Do you think the 'mainstreaming' of gay liberation has made us antagonistic towards straight people to the point of excluding them from gay venues and the gay community in general?
We fought for equality and respect, now do we disrespect the people we wanted to respect us in the first place?
Has gay activism become too militant?
2006-09-26 22:04:35 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
I think there are some people in the gay community who are like that, but they are in the minority.
2006-09-26 22:09:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately I think there will always be a part of the gay community that feels the need to "butt heads" with the straight community, even if it is just to validate themselves. In some aspects I think we may have gone too far & need to pull back a bit, but generally I think we are fine. I have never been in a gay club that asked straight people to leave, and while I personally have a natural behavioural reaction in a very straight environment, it was pretty much the same. I think we are still very much finding a balance. We had to fight for so long to get respect & equality, now it's like "Well, do we keep fighting? If so, what for? Are we the same yet?"
2006-09-27 03:03:50 · answer #2 · answered by Shea M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, and I don't agree at all. I think the issues that we've faced in that past are still as real today. Gay marriage, approved and then revoked, how can you not be angry about that. We haven't got equality so that fight for it is still very much on. And I don't think we disrespect the straight community at all, just the morons like the ones here who post stupid messages for the sole pleasure of making themselves smile. I do think that we are more militant than before however, but that's because being nice hasn't worked. I'm not saying wether that's a good or bad thing, but when most of the countries in the world openly discrimnate against the gay community what can you do?
2006-09-26 22:56:21 · answer #3 · answered by God 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The gllti community can take it too far sometimes
and we need to realise
There are many things a striaght person goes though yes some times it is hard being differant to the main stream but even the main stream is not easy
some not all, Gay people like to think that becouse they are gay and say have a gay bar they think they can include and exclude people from that bar
Many tanny's in the world are not aloud in gay bars and many straight people would not be aloud in there either
For ages glbti people have been fighting for equal rights but don't realise by shuting out some of the community they brake the very thing they a fighting for
2006-09-26 22:20:38 · answer #4 · answered by Zara3 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That hasn't been my experiance at all. I've seen and met plenty of straight folks at gay clubs, and I've never seen a straight person ever get kicked out of a gay pride event. I've met some gay people who are rude about straights, but I've also met some white people who are rude about people of color, being gay doesn't make us automatically unprejudiced. I've always made a point to make alliances with straight folks in my activism.
2006-09-27 07:21:37 · answer #5 · answered by dani_kin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, By no means are we antagonistic toward those who would support our causes, but we are becoming far more vocal about the ignorance and sublte little "jabs" slung at us every day. Do you think it's better to put a bigot in their place or just sit back and let them continue? Some people are going to believe our detractors, and frankly I am not going to tolerate their issues. I will expose them at every turn.
2006-09-27 03:28:25 · answer #6 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, *no*. The mainstreaming means that we have more mainstream allies, feel comfortable in more places in the mainstream, and are able to stay close to straight friends and family. We've been telling straights for years that we're their friends, family, and neighbors. If anything, we're becoming more open and joining the mainstream.
2006-09-27 01:43:29 · answer #7 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here you are labeling far too wide of a demographic. There are gay people who hate heterosexuals (they call us "baby makers" as if its a bad thing), and there are those who could care less, and there are those who wish they were straight, and there are those that wish they were birds. There are too many gay people to generalize them this way.
There are gay people who fit the descriptor you use though, dont misread. The reasons could be speculated on for hours.
2006-09-26 22:10:07 · answer #8 · answered by Blue Devil 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO
I have several gay friends who are as happy in straight company as they are in gay crowds.
Unfortunately some of the straights who know the same people won't be seen mixing with large groups of gays for fear of being branded one themselves.
Myself I dont' care, I'm secure in my heterosexuality and will ahppily mix with anyone
2006-09-26 22:08:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anybody that answers "NO" or "YES" is blinded by their veiwpoint. The truth is somewhere in the middle , some of each community hates the other side just because they oppose their side. At this point they arent even fighting over the issue of homosexuality.
2006-09-27 03:15:37 · answer #10 · answered by noname 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋