What would make a difference, to the benefit of gay and lesbian rights?

Answer 1

The "Gay Movement" needs a leader.

When striving for civil rights it's imperative to have leaders who do not fit the stereotypes of the group represented.

The leader should be a highly educated individual with a PHD in social sciences or political science and have an MA in Law.

Ideally, if the leader is a gay man, he should have a consolidated LTR - known publicly - yet not flaunted. Both he and his partner should be "masculine", good looking, tall, and athletic. "Men's men" so to speak.

Anyone speaking publicly on behalf of gay men should be "clones" of the leader. (or reasonable facsimilies thereof)

A key to any battle is the need to "know your enemy". Most anti-gay people are afraid of gay men due to a multitude of stereotypes, which in part gay men themselves have glorified. If we are represented by a man who cannot be stereotyped...it's a start.

"Gay Pride" Parades and similar events should be discouraged.

(In Berlin they hold an annual LOVE FEST...a huge festival/party/parade /gathering of straights, gays, bi's, lesbians, T's etc. which seems to fare well among the "cristics", calling less attention to any single "sexual" orientation. Perhaps gays could collaborate with the LOVE FEST as opposed to marching naked down public streets)

Once the above is completed...the real work begins.
(an agenda to complex to list here)

NOTE: I am gay. I have nothing against all of our gay friends who do not "fit the profile" of the imaginary leader I described above. In fact I do not even fit that description. It's simply a scenario for a "compromised" strategy.

Eg. Marin Kuther King did NOT fit the "stereotypes" of black people during his long hard battle for civil rights. This fact alone surely helped the cause.

Answer 2

After looking at the many suggestions that were posted here, which were all quite valid, I would say that it's important to show the heterosexual population how homophobia hurts them as well as the GLBT population, even if they think they don't know anyone GLBT.

A December 19, 2006 article in The Advocate illustrated how Proposition 107 (the proposition that would've banned same-sex marriage in the state) would've hurt the straight population as well as GLBT people who wanted to get married. Because, you see, Proposition 107 didn't just define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. It eliminated any marriage equivalent. So if straight couples wanted to get a domestic partnership, they couldn't.

So what happened is that straight people were asked to give their input. Some never though they would be a part of the "movement", but they did it anyway. Many couples thought that the proposition was an anti-gay thing, but when they were told it would affect them too, may took a stand. It ended up being one of the campaigns that helped to get the propostion voted down in Arizona 51%-49%. So educating the straight population does work.

Also, I think other religions can help educate each other on how the homophobia in their places of worship can affect everyone who attends. There are many religious denominations who are fighting to be more GLBT-friendly and are helping to counteract the hatred and the misinformation that being GLBT-inclusive in sinful and against God. The amount of people that attend places of worship is way down, due to the fact that they are interpreted as being anti-woman, racist as well as anti-GLBT. Either those people who have suffered spiritual abuse from those places of worship that are intolerant either worship God in their own way or give up religion entirely (I'm not judging those that have because I was that way myself). But if the GLBT-friendly places of worship were a majority instead of a minority, things would be a lot better spritually for GLBT people as well as the general population. Those places of worship that still chose to be intolerant would simply fall by the wayside and get turned into condos.

Now what I recommended isn't easy, nor will the world become utopia tomorrow. But just because something will take a long while to get a result doesn't mean it's not worth fighting for.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Education is KEY to benefiting ALL citizens regardless of gender.
High School Government classes aren't doing enough to actually educate the next generations to actually understand what our laws are actually all about. (AND yes I "actually" meant that)

My son just finished his required senior High School government class. But not once did anyone tell them what voting was all about, how to register to vote, what our laws are actually based on (and it's NOT the bible) that "Freedom Of Religion" does indeed translate to "Freedom FROM Religion."

As a matter of fact, the class was appallingly sparse in what it taught.
My father would have to go through a MUCH more rigorous testing just to gain citizenship than my son had to graduate HIGH SCHOOL!
Immigrants are required to KNOW MORE about our Government and how it works than our own citizens?

What's wrong with this picture?

Answer 5

Pass a Law requiring justification of all laws and legislation excluding any and all laws based only on a religious standard. Many states still have laws forbidding alcohol sales on Sunday, that is strictly a religious standard and has no place within the laws that govern "us". Much of the same can be said for things such as DOMA.

Answer 6

For people to understand what "seperation of church and state" actually means.

Also if they could grasp the fact that marriage is more than a religious ceremony. It is a state recognized union that carries certain exclusive benefits regardless of whether or not a couple has children or plans on ever having children.

Answer 7

Change all laws so there is not a mention of man or woman in any legal book. Exactly equal treatment under the law for all people.
Funny, I think I have read that somewhere, and yet we don't actually practice it.
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Answer 8

The same things that would make a difference to any human rights!

Answer 9

hi..honestly it would be to make people comfortable. It would mean making people understand that you have a lifestyle and in no means want to change theirs.people are afraid of things they don't understand and they want to stay comfortable. It's ok to be anyone you want to be and do what you want but when people feel threatened and don't understand,they get aggressive.When you make them realize your lifestyle doesn't really "affect" them as an individual,they will except it more quickly.

Answer 10

If they legalized gay marriage so everyone had the same rights. I'm counting on it in 2008