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Just like last year, it's not that people in general dislike the LGBT community, it's just that people are tired of the perception that the LGBT community themselves are intolerant and seem to revel in making people uncomfortable. It's one thing to seek acceptance, another to get in people's faces demanding 'rights' and delight in shocking them.
A new survey shows that overall acceptance of LGBTQ people among young adults has dipped for the second year in a row.
Released Monday, GLAAD’s 2019 Accelerating Acceptance Report asked 1,970 Americans over the age of 18 a series of questions with regard to their reactions to several different situations involving LGBTQ people. Participants were asked how they felt about seeing a same-sex couple hold hands, learning that a family member or a doctor identifies as LGBTQ and learning that their child has been placed in a class taught by an LGBTQ teacher, among other situations.
This month especially it's like we're getting beat over the head with it. Instead of a hand held out in friendship it's more of a fist threatening to pummel us for any perceived wrong-think.
From looking at the report, I'm guessing three things:
1. Based on the sample size, I'm guessing that maybe 300 non-LGBTQ+ people were interviewed, so a few percent here and there is within the margin of error.
2. For younger people, the threshold to identifying as LGBTQ+ is lower, and lessening particularly in the last few years. This may leave the non-LGBTQ+ group as more resistant than before.
3. The idea of what constitutes LGBTQ+ people amongst younger people may be changing more rapidly than for older people. These younger people may be completely comfortable with your average gay and lesbian people getting married and whatnot, but may have some reservations about misgendering a person as a horrific microaggression, for example.
Just like last year, it's not that people in general dislike the LGBT community, it's just that people are tired of the perception that the LGBT community themselves are intolerant and seem to revel in making people uncomfortable. It's one thing to seek acceptance, another to get in people's faces demanding 'rights' and delight in shocking them.
Meh... I don’t dislike or like them as a standalone sub-group. I guess if anything the further we get into identity politics and building out new ways to break ourselves apart I tend to care less.
If you want to wear rainbow T-shirt’s and fly pride flags then great that is your prerogative. Just don’t expect me to care and don’t label me as an enemy if I don’t participate in your events. And for the love of Christ don’t block a significant portion of downtown with a 1/2 day parade when I need to get ish done.
Anecdotal I know but the two gay people I know best are married to each other.
They do not particularly like the TQ part of LGBTQ and somewhat resent the addition. They mostly just want to be left alone to live their lives.
Not sure how many people are comfortable with the more activist end of the movement. The one that lets boys who ID as girls claim the number 1 and 2 spots in the CT state running championships for example.
Meh... I don’t dislike or like them as a standalone sub-group. I guess if anything the further we get into identity politics and building out new ways to break ourselves apart I tend to care less.
If you want to wear rainbow T-shirt’s and fly pride flags then great that is your prerogative. Just don’t expect me to care and don’t label me as an enemy if I don’t participate in your events. And for the love of Christ don’t block a significant portion of downtown with a 1/2 day parade when I need to get ish done.
That's the issue. It went from being: tolerate/acceptance/celebrate/worship/exhault us.
If you are asked to go to a pride event and decline you are IMMEDIATELY labeled a homo-hater [not using homophobe anymore since I do not knwo anyone who is *afraid* of gay people]. No question about it.
It's not about choice. It's about 100% do what we tell you do to or you will be labeled a hater. And people are tired of it.
That's the issue. It went from being: tolerate/acceptance/celebrate/worship/exhault us.
If you are asked to go to a pride event and decline you are IMMEDIATELY labeled a homo-hater [not using homophobe anymore since I do not knwo anyone who is *afraid* of gay people]. No question about it.
It's not about choice. It's about 100% do what we tell you do to or you will be labeled a hater.
Agreed when that is 100% not the case, I just don’t like identity politics in general. Also the labels or prejudices we assign to those groups don’t account for the individual. At the end of the day I’m happy that they are feeling empowered, celebrating their own pride and culture. That is great! Just don’t expect me to share the sentiment or even care as I don’t identify with it. But that doens’t mean I don’t support their write to do all of those things (within reason).
I will say when I see houses with 2 pride flags and 0 American flags it does make me scratch my head a bit. I do smile when they have an American flag posted higher on their porch and a pride flag in the yard. But that is just my sentiment.
Other people’s sexual orientation is none of my business.
I don’t understand the obsession.
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