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Originally posted by JonathanLGardner
What aboout young asian and black LGBT people, some who experience increased homophobia/transphobia from their racial/culture groups and families, but then are rejected for their race by their - or what the heterosexual majority ASSUME is their - community?
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I'm not saying I disagree, because I don't. I wholeheartedly agree. Racism in the gay community is disgusting. A group who knows what it feels like to be marginalised and discriminated should know better than to marginalise and discriminate each other. Gays need to be more empathetic and "sexual racism" on dating apps needs to have a "1 warning" rule where if you put it in your profile again, you get permabanned.
That being said, I'm not entirely sure how the first half of the statement is the fault of white gay people. I know you didn't say it was the fault of white gay people. But sometimes it just feels like gay people of colour are constantly like
"you guys have it so easy, white people are so much more accepting of homosexuality" etc. And for the most part that's true. But I don't know how we can help that or how that's our responsibility. That's up to the black community and Asian communities to catch up and become more accepting of homosexuality. It's not white gay people's fault that many Black, Asian, Muslim, Indian, Hispanic cultures/families are homophobic.
As for equal representation in the media, I definitely think that's the solution to the problem. And it's being worked on. 'Looking' was predominantly white as far as main characters were concerned, but it still showcased some diversity. And a white/Asian gay relationship on 'How To Get Away With Murder' was a huge step forward. Not to mention gay (black) characters kissing/making love on a show like 'Empire.' We need more of this. But we also need to stop pointing fingers and saying "you guys have it so easy."
We just have to accept the cards we're dealt in life and work hard together to make sure the next generations have a fairer hand.