Ok, I keep on asking myself... Do you think we, those who consider themseves Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trtansgenderes, might be suffering some "minority" syndrome, need to be treated as a minority, need to have a major enemy, and as a result stay minority forever?
please be serious, and those who think the question do not concern them... better leave it!
I guess this will also answer the question are we a lyfestyle, or just living creatures, are we some cult, or people who seek nothing but being who they really are...
2006-09-12 01:25:54 · 11 answers · asked by Randy Beaman 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I think that Minority Syndrome is something that majorities come up with so they can ignore minority concerns. Now instead of needing social justice on a widespread scale, we're individual whiners who need shrinks. That's a load of bullshit right there. The only think that I NEED in this life is to be socially and legally treated as an equal. If I didn't have to deal with being a black sheep tomorrrow, that would be great. However I'll keep complaining, bitching, moaning, protesting, voting, volunteering, discussing, rallying, and pointing out to straight people that gays get treated like crap until that day comes.
2006-09-12 01:47:04 · answer #1 · answered by dani_kin 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Do I believe you might be suffering from "minority syndrome"?
Maybe 20 years ago, you may have been considered a silent minority but I think these days, you are a more visible minority and as such you are getting more recognition then ever before. With all the people coming out of the closet, you may not be a minority for long.
2006-09-12 08:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by I love my husband 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
I suppose this mostly manifests itself with people who have a need or an urge to constantly remind others that he/she is gay. Where one wants to be treated like an equal but then constantly points out that one is not a equal.
Do we need to be treated as a minority? No, but we are whether we like it or not. Do we need to have a major enemy? No, but certain groups have named us as the enemy and as the minority we have to stand up for ourselves (as no one else will), and the only realistic way to fight back has been to oppose those who oppose us (if that makes sense, it's a little grammatically iffy).
I wouldn't say we are a lifestyle, a lifestyle is more "I'm going to live by the sea" or "I only eat white food"; being LGBT is more like a part of who we are, just as some people have ginger hair, some people are tall, some people are gay. (Although Yahoo seems to think we're some kind of sub-culture or group not people who have relationships, but that's another Q&A for another time.)
And we're definitely not a cult, we don't suck people in, we don't tell them what to do, and we don't take away their freedom of choice. If someone wants to leave then who are we to stop them?
2006-09-12 08:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by sarcasticquotemarks 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is a very interesting subject.
One question is whether they form a cohesive group.
For instance is a lesbian going to suffer more discrimination because she is female than because she is gay in terms of poverty rates, job prospects etc.
Whilst gay men may receive some harrasment and abuse i am not sure if there is a link between being gay and having less income or more poverty the way there is for some minority groups. This is not to say that the abuse is acceptable but poverty reduces the coping mechanisms of certain groups to compensate for discrimination.
However as a mixed group of people who are sometimes discriminated against they can be a force for postiive social change and social awareness through GLT rights movements etc.
Maybe in a while it will be just like a not hugely important difference like blue eyes/brown eyes but at the moment there are discriminations that come with open homosexuality.
Well thats my ha'penny's worth.
2006-09-12 08:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by Bebe 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
For some, maybe. But then generations of persecution and belittling and insulting behaviour by the straight and/or religious 'normal' people would have produced this siege mentality in any group. And anyway, just because I may share a sexual preference with a person doesn't necessarily make me a part of a group with them. Live and let live. love and let love. But don't be a hater.
2006-09-12 08:32:40 · answer #5 · answered by inquisitor 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are trying too hard to overanalyze the situation. As it stands we ARE a minority and if life as we know it is to continue we will remain so, whether or not that "status" is ever considered just another segment of the human condition to be accepted as a simple variation of the norm remains to be seen.
2006-09-12 08:34:30 · answer #6 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Minority way back in the 30's era but not with this Millenium. Gays are everywhere and more are blooming.
2006-09-12 11:25:35 · answer #7 · answered by javo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we are a perceived minority...i consider myself to be a human being, not in a minority. me and most of my neighbours get along together, regardless of orientation, likewise the str8s i have met in my life. they might not like me being a lesbian, but they think am a nice lass so they tolerate me.
2006-09-12 17:30:43 · answer #8 · answered by swot 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No matter who you are, you always belong to one minority or another and no matter who you are, you always belong to one majority or another.
2006-09-12 11:16:48 · answer #9 · answered by astroboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most gay people don't have real personalities, so they try to make one out of the fact that they're gay, and call themselves 'political' because they make a stand for gay rights. a lot of blacks and muslims have this problem too. makes me feel priveleged to be a young, white, straight, atheistic, well-educated, able-bodied, able-minded, well off male
2006-09-12 11:19:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋