserable for the rest of there life!
2006-09-01 05:42:16 · answer #7 · answered by CRAZYGIRL 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure there are not more Gay people around. Just more advanced attitudes towards Gays. Therefore, more people are open about themselves.
2006-09-01 05:45:52 · answer #8 · answered by Dizz 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that there are more gays now than in the past.
The reason is that now they're accepted but in the past they were afraid to show who they truly are.
2006-09-01 05:40:55 · answer #9 · answered by malteser*_* 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not any significantly more than there was in the past, it's just that more people are 'out' because it is more widely accepted.
2006-09-01 05:40:54 · answer #10 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because its fashionable to be gay now. its more accepted and people are trying new things. i know in high school there were a few kids who were gay just to see what it was like. its just another trend i think
2006-09-01 05:42:39 · answer #11 · answered by Czarkeri 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋