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I wouldn't call it so much of a movement but actually progress.
We have all sorts of groups that are coming out. How about women? 100 years ago they couldn't vote, decades after that for the most part they were still expected to be housewives and today women are still fighting for equality in many things.
People of all colours and sexual orientation just want to be heard and treated like anyone else.
I have gay friends and what difference does that make? I often wonder that when a guy lashes out and beats up on a gay guy if that bully is actually fighting off his own homosexual feelings?
I think our society is becoming more open, tolerant and acceptable of things that used to be taboo.
I don't believe that the gay movement happened spontaneously because of any natural tendencies or anything like that because back in the 1950s if a person was gay they hid it. If a guy was caught in a gay act it was real trouble for him. Guys would beat the crap out of him. I personally do not have anything against gays because I believe each to their own and no one should judge others. I have had a few gay acquaintances in the past and didn't think much of it. But before 1960 a person didn't hear much about gays. Then the social revolution of the late 60s brought gays to the forefront and they no longer had to hide it in fear. Gay bars used to be back alley places where it was dark so no one could identify anyone as they went in. Now gay bars are right out front for everyone to see. But there is no question that there is a powerful force behind the gay movement propelling it forward. Who is that force? I am curious to know.
The force is human rational enlightenment and human rights.
The same reason slavery was ok back in the day, even implicitly condoned in that not-very-moral book called the Bible. Slavery is looked upon as not very polite nowadays. Treatment of women as second class humans, the treatment of animals as simply products for humans do with what they want with - both passé now. You can't just treat a woman as chattel nowadays, or run your wagon horse until it drops down dead in the streets.
In short - society is moving bumpily along towards the best set of moral principles we, as humans, have come up with so far - which has been written down as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The confused half morality based on superstitions, magical speaking snakes, burning bushes, flawed homophobic, misogynistic, and essentially fascistic religious ideologies, and rule of the unreconstructed brute over the rule of intelligence was found lacking and imperfect.
Fortunately for those who wish to return to the good old days there are a few theocracies still existing where one can go and live like medieval times (no bacon though).
I don't believe that the gay movement happened spontaneously because of any natural tendencies or anything like that because back in the 1950s if a person was gay they hid it. If a guy was caught in a gay act it was real trouble for him. Guys would beat the crap out of him. I personally do not have anything against gays because I believe each to their own and no one should judge others. I have had a few gay acquaintances in the past and didn't think much of it. But before 1960 a person didn't hear much about gays. Then the social revolution of the late 60s brought gays to the forefront and they no longer had to hide it in fear. Gay bars used to be back alley places where it was dark so no one could identify anyone as they went in. Now gay bars are right out front for everyone to see. But there is no question that there is a powerful force behind the gay movement propelling it forward. Who is that force? I am curious to know.
There comes a time when persons, persons who are in some manner oppressed, decide to speak out. Depending on their number, often others will speak out with them. The culture might be oppressing some demographic with the notion of "that's just the way it is". Then the social conditions become such that that mentality is no longer acceptable. There are often gradual steps involved in the changing and enlightening culture: emancipation of slaves, women's vote, civil rights revolution. Apparently the next step is allowing freedom of expression to gays, and their right to marriage.
My first thought was "Hollywood", followed by the porn industry, which in order to keep patrons coming back, they have to find ways to make things more "interesting". I read some very interesting info on the porn industry and how through introducing such things to straight individuals, the curiosity can cause someone not gay to want to experience gay sex for themselves. The Percentage of Straight Men Who Watch Gay Porn Not sure if I believe that, I believe porn does bad things to mind, body and spirit though.
Sex! Sex! Sex! We shut off cable about 8 years ago.
I don't believe that the gay movement happened spontaneously because of any natural tendencies or anything like that because back in the 1950s if a person was gay they hid it. If a guy was caught in a gay act it was real trouble for him. Guys would beat the crap out of him. I personally do not have anything against gays because I believe each to their own and no one should judge others. I have had a few gay acquaintances in the past and didn't think much of it. But before 1960 a person didn't hear much about gays. Then the social revolution of the late 60s brought gays to the forefront and they no longer had to hide it in fear. Gay bars used to be back alley places where it was dark so no one could identify anyone as they went in. Now gay bars are right out front for everyone to see. But there is no question that there is a powerful force behind the gay movement propelling it forward. Who is that force? I am curious to know.
I would say the force behind it is people who got tired of hiding and getting the crap beat out of them.
I assume God gave you a brain. If you don't use it, it will rot.
I wouldn't call it so much of a movement but actually progress.
We have all sorts of groups that are coming out. How about women? 100 years ago they couldn't vote, decades after that for the most part they were still expected to be housewives and today women are still fighting for equality in many things.
People of all colours and sexual orientation just want to be heard and treated like anyone else.
I have gay friends and what difference does that make? I often wonder that when a guy lashes out and beats up on a gay guy if that bully is actually fighting off his own homosexual feelings?
I think our society is becoming more open, tolerant and acceptable of things that used to be taboo.
All of these social movement require a ton of money to fund them, to get press, to have protests, to get tv coverage.
Start researching how the straight gay alliance clubs were started in schools. It's a huge strategic operation with a lot of money involved. It was not grass roots by any stretch. It was a dedicated strategic operation.
And most social change starts with the schools. Indoctrination builds social movements.
All of these social movement require a ton of money to fund them, to get press, to have protests, to get tv coverage.
Start researching how the straight gay alliance clubs were started in schools. It's a huge strategic operation with a lot of money involved. It was not grass roots by any stretch. It was a dedicated strategic operation.
And most social change starts with the schools. Indoctrination builds social movements.
No. I have a desire to base my views on facts, not little green men.
And you? Do you just make stuff up or have you done hours and and days and weeks of research to back your postings?
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