Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
This is more of a rant.
I'm not an activist but I do see how LGBTQ politics is in unintentionally creating and confirming stereotypes that is just not true or budged among people who identify as LGBTQ as a whole. While activism helps gay (LGBTQ) invidual obtain the same level of service, same benefits, etc as our straight peers on the other hand the method of doing so is highly miscued because of the flamboyancy (no pun) in nature.
1. Defining us by your experiences and political leanings
2. Religious influences
3. The Gay Agenda and The real world
4, Anywayz
5. Disclaimer
1.
I went to PRIDE last year and this year. Thank gosh I didn't see what you see on the news women with no shirts. Men in things (yuck), etc. Not like the bigger cities where, in my view, sexual expression is used to gain awareness for equal rights.
But, how does that help is gain equal rights? This shows that people who wants these rights do so at the expense of public inappropriateness. That's like me as an African American in the K. Luther days (I'm younger than that) painting myself pitch blank to prove Blacks shouldn't be discriminated against. Making myself look blacker as to make an emphasis on skin color when skin color is just a scapegoat of what we are denied despite the colors of our skin.
Same with sexuality. There are sooo many ways to fight for our rights without being overly entertaining. It puts a stigma in homophobic head that the gay community acts This Way when a lot of us don't. It causes unfair generalizations based on that person's personal experience with "gays", to their political leanings. We are defined by other people's experiences and political and religious views and not as individuals.
2.
Since there is so much sexual expression among non-activist, there is a lot more stereotypes that just do not need to be confirmed by being Too Out. Im speaking about politics, media, etc and how what people see is how they interpret gay people in their religious books.
For example, in christianity, it says homosexuality is a sin. They define it as an act between two people of the same gender. It has nothing to do with the person but with the action. But many christians see otherwise. They cant tell the difference between the two.
On RF I dont know how many years ago there was a homosexual conversation, out of hundreds, most likely, where the RF member, say Jane, mentions because homosexuals are homosexual they have more tendency to act on our sins than her straight peers. As if those who are pedophiles (crude context comparision, I know: case in point) who are pedophiles have a predesposition to commit child abuse. As if attract to a given person wil automatically (and subocnsciously like a potoguaist or something) draw us to the victim of prey.
At PRIDE I almost cried when I saw LDS booths supporting us. Not in the full way we would hope but they were there regardless. Now THAT was a blessing.
But hoping around in spedos doesnt quite get the picture that we are beyond our sexual external expression. Sexuality just means a lot more than that.
3.
Stereotypes such as the Gay Agenda. What exactly is the gay agenda. Im gay, why havent I heard about this long time ago? Here is a nice talk on The Gay Agenda. Since this is a rant, you can watch it whenever you feel.
But there is a stereotype that all gay (LGBTQ) people act the same when promoting gay rights. My father in his late early sixties told me almost recently after my telling him how I feel as a gay individual, he says "oh, you are one of them.". Stuff* like that. Not all gay people are activist. Not saying activist is bad, just saying we are not all outspoken about geting rights to be ourselves.
a. Which means, no one is trying to influence your children on being gay. Thats silly. We have different personalities that can influence peers. Say if one litle girl wears glitter so does her friend. But glitter isnt gender specific. I never saw when I went to the store "this product is only used by women". Stuff like this is a cultural construct not a moral one.
b. No one is forcing their lifestyle on you. I find this funny, really, when you guys generalize all gay people. In this specific case, its not just generaizing, its totally false. Im siting at my desk, watching TedTalks, about to go exercising, I can CARE LESS what you straight people do. I gotta loose weight. Gay people like to loose weight to. We have children. We are christian.
In cognitive behavor pyschology, Im learning that the things we experience, when it affects us, our thoughts can either keep with that thought (he hates me), address it (I feel you dont like me, is that true?), change it (Oh. It was because I said this. Thats why.) It isnt about me, it was just what I said. I can chose to react and make it personal or let it be.
Those who feel the gay community is pushing our lifestyle on them is really not asking us if this is true. Its a knee jerk reaction that their bias and religious views are being challenged. Thats totally different than just disagreeing.
4,
Anywayz.
It just innardles me that religious bias and disagreement can judge a whole set of people. I will bring up this crude example again. It is not just religious people who see this. Take RF on pedeophilia. Just because someone is attracted to children doesnt mean that person is set out to abuse children. Just because you are a priest, doesnt mean you will child molest. Just becaue we are gay doesnt mean we will go out wild and have gay-sex with you or push it on you.
Life just doesnt work that way. We all have biases. Just when you acnt see how much it kills people, that, is the problem. Opinions are fine just I wonder where you guys get all of this mentality from.
Why am I so gay?
5.
Just because
I'm not an activist but I do see how LGBTQ politics is in unintentionally creating and confirming stereotypes that is just not true or budged among people who identify as LGBTQ as a whole. While activism helps gay (LGBTQ) invidual obtain the same level of service, same benefits, etc as our straight peers on the other hand the method of doing so is highly miscued because of the flamboyancy (no pun) in nature.
1. Defining us by your experiences and political leanings
2. Religious influences
3. The Gay Agenda and The real world
4, Anywayz
5. Disclaimer
1.
I went to PRIDE last year and this year. Thank gosh I didn't see what you see on the news women with no shirts. Men in things (yuck), etc. Not like the bigger cities where, in my view, sexual expression is used to gain awareness for equal rights.
But, how does that help is gain equal rights? This shows that people who wants these rights do so at the expense of public inappropriateness. That's like me as an African American in the K. Luther days (I'm younger than that) painting myself pitch blank to prove Blacks shouldn't be discriminated against. Making myself look blacker as to make an emphasis on skin color when skin color is just a scapegoat of what we are denied despite the colors of our skin.
Same with sexuality. There are sooo many ways to fight for our rights without being overly entertaining. It puts a stigma in homophobic head that the gay community acts This Way when a lot of us don't. It causes unfair generalizations based on that person's personal experience with "gays", to their political leanings. We are defined by other people's experiences and political and religious views and not as individuals.
2.
Since there is so much sexual expression among non-activist, there is a lot more stereotypes that just do not need to be confirmed by being Too Out. Im speaking about politics, media, etc and how what people see is how they interpret gay people in their religious books.
For example, in christianity, it says homosexuality is a sin. They define it as an act between two people of the same gender. It has nothing to do with the person but with the action. But many christians see otherwise. They cant tell the difference between the two.
On RF I dont know how many years ago there was a homosexual conversation, out of hundreds, most likely, where the RF member, say Jane, mentions because homosexuals are homosexual they have more tendency to act on our sins than her straight peers. As if those who are pedophiles (crude context comparision, I know: case in point) who are pedophiles have a predesposition to commit child abuse. As if attract to a given person wil automatically (and subocnsciously like a potoguaist or something) draw us to the victim of prey.
At PRIDE I almost cried when I saw LDS booths supporting us. Not in the full way we would hope but they were there regardless. Now THAT was a blessing.
But hoping around in spedos doesnt quite get the picture that we are beyond our sexual external expression. Sexuality just means a lot more than that.
3.
Stereotypes such as the Gay Agenda. What exactly is the gay agenda. Im gay, why havent I heard about this long time ago? Here is a nice talk on The Gay Agenda. Since this is a rant, you can watch it whenever you feel.
But there is a stereotype that all gay (LGBTQ) people act the same when promoting gay rights. My father in his late early sixties told me almost recently after my telling him how I feel as a gay individual, he says "oh, you are one of them.". Stuff* like that. Not all gay people are activist. Not saying activist is bad, just saying we are not all outspoken about geting rights to be ourselves.
a. Which means, no one is trying to influence your children on being gay. Thats silly. We have different personalities that can influence peers. Say if one litle girl wears glitter so does her friend. But glitter isnt gender specific. I never saw when I went to the store "this product is only used by women". Stuff like this is a cultural construct not a moral one.
b. No one is forcing their lifestyle on you. I find this funny, really, when you guys generalize all gay people. In this specific case, its not just generaizing, its totally false. Im siting at my desk, watching TedTalks, about to go exercising, I can CARE LESS what you straight people do. I gotta loose weight. Gay people like to loose weight to. We have children. We are christian.
In cognitive behavor pyschology, Im learning that the things we experience, when it affects us, our thoughts can either keep with that thought (he hates me), address it (I feel you dont like me, is that true?), change it (Oh. It was because I said this. Thats why.) It isnt about me, it was just what I said. I can chose to react and make it personal or let it be.
Those who feel the gay community is pushing our lifestyle on them is really not asking us if this is true. Its a knee jerk reaction that their bias and religious views are being challenged. Thats totally different than just disagreeing.
4,
Anywayz.
It just innardles me that religious bias and disagreement can judge a whole set of people. I will bring up this crude example again. It is not just religious people who see this. Take RF on pedeophilia. Just because someone is attracted to children doesnt mean that person is set out to abuse children. Just because you are a priest, doesnt mean you will child molest. Just becaue we are gay doesnt mean we will go out wild and have gay-sex with you or push it on you.
Life just doesnt work that way. We all have biases. Just when you acnt see how much it kills people, that, is the problem. Opinions are fine just I wonder where you guys get all of this mentality from.
Why am I so gay?
5.
Just because