Bison Bud wrote:
First off let me state that I do not wish to offend any of the LGBTQ folks out there and have never felt that they should be treated differently due to their personal choices. My stepson is gay and I've accepted him and his partner as a members of our/my family since day one and it's never been an issue whatsoever. All in all, another person's sexual choices and practices are none of my business and I make no critical judgements due to them. However, I am suffering from some confusion over the large number of gender indentities we now need to be familiar with and understand going forward. I guess this is progress, but I don't think I'll ever understand why all this needs to be so mainstream. As an example, it is now pretty much impossible to watch a recently made TV program or even a commercial without seeing some form of LGBTQ behavior and at least for me this can sometimes be painful to watch. I can accept that it goes on and I'm glad that these folks are finding acceptance, but I don't need to see this kind of activity demonstrated repeatedly! Geese, growing up with TV, they showed married couples sleeping in separate beds and they seldom even kissed to avoid controversy, but now anything goes and it seems to escalate by the day. Can't we find some middle ground somewhere?
Anyway, From my personal research it appears that the biology (X & Y Chromosomes) determine the actual sex of an individual, but gender is generally considered to be how the individual sees themselves and how they choose to present themselves. This too I can accept, but is it really a good thing for something so intimate and personal to be portrayed so openly. At least to some degree, I think a more subdued portrayal, especially in the media, would serve everyone better in the long run. At least in my opinion, the Military's approach of "Don't ask, don't tell" is a good start. Maybe it should be modified at bit to something like "Don't ask, don't tell, and keep it a private matter whenever possible" would be a good slogan going forward.
Any comments? Please don't respond here if you can't keep it respectable. If not this will be a very short running thread! Anyway, think about it and respond if you have sensible comments, I'd like to hear them. Thanks and good shooting to all.
First off let me state that I do not wish to offen... (
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I have a few gay friends both male and female and I love them all, I'm having a pint with one tomorrow.
However, I'm now beginning to see this exaggerated to a point where I, as a heterosexual feel in as no longer mainstream.