2007-03-03 21:24:19 · 7 answers · asked by Just Ask Ashley 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
This is actually a fantastic question! The gay community (atleast the gay community where I live) is anything but a close-knit community. In a society that should be used to being discriminated against and outcast by others based on our sexuality, you have discrimination within the community. Gay men and women will discriminate against other gays & lesbians based on social class, race, individual lifestyle, age, weight and on and on. The only common thread that binds us is the fact that we are gays and lesbians. What's even more ironic is, the only time you'll ever see words like UNITY, DIVERSITY or EMBRACE is during Gay Pride time (the summer months) otherwise, it's every gay and lesbian for himself. As this lifestyle becomes more and more prevalent within our community, you're starting to see more and more gays disassociating themselves (me included) from the gay community.
Because the way I see it, I would rather be discriminated by a few than by a community [the gay community] of many much like myself.
2007-03-03 22:13:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think, and I know I am not alone here, that this whole "gay pride" thing has done more to harm gay rights than any other social phenomenon in history. Now, I'm not saying that pride isn't a good thing; defensiveness is a whole other story. Why do we isolate ourselves into a separate community? It just proves that we feel like we have nothing in common with the mainstream. Why do we have parades where half naked 60-year-old men strut down the street in assless chaps? It makes no sense, and we have to really ease up on the self-destructiveness that has become so pervasive in the past few years.
2007-03-03 21:35:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
there are a great number of Filipinos in Texas. I easily have 5 Filipino grocery shops interior of one hour force of the position I stay, and this section isn't time-honored as a Filipino hotspot- LOL. a buddy of mine become travelling in Orlando in Florida and stated a great number of Filipino eating places there. yet out of your record, i'd might want to assert San Francisco. it really is the position the historic Manilatown existed from even as San Francisco become ruled via Spain. they have Goldilocks and Jollibees there, yet you'll hit upon those in different California cities also. i understand a few Filipinos in Chicago, yet i do no longer understand of any close-knit communities there. they look integrating into the U. S. way of existence there (elevating their youthful ones American). I stated a Fil-Am community progression in Juneau Alaska.
2016-11-27 20:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by quest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think when they were persecuted and forced to remain in the closet they were more close. Now that it is all in the open it is mostly about sex. Most gay-clubs and bars revolves around the sexual theme. Also, these days, by far the majority of gay-relations include 3rd parties!! Maybe more on the male-side because of more promiscuity amongs males??
2007-03-03 21:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by Jorge E 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it was close-knit in the 70's, part of the 80's... then it kinda fell apart.
Now it's all about the sex. Except for me and a couple other people. Hahaha.
2007-03-03 21:29:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that it's like anything. It depends on the person. One thing that I would like to dispel is the idea that it's not about sex. It is actually being portrayed as a sexual thing. It is therefore sexual initially.
. . . not that there is anything wrong with that. lol
2007-03-03 21:35:22 · answer #6 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're just a bunch of sex starved people
2007-03-03 21:30:29 · answer #7 · answered by Dane Cruz 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋