Why are people proud to be gay

[Justanatheist]

Well i am sure you will say same thing if serial rapists came to greet you at your house half naked. Works good for you or what?

No I would greet them with a nice friendly baseball bat, rape is illegal being gay is not.

 

[Daemon Sophic]

Wouldnt that be like being proud of being a stripper? (Not judging)
Cant you just... have a day to celebrate Gay liberation movement and call it quits

But watched funny video by Denis Miller on it

edit: My theory. Gay pride is socialist authoritarianism.

Your theory is wrong. But I won’t go into that here.

However, in answer to your main question, “Why are people proud to be gay?”, I see that you don’t really grasp the current social hostility against gays, or any version of the LGBTQ community.
That is, they are not widely accepted. They are often ostracized by their own families and their schoolmates/neighbors/communities. Neglect and/or abuse are much more common, and depression/drug abuse/isolation/fear/etc… are much more common in the LGBTQ community than among “straights”.
Stepping up, “coming out”, accepting and taking pride in who they are is a defensive mechanism against the constant hostility and lack of acceptance from those around them who are too stupid, weak, conservative, fearful to accept people different than their own norms.
Your own overly sensitive fashion sense might be slighted by the clothing choice extremes many LGBTQ people go to in order to NOT be swept under the rug and silenced. But you should realize that such actions won’t be required anymore, once the entire human community is free of such conservative weaknesses.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Socialists are manipulative and often rely on authoritarian rules and scoffs all form that doesnt comply to their group think, socialists hate free expression and sucks. With how USA is formed, you have two extremes. Extreme Left and Extreme Right. The political system in USA is terrible because you only have two choices, and not several parties that you can ideologically agree with. And vote and see if they can get into power fair and square.

I am very far Left wing (-9.5 last I took the political compass) and very deep into Libertarian territory (-9).
And this thread makes it clear I'm more ok with freedom of expression and support it to a far greater degree than what you apparently do.
And there are no extreme Left wingers in power in America.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

Wouldnt that be like being proud of being a stripper? (Not judging)
Cant you just... have a day to celebrate Gay liberation movement and call it quits

But watched funny video by Denis Miller on it

edit: My theory. Gay pride is socialist authoritarianism.

"Gay Pride" is a misnomer. I'm not "proud" to be gay, nor tall, nor 73, nor male, white, of Scottish heritage -- or even having the worst bunions in history. But these are all part of what I am.

The thing is, though, that while I was growing up (notice my age again), and while many other people were growing up, we were all being conditioned to believe that we should be ASHAMED of who we were. Well, we are who we are and we refuse to be ashamed, so Gay Pride is not so much about egotism for how special we are, but a reaction to the rest of society who thought we deserved to be ashamed.

And we said "NO!"

How you arrive at not wanting to be ashamed of what you cannot help is equivalent to "socialist authoritarianism" is pretty bizarre to me.

Would you like to try and make a real case for that?

 

[Viker]

Joseph Mccarthy was a hero. The only mistake he did was to stop
Either case socialists are good at tearing themselves down because they dont hold onto a value system. And thats why they suck

They sometimes suck because they often forget/ignore inherent rules in economics.

 

[Viker]

I am very far Left wing (-9.5 last I took the political compass) and very deep into Libertarian territory (-9).
And this thread makes it clear I'm more ok with freedom of expression and support it to a far greater degree than what you apparently do.
And there are no extreme Left wingers in power in America.

Reminds me. I should take that test again. Just for old times sake and chuckles.

 

[Meow Mix]

Only if they have clothes on.

I've been in a lot of local pride events and I can only recall one time anyone was running around in chaps. Pretty much everyone had normal clothing on. (This was a miwestern college town, adjacent to a major midwestern city)

 

[Left Coast]

Well i am sure you will say same thing if serial rapists came to greet you at your house half naked. Works good for you or what?

If you could stop comparing me to sexual predators I'd really appreciate it. Since you're a person of "values" and all.

 

[Father Heathen]

Wouldnt that be like being proud of being a stripper? (Not judging)

That analogy is completely nonsensical, unless you're implying something that is judgemental.

edit: My theory. Gay pride is socialist authoritarianism.

Also completely nonsensical. How is taking pride in who you are in the face of adversity a form of tyranny or economics?

 

[danieldemol]

If you could stop comparing me to sexual predators I'd really appreciate it. Since you're a person of "values" and all.

Exactly, @Lars is saying things about gays, socialists and liberals (all three seperate categories made up of individuals) which are at best untrue and at worst shameless lies and trying to claim the moral high ground. It is ridiculous to say the least.

In my opinion.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Reminds me. I should take that test again. Just for old times sake and chuckles.

Those are some long term fun. I've watched myself slide further Left and South as the years go on.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Exactly, @Lars is saying things about gays, socialists and liberals (all three seperate categories made up of individuals) which are at best untrue and at worst shameless lies and trying to claim the moral high ground. It is ridiculous to say the least.

In my opinion.

No, it's not an opinion. I'll say it. It's a fact.

 

[Father Heathen]

I mean they are doing it fine to themselves now though. Its not like i look at it and think. Oh wow thats cool lol! If they focused on "good character, good values" then yeah i would admire that. Too bad liberals are too morally bankrupt to bring that to the thought process

Morality based on reason and compassion is far superior to "morality" based on arbitrary, superstitious nonsense. Conservatives don't get to pretend to have a moral high ground, especially not after idolizing Trump. Rights, liberty, equality, and justice aren't only liberal values, they're the values that define this nation. That's why The American People slam-dunked Trump and his following face down into the latrine of history.

 

[Father Heathen]

Eh socialists do the same thing, but physical violence isnt ok at all. But Socialists rely on social manipulation tactics, to manipulate people and bring forth mangina values and mentally screw you in lots of ways.

Any backlash against that? Didnt think so.

There's no backlash because bumpkin bogeymen don't deserve to be taken seriously.

 

[Father Heathen]

If i came out pantless and bragged about being straight. Yeah thats lame bragging point. There is nothing proudful about being born a certain way. You just are. Having a date to mark the fight is fine. But the exposure nonsense is pure socialist propaganda

You appear to incorrectly believe that the term "socialism" means "whatever conservatives don't like or understand", thus your posts are mostly nothing but non sequiturs.

 

[Orbit]

Wouldnt that be like being proud of being a stripper? (Not judging)
Cant you just... have a day to celebrate Gay liberation movement and call it quits

But watched funny video by Denis Miller on it

edit: My theory. Gay pride is socialist authoritarianism.

Your edit spells t-r-o-l-l-

Gay Pride comes from literally not being able to admit you exist without negativity like the kind you're showing.

 

[Father Heathen]

Hobbies, being helpful, dependable, trying to be relied on and overall work on stuff that makes you go somewhere. Just overall core ideas of value system, since sex and stuff isnt really that important. Activity is nr 1 important thing, everything else is a nr 2. But corruption happens if you dont have a value system to go by. Not trying to shame masturbators or porn or people who are into different things. But without a value system it all goes downhill

Upon what do you base the presumption that homosexuals don't have hobbies, aren't helpful/dependable, or don't have values? You can't make wild and wacky assertions without attempting to substantiate them, unless you're just being a bottom tier troll.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

If you could stop comparing me to sexual predators I'd really appreciate it. Since you're a person of "values" and all.

Fine. I won't save you a spot at the Goddless Heathens Destroying Society. You goody two shoes person of values and morals.
More fun for me.

 

[RabbiO]

@Lars - In the less than a month you’ve been a member here you’ve demonstrated a lack of knowledge of and/or antipathy toward Jews, Judaism, Israel, liberals, socialists and gay people.

Sometimes when I type too fast I inadvertently reverse two letters or two numbers. Is that what happened when you typed your age information on your profile?

 

[Father Heathen]

*blinks*

This whole thread is confusing me at this point.

It belongs in the jokes section; no logic, depth, or substance.