I will admit that if you are brought up in the surrounding of a nurturing environment i.e. "gay friendly" you will not suffer as much in regards to your social abilities, however like many being denied this you will feel like an outcast in some ways even possibly towards other gay people later in life what do you think?
2007-08-24 01:28:20 · 9 answers · asked by Bobby616 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
What you're suggesting is that if you're surrounded by people who are intolerant of your lifestyle, your life is going to be harder. How is this different to any minority social group living in an intolerant society?
What if, contrary to popular opinion, the majority of intelligent, rational beings are capable of living in a mixed society with people of a range of cultures, sexualities, skin colours etc? What if people in the real world aren't as intolerant as the majority of people on Yahoo Answers?
I disagree strongly; you don't need to be straight and surrounded by intolerant bigots to live a rich and fulfilled social life.
2007-08-24 01:38:19 · answer #1 · answered by SS 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not necessarily. As you say, it depends on your surroundings. If you live in a big city with a large gay population, you will not suffer social deprivation. However, if you are in a small rural town somewhere, you might not have as many contacts. But that is also a problem for senior citizens of any sexual orientation. The key is to make good friends and keep them and also to stay involved with things, like volunteer or go to church or stay active.
2007-08-24 01:40:25 · answer #2 · answered by Michael B - Prop. 8 Repealed! 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
So is being a woman (in some places) , being a minority, being in a minority religon, having beliefs not consistent with a majority but all of this is largley contextul; the great thing bout the world we live in is that is diverse and for every bigot there are may more accepting incredible people. The hard thing is sometimes finding them but even in the most unlikley places they ae there. no one should feel isolated we are humans who all live on the same plnet andd l have the same fundamental right to acceptance and hapiness as any other; sometimes it just takes a little push to get out and find it but is there.
2007-08-24 02:14:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Um, hellllooooooooo, I'm a straight woman and I have several gay friends and the gay men I know soooooooooo don't have as you call it "social disabilities", don't by annnnnnnnny stretch of the imagination feel like outcasts and they won't as far as I know because the world IS changing for the better in accepting the fact that LBGTs are out there and they are proud of who God made them to be and it is people like you who are going to have "social disabilities" and feel like outcasts until and unless you change your little attitude.
2007-08-24 02:30:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I myself have not experienced bigotry or discrimination, as far as I know. But many of my gay friends have, though it's becoming less of a problem these days and probably will lessen in the future (unless, of course, Muslim extremists take over).
2007-08-24 07:40:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think you need to trot on out here to San Francisco, Bobby!
2007-08-24 05:42:27 · answer #6 · answered by Ms. Switch 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you are in the closet your whole life it can happen
2007-08-24 03:30:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not at all! If anything we will excell!
2007-08-24 04:39:03 · answer #8 · answered by singapores 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hells no, i won`t be that way))... if a person don`t like me he can go blow darts or bang himself...
2007-08-24 01:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋