Media & ArtsAnyone else bothered by gay stereotypes in media not going away, and in some times being heightened?

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They were like "oh, it's cool that people of the same sex get married? That means I can talk about all the shitty things I've been thinking about LGB and stuffing down deep inside, and it's OK now because gay is normal!"

Wow, you know... you might just be right, I've never thought of that before but that really describes my experience hearing people talk about gay people, lol. Sometimes it's not so bad, if it's just a bunch of random-ass questions, but sometimes it's just a bunch of stereotypes, which I find draining.

Both thought some shitty things, but I've gotta say, at least conservatives back it up with facts and legalities.

Well, on this topic, anyway. Not so much on other topics. Such as religious pseudoscientific beliefs about how homosexuality is "inherently disordered" or whatever.

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Well, on this topic, anyway. Not so much on other topics. Such as religious pseudoscientific beliefs about how homosexuality is "inherently disordered" or whatever.

True.

The thing is, even if we don't agree with what they believe, they back it up. And they listen to us and engage, and acknowledge our sources too, even when they don't believe in them. We don't have to agree on everything, we just have to find common ground.

It's a little strange to say, but they're allowing us more of a platform to meet in the middle than the modern left is. Maybe it's with bad intentions, maybe it's not, but they're the ones allowing us to speak.