Why do homosexuals call themselves gay, when they are definately not happy.?

Question

Almost all of them are still looking for something. The remind me of an alcoholic thinking he will find "the answer" at the bottom of a bottle. They are lonely people who have usually been sexually abused by an older homosexual person as a child. So why do they refer to themselves as gay, when they are not happy?

Answer 1

Good question. I know a few homosexuals and NONE of them are happy.

Answer 2

I would think that it was a general term that came about in the 1960’s. The 1960’s held a major sexual revolution of sorts. The counter culture of the day (the hippies) opened many doors to sexual activities that were before hand viewed as lewd, immoral, and perverted and were covered and hidden like a cancerous sore; fornication, adultery, sodomy, pederasty, among others. It was a common theme to associate these “liberating” behaviors with happiness because you were rebelling against the norm and sticking it to the man. The term “gay” probably came about as an association with happiness and an ability to have loose sex between members of your own gender. Homosexuality was uncommon even during the sexual revolution of the 1960’s, but not unheard of and has escalated since that time period.
While the hippies of that day experienced the backlash of all this “Freedom”, the ideals haven’t completely died out. If they had, you wouldn’t see birth control items or abortion procedures nearly as frequently as you do. The term “gay” is still associated with “happiness” because homosexuals still want to believe that they are happy by being able to express their feelings. The truth of the mater is more along the lines of what you were describing above, “Almost all of them are still looking for something. … They are lonely people who have usually been sexually abused by an older homosexual person as a child.”
You do need to acknowledge that NOT ALL homosexuals become such from homosexual child molestation; that is the case sometimes, but statistically speaking, illogical for it to be the reason with every case, or even a majority of cases. Further more, not every homosexual is lonely or depressed. Many are at peace with themselves and their sexual orientation, though based upon psychology statistics that I have read; I don’t think they are the majority.
I’m rather sure that they, on a subconscious level if not in a higher level of thought, feel that their “gay” behavior is contrary to nature. But what is the sacrifice of peace of mind and a feeling of unification with nature when compared to the “happiness” of being able to use your equipment the wrong way?

Answer 3

Sad, Brother, sad....I know more straight women who were sexually abused by an older male relative than I do gay men who were sexually abused....All people I know are still looking for something, when you stop looking you stop 'living'.....I'm happy and was not abused in any way as a child....my family was cool enough to not really care what gender I was sleeping with, as long as we were both happy. Also, trust me, it's very sad you think this way.....good luck to you!!!!

Answer 4

Well, seeing as though the origin of the word of the Old French, circa 1275–1325, and it meant happy to take liberties with ladies, I can't imagine what modern day people were thinking when straight people recast the word to describe homosexuals. Man, some straight people are just so uneducated, you know?

Answer 5

What right do you have to post this question?! How the hell would you know the emotional state of every gay person in the world?! Just because ones you know are unhappy doesn't mean the rest of them are!!

Answer 6

I see. And you've talked to ALL homosexuals, have you? Right... I'd swallow my own hat if you've even talked to ONE.

The gay people I talk to say they're happy, at least as much as any member of the general population. And I'll take their testimony, living the life, over your jacked-up little homophobic fantasies any day of the week.

If you're Christian, doesn't your own Bible tell you not to bear false witness? You're doing a hideously poor job of living up to that demand. The myth that "homosexuals are homosexual because they were abused by homosexuals as children" has teeth so long it could be a beaver.

Stop spreading lies and try to be a bit more upstanding in the future.

Answer 7

I assure you that I'm happy...in a 20 year relationship ...retired at 55 ...enough money to travel and enjoy life...what more do I want...oh I guess I missed out on the abuse by an older homosexual...is he available tonight???

Answer 8

I clearly disagree... Sometimes its just a loving bond you feel between 2 people... I believe that love isn't between 2 people its between 2 souls and with the belief of reincarnation there is the belief that you can be a man in one life and be a woman in the next and have the same soul. So its not really about the gender its about the soul and the loving connection 2 people share... which is why its called soulmates not gendermates... and just so you know IM QUITE HAPPY IN MY RELATIONSHIP!

Answer 9

I call myself "queer", because you're right. I'm not happy. I'm righteously pissed off, mostly at people like you who sit on a self-righteous throne of stereotype and myth, seeking out people to reinforce them for you so you can cluck at them like a school marm. What you don't see, and probably can't see from your position of privilige, is that YOU need to change here, not me.

Answer 10

all the gay people i know have never been molested. A lot of straight ones though.

Answer 11

I have a few gay friends, and with the exception of one (he honestly deserved what he got though) they are all extremely happy.....