
Originally Posted by
808state
I figure we can step away from the topics of gays and marriage, the military, and public schools for a moment, and talk about what issues people have with the gay/lesbian community itself. This thread is not just a thread for conservatives to spill their dislikes in, but for others as well. As a gay person, I definitely take issue with certain things I see in the gay community.
Personally, I see a lot of racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc. in the community. No more than with straight people, but still for a community that preaches "human equality", you'd think they walk the walk more often. Not that all gay people think are racist, homophobic, or transphobic, my criticisms of the gay/lesbian community are ones that many other gay people have as well...so, there's hope I suppose.
So, yeah, I'm sure many of the criticisms are going to be quite different than mine, but I'm curious to see what other people's perceptions are.
ps. I am in no way implying that the "gay community" is a monolithic group that can be summed up with generalizations, again, I'm just curious to see what perceptions of others are.
the often rude and standoffish attitude. the brushing off of other people like me with "well he is just a breeder" mentality.
I guess many in the Gay community have built up a defense. this is probably natural due to the prejudice against them, and I would accept it from an older generation of Gays like Takei (who lived though more of it), yet they seem to be less standoffish than the younger generation of gays. The Gay Community for me is Dupont Circle in Washington DC (to clarify and an NOT generalize as much). I find Gay people to be a bit snobby. I was hoping in such a liberal town as the US capital, that the gays would be friendlier, but it is not the case.
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