Discussion: Gay Acceptance % Revealed - Page 3

Su-Barbie-A

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Originally posted by cloudinthesky

I was going to blame it on religion being so prominent in the black community, but Hispanic families tend to be extremely religious too, so that excuse obviously doesn't work here. I always just figured it was because of black families' traditional Christian values and their whole need to be "macho" and threatening when living in the hood, the "hard" hip hop influence, etc. But again, these are all things the Hispanic community is immersed in as well so..

I'd like some insight on this too tbh.

I don't know where you get those facts but in Latin America, most people are equally queerphobic (except for some developed countries like Argentina, Mexico, etc, but even those countries have some other issues that don't belong here)

cloudinthesky

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Originally posted by ks_dollar

I found that LGBT acceptance in University compared to high school is overwhelmingly massive. In high school (my experience) there was always this lowkey notion that LGBT people are 'different' in a bad way. Around the people I did come out to in HS, I still felt awkward because they were the same people that used the word "******" and used constant gay slurs. I tried to get my friends to stop using the word "******" but they just didn't get it, eventually I gave up. I remember one lunch-time my best friend, who was the first person I had ever told, said she didn't like lesbians. I didn't say anything because I didn't want to look 'different'.

In university I've never felt an ounce of discrimination based on my sexuality. It's really accepting which is amazing. I guess the difference in acceptance between HS/University is resultant of people maturing and learning from their mistakes in the past.

Agree. Also, I think in college, most people are more worried about actual school, studying, and their own life/future than they are about judging someone else for theirs. I noticed this once I went to college too. In many cases you're also introduced to more people of different walks of life, so you kind of have to assimilate and grow to be more accepting of different cultures/lifestyles than when you would in a small-town HS.

Khal

Confirms my thoughts that despite South Africa being good for LGBT rights- law wise. The people's views in general are still a backwards mess. Props to South African lawmakers I guess.

cloudinthesky

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Originally posted by Su-Barbie-A

I don't know where you get those facts but in Latin America, most people are equally queerphobic (except for some developed countries like Argentina, Mexico, etc, but even those countries have some other issues that don't belong here)

The graph says Hispanics are more accepting than blacks. I'm just going off of what the study is telling us. As far as the stuff about black/hispanic culture crossover, I didn't say they were "facts". They're just things I've observed from all of my hispanic friends and their families. They tend to be very religious (mostly Catholic), and they also tend to subscribe to the whole "hard, macho" persona and enjoy hip hop culture. Their families remind me a lot of my own, which is why I said I was surprised that their acceptance percentage is so much higher than the black percentage.

Timber

It's so weird that Hispanics/Catholics turned out to be so accepting. Most of the Catholic Churches I've been to have the father saying how gay is a sin. It upsets me, but whatever.

And yes at more educated people being the most accepting. We could totally use that on the dumb homophobes.

Homophobia=uneducated... I hope they at least know how to read graphs.

Anything4Minaj

Reading the race percentage rates at first I found it surprising, but sitting and thinking about it I don't now. I don't know if this would matters, but a lot more of my Hispanic and white friends are "open-minded"/"Bisexual"/"Gay and a lot of my black friends don't play that way.

Also I am actually dead at the accuracy on the "when they knew"/"told someone accuracy because my exact age was 15.

Guernica

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Originally posted by Mupps

the parallel between higher education and higher lgbt acceptance rate has always fascinated me

just proves that the main cause for prejudice (of any kind) is simply ignorance. Which is why education on these issues is so important, and speaking more about minorities and their struggles and making people aware of it, can greatly help decrease that prejudice.

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Originally posted by ks_dollar

I found that LGBT acceptance in University compared to high school is overwhelmingly massive. In high school (my experience) there was always this lowkey notion that LGBT people are 'different' in a bad way. Around the people I did come out to in HS, I still felt awkward because they were the same people that used the word "******" and used constant gay slurs. I tried to get my friends to stop using the word "******" but they just didn't get it, eventually I gave up. I remember one lunch-time my best friend, who was the first person I had ever told, said she didn't like lesbians. I didn't say anything because I didn't want to look 'different'.

In university I've never felt an ounce of discrimination based on my sexuality. It's really accepting which is amazing. I guess the difference in acceptance between HS/University is resultant of people maturing and learning from their mistakes in the past.

Same here. Like in middle school gay or lesbian was used as an insult or a joke, in high school some people were accepting while the other half still were uncomfortable with it, and post-HS graduation it's difficult to find people my own age who are vehemently against it, even if they are they don't really voice their opinion on it and just keep it to themselves so nobody even knows.

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Originally posted by Timber

It's so weird that Hispanics/Catholics turned out to be so accepting. Most of the Catholic Churches I've been to have the father saying how gay is a sin. It upsets me, but whatever.

they're not that accepting... and if it upsets you, you should speak up

Newt

Not to be that guy but this sorta poops on all those people that say there are significant problems with racism in the LGB+ community but claim that blacks are no more homophobic than whites

though if i'm being for real, i'm curious what types of homophobia and acceptance occur in different racial groups, something tells me it differs. Cause christians telling me that they're accepting of gays but still claim that we're going to hell can suck my tit.

NE.

You white bottoms want to get up in arms and say "ur racist for generalizing all white people!" anytime it's mentioned your race has an issue with shooting up schools, old ladies in church, abusing black kids in bathing suits, and poorly seasoning your food, but are quick to do the same thing to people of color when it comes to gay acceptance.

fabbriche

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Originally posted by Timber

It's so weird that Hispanics/Catholics turned out to be so accepting. Most of the Catholic Churches I've been to have the father saying how gay is a sin. It upsets me, but whatever.

And yes at more educated people being the most accepting. We could totally use that on the dumb homophobes.

Homophobia=uneducated... I hope they at least know how to read graphs.

A lot of Catholics are accepting of homosexuality. It's just that the views of even majority of Catholics are not representative of the Catholic religion since most of them barely even know or care about the official position of their Church and even if they did they do not follow them. So it's quite common to see Catholics accepting homosexuality while their Church actively condemns it.

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