Discussion: Do you get annoyed when straight people accuse gay people... - Page 2

50thStateofMind

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Originally posted by toanythingtaboo

Gay people wouldn't need to be so vocal if they didn't have to shout to be heard.

I'm sure gays would like nothing more than to go about their lives with no hurdles to overcome. I'm sure they'd prefer not to have to fight for their civil rights and happiness. I'm sure they'd even pack in pride if it no longer served a purpose. Gays aren't doing all of this because they're bored or obnoxious. They're vocal because they have something to say, something which needs to be heard.

I feel current generations - including LGBT folk - are incredibly apathetic towards equality. The majority of straight folk who support equality, don't do it actively, and far too many gays seem to think others will fight for them...or that it's kind of boring/irrelevant to them because they're not wanting kids/marriage just yet. If they put in as much effort into fighting for equality as they did bickering about popstars, who knows what difference could be made.

History tells us that you have to fight for change. It doesn't just happen. If straight folk want gays to STFU, go march and campaign for them to speed up the process. We can't do it alone, we're the minority.

Preach sis

seriously, I once got a complement from someone saying that they appreciated me being gay because I'm not "out there" and "loud" about it. I wanted to slap them.

When gay people express their sexuality as freely as straight people, they are chastised for it. Hypocritical mess.

QueenBLadyG

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Originally posted by Roc

Yes. Just like how I get annoyed by people getting annoyed about feminists/racial minorities getting too vocal.

All of this. It's really annoying.

Big Smoke

No, to an extent.
Its like you cant voice an opposing opinion, no matter how rational or well thought out it is against gays, without being labeled a bigot.
Not everything is homophobic.

BoyOnBoy Wonder

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Originally posted by Jameson Teqkilla

Death at you admitting you've never been to a Pride event and trying to say what they're all about

Boston's pride parade is like 80% churches and employee groups.

!!

And SLC's was mostly Mormons.

I mean a mess.

EdgeOfAddiction

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Originally posted by ALΞX

I never said that I've never been.. I said that I would never attend one.

Is there a difference?

Sláy

Quote:

Originally posted by toanythingtaboo

Gay people wouldn't need to be so vocal if they didn't have to shout to be heard.

I'm sure gays would like nothing more than to go about their lives with no hurdles to overcome. I'm sure they'd prefer not to have to fight for their civil rights and happiness. I'm sure they'd even pack in pride if it no longer served a purpose. Gays aren't doing all of this because they're bored or obnoxious. They're vocal because they have something to say, something which needs to be heard.

I feel current generations - including LGBT folk - are incredibly apathetic towards equality. The majority of straight folk who support equality, don't do it actively, and far too many gays seem to think others will fight for them...or that it's kind of boring/irrelevant to them because they're not wanting kids/marriage just yet. If they put in as much effort into fighting for equality as they did bickering about popstars, who knows what difference could be made.

History tells us that you have to fight for change. It doesn't just happen. If straight folk want gays to STFU, go march and campaign for them to speed up the process. We can't do it alone, we're the minority.

this.