i think where i live, it is pretty much accepted and you dont hear óf many homophobic attacks which is why i am confused by the amount of gay pride marches and stuff that goes on but i guess this is just in support for the victims of homophobia all over the world. and why isnt there straight pride? I don't like it when sometimes, gays think they are more special than straights and this does happen.
2007-12-24 06:58:44 · 17 answers · asked by loueylou 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
how the **** am i homophobic minerva?! i have gay friends, you big fat gay!
2007-12-24 07:04:01 · update #1
I think that as time goes on, society is becoming less homophobic. There will soon be a time when homophobia is forgotten and children will compare it to slavery in the classroom.
2007-12-24 07:07:12 · answer #1 · answered by Just some guy 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Yes, but then a lot of times straight people think they are more special than gay people.
The point of gay pride is that it has helped gay people to feel a sense of belonging. Just because homosexuality is more widely accepted nowadays, doesn't mean that gay pride rallies should stop. If they did, it would be implying that there is no need to be proud of being gay any more.
And it's not even about being proud to be gay - it's about being proud of who you are: gay OR straight.
The reason that there isn't a 'straight pride' is that there has never been any need for it. If 70% of the world was gay, then I'm sure there would be straight pride. Gay pride is about making a supposed minority feel proud of who they are. It's not about making gay people out as being better than straight people.
The reason there isn't a Straight Pride is because straight people can get married, kiss in public, go to pretty much 99% of bars and surround themselves with other straight people and hundreds of other things that straight people take for granted. If gay people had always been granted the freedom to do all of these things, there would have been no need for Gay Pride.
And before you call me a 'big fat gay' - I'm straight. And I'm just expressing my opinion, since your argument is totally flawed...
2007-12-26 00:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by Sparklepop 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well young gay men were not too long ago hung in pakistan, they are still persecuted in lots of countries throughout the world. In poland the government has tried to shut down gay pride in the guise of trying to protect it from homophobic attacks. A lot of gay bashing still goes on in most western countries as well as parents throwing out their LGBT kids.
I think maybe there has been a decline in ignorance about homosexuality which has led to a decline in homophobia but homophobia isnt just about ignorance.
Finally in a democratic society straight pride marches arent banned, they just havent been organised. In fact id say you could get permission for straight pride marches in a lot more place than you could for gay ones.
2007-12-24 18:30:33 · answer #3 · answered by Aidan 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you need straights pride when you can just kiss, hug, hold hands, wear lover clothings and even call each other "sweetheart", "darling" or "honey" on the street without getting stared and mocked at?
Those things are what straight couples taken granted for and gays people - fighting for.
(Ps: of cos taking into consideration that we might be in different country.)
2007-12-24 15:05:37 · answer #4 · answered by sketchsangel 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Homophobia is at a lower level now than it has been in sometime. At least in the western world. However in the mid-east it is still rampant and there are still places where it is punishable by death. Perhaps the feeling of pride we speak of is not so much rejoicing in what we have achieved but celebrating the (freedoms) we do have.
2007-12-24 15:02:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Quite homophobic aren't you. And for a 'straight' man/woman you ask a lot of questions in YA on matters relating to homosexuality.
"you don't like it when gays think they are special" "why isn't there a straight pride?" "you big fat gay" Umm, yes you ARE homophobic.
Btw, I'm slim, and not a good idea to insult other users, it's against guidelines.
2007-12-24 15:02:11 · answer #6 · answered by Bunny 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋
"some of my best friends are gay"..........not homophobic, right sure you aren't. You just cannot understand that those who are still denied basic civil rights in half the country that you take for granted, that those who cannot freely talk about or demonstrate affection for loved ones in public without being told they are "flaunting" their sexuality etc. want "special rights"
To answer your question.......both. Bigots seem less ashamed of being bigots these days and so the results are like being more than less..........the actual numbers are going the other way.
2007-12-24 15:14:10 · answer #7 · answered by Cathryn 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you live.
I live in a small hick town in Southern Ohio, and there are plenty of homophobes around here.
I'm pretty used to the word 'queer-eye' or 'fish-fest attendee'.
I'd say it just depends on where you live. In general, however, I'd say it is decreasing.
2007-12-24 16:02:51 · answer #8 · answered by Traci, yo. 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who cares whether a person is straight, gay or somewhere in beween.
They are all human beings and should be treated accordingly.
2007-12-24 16:08:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just think "straight" people aren't most likely to get bashed for being "straight." While gays on the other hand can for being what they are.
2007-12-24 15:02:45 · answer #10 · answered by Boy, Interrupted 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋