They might gain support if they could be seen as behaving like normal people. As it is, they push too hard, too fast and appear to be losing support.
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Support for the LGBT community has increased dramatically since the LGBT rights movement and Pride, and support for the LGBT community is higher than it has ever been. For example, as of 2018, 68% of Americans support same-sex marriage. In 2008, that number was 39%.
Saying leave me alone isn't selfish.
That statement literally has the word "me" in it, and the statement is literally about making things only about you. I can't think of a more selfish statement. I'm not saying it's a bad thing to want to be left alone, but it's selfish.
Saying watch what I do and applaud me me even though you don't care to see it in the first place is selfish.
Nobody wants this.
People are gay and are going to express it. They have every right. Get used to it.
That's a phrase that gets yelled at people constantly when they are being forced to do something they don't want to do.
If you can't deal with the fact that expressive gay people exist, that's your problem. You can either get used to it or obsessively stress out about it.
You know they used to tell the gay guys to get used to having sex with women. Just saying
This is one of the many reasons why Pride exists.
According to statistics not even one in 30 Americans is gay.
It's closer to 1/20.
So why do they deserve one in 30 representation on TV? Why is not having one in 30 on TV even an issue if you're 4% of the population or 10% of the population?
They should have 1/20 representation if everything is equal and discrimination isn't occurring.
Having media representation is part of Pride. Like coming out, the visibility of gay people in media contributes to the gay rights movement. It also helps LGBT youth feel less isolated.
Self-serving spectacle that has lost any true meaning.
You can check my previous posts on the subject for the meaning of Pride. It's a counterprotest to LGBT discrimination, violence, and existence-denial. These are pretty important.
It's a commercial thing now. Just like everything else in this country. And it's annoying as hell. If you live anywhere near the city you'd agree. It's at least inconvenient. Even if you like the parade.
I agree that the commercialism of Pride is a real concern, but that doesn't invalidate the need for Pride.
As a gay person, I don't see the point of them either. If anything it makes me feel very uncomfortable when walking in town during a parade.
I'd much rather see a pride celebrating "love" in general, without any distinction.
Also LGBT rights aren't really challenged in "western" countries anymore. There will always be hateful people but they're now a minority. Do not misinterpret asking whether something is relevant to society (ex: whether "non binary" makes sense to be added to the law) from pure "hate", these are very different things.
- LGBT rights still have a long way to go.
- Complacency inevitably leads to a rollback of rights.
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My point does still stand. It really dowa.
No, it really dowan't.
And leaving people alone about it doesn't mean in the closet it just means not in the face.
Nobody asked you to go to Pride. You seem to be ignoring this each time I say it to you.
Act like a human being and not some kind of caricature.
Before I take offense, what am I allegedly a caricature of?
You have to be able to understand that if you're not a moron.
If your intent is to get this thread locked, keep calling people names. Given my responses to your posts, I can understand why you might want this thread to get locked though.
I don't know why people are so sensitive about this.
You're the one obsessing over other people's sexualities and whether or not they can express their sexual identities.
You are really not oppressed these days. Not around here. I don't know about the rest of the country but the bay Area is very gay friendly.
Anti-LGBT discrimination happens all the time. Anti-LGBT violence and murder happens all the time. It is legal to be fired for being gay in many states. People actively want to rollback other gay rights, such as same-sex marriage. And, of course, people like you want to stuff people back into the closet and don't think they should be able to express their sexual identities in public.
Some people don't like them but they are viewed as assholes.
That's prejudice, which is one of the reasons why Pride exists.
I do not mind gay people. But I still don't want to hear it.
That's a denial of gay identity, and it's one of the reasons why Pride exists.
I don't want to hear it if you're straight gay or in love with that chuck-e-cheese suit.
So, you never feel inclined to talk about your romantic partners with others? From the point of view of everyone around you, you're a sexless being?
You also do understand that we are talking about the LGBT community at large. Gender identity, for example, is something you flaunt every day.
I don't really care. I do have empathy. I just don't think everybody deserves empathy. Look around.
If you're selectively deciding that LGBT people don't deserve empathy, then that's homophobic prejudice.
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Here is a deal for all those who want pride to stop.
Help end homophobia and transphobia and we will have no need for Pride. It's that simple really. Plus it's a win/win for everyone
I meant to state this as some point but forgot to. Anyone complaining about Pride should advocate for LGBT rights and vote for pro-LGBT policies and politicians. Doing anything else perpetuates the need for Pride.
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It's the same as the LGBT thing.
I'm also arguing that they're comparable.
Are you going to articulate whether or not they're good things, or was your post meant to lack substance?
