I don't really care. I lean both ways so it doesn't effect me. I do hate that 1. the stereotype that most/all gay haters are christian (I'm not part of the religion, but still) and 2. Gay haters in general.
So! As a self proclaimed Catholic Pansexual! I would like to tell the amazing GLBTQI Brony community that Even the Vatican is warming up to the idea of gays. Bishop Raul Vera Lopez Call Homophobia "Sick" and "Heartless" The world is changing, and I am thrilled about it :3
I'm not gay myself but I just wanted to say, don't be ashamed of who you are. Nopony has the right to judge you or be mean to you for being yourself. And you should be proud for being true to yourself, and what you believe in.
I'm not technically Bi in the classical sense, I just think that whoever I have romantic feelings for has less to do with what they are and more to do with who they are, if they're awesome I'm gonna be with them and that's that.
I respect that you're gay, but I think that every gay person should come out and let the world know. It may be difficult but if you're proud of it and not be ashamed I believe people will respect that. I have a friend that seems gay, but he keeps denying it so it confuses everyone!
Despite what you may believe other people will respect or not, homophobes do exist and people may have good reasons to not go out and tell the world. And why would you require them to do so? You certainly don't see heterosexuals flaunting their sexuality 24/7. Quite fortunately so, I might add. And about your friend... unless you want to start a relationship with him, why do you care so much about his sexual orientation? To me, your confusion in that matter seems to indicate a certain lack of the respect you claim to have for gay people (or people in general). Instead, why not try respecting his wishes and drop the subject?
There are extremely homophobic people in the world, even during the 21st century- Just look at Russia. Spoiler: Some violence [youtube]eGY8PVLTWrM[/youtube] Was tempted to post a different video, but I don't think the stuff it shows'd be suitable. There are even places where homosexuality is punishable by death, like Iran.
To be sure, there are times when it is not safe or healthy to come out as gay (or anything else but straight and cisgendered) but that is not to say that it is not ideal to be out and let the world acknowledge who you really are. A lot of famous people recently have caught flak for coming out as gay, because some people think they're seeking attention, despite the fact that there are places on the planet that would kill them for being gay. On the whole, I do agree that we need to be more sensitive to the issue because of how complex it is.
On the other side of it it's a quite personal bit of information, even if there was no homophobia there really is no reason to make it that public.
So let's take all the heterosexual sexualized situations out of every movie, commercial, book and song, because otherwise we're basically asking gay people to be quiet while the straight people shout. That's essentially where the heart of anti-gay discrimination is in America right now; not in the crazy Nazi-emulating fringe-conservatives, but in the vast majority of people who casually say, "Hey, I don't want to hear about your sexuality" to gay people when straight people get to make-out in public, tweet 1,000,000 times about their significant other and fill pop culture with increasingly blunt allusions to heterosexual lovemaking. Whew. Okay, got that out of my system. It's nothing personal, but despite the fact that we all seem to be able to agree that the "Pray Away the Gay" folks are nuts, when we look at the way the world is there appears to be a huge difference between how much straight people are allowed to talk about their sexuality as opposed to gay people letting out maybe a single peep about theirs. "Coming out" is called coming out because non-straight people are constantly barraged with straight people talking about their sex and their relationships, and so some non-straight people figure, "Hey, why can't we talk about our lives like everybody else?"
Sorry. I just meant to say that I like being quiet. and even if there were no homophobes I would still be quiet about it. I think it's okay if other people are open and it don't matter if they are straight or gay just don't make me do it. or anyone that feels the same way I do.
Hey, rex, you're a nice guy. I didn't mean to offend you. The sad truth is that I think a lot of people don't always see the ways in which their attitudes affect others. That goes way beyond just gay rights and hits the core of human nature; we've all been guilty of it at some point. It isn't a big deal as long as you keep moving forward.
I don't even get this anymore. It baffles me how people still even care that and person like the same gender. I know it's their little book or outside influence that causes it but still. They can't think enough for themselves to figure out there isn't a thing wrong with it. No need to tell you all this, you all seem to get it. Everyone else needs to get with the program so we can have a huge ramones block party where everyone is chill.
I look forward to the day when asking someone if they're gay and/or interested is a completely mature and nonchalant scenario, but that isn't today. There are a lot of people who remain quiet about it because they live in areas where gays are still seen as a horrible thing and attacked. The US is growing to accept them more and more, but we're not quite at a point where only a small fraction of the populace rejects them and hates them, yet. Until then, some people have to be careful who they tell, even their own family members. It's sad, but I hope that it one day changes so people don't have to go through the stress and anguish of hiding such a substantial part of themselves.
