Originally Posted by Satori nope, Personally I think those things cause more harm then good. I mean, can you really take someone serious about gay marriage when there out there trying to look as outlandish and deviant as can be? |
Originally Posted by Satori nope, Personally I think those things cause more harm then good. I mean, can you really take someone serious about gay marriage when there out there trying to look as outlandish and deviant as can be? Not the way to get accepted in this conservative country and I'm a far left liberal saying this. Its the whole catch more flies with honey thing ya know? |
Originally Posted by guerrillamama Couldn't disagree w/ you more. If we are to be accepted or "taken seriously" it should be on our terms not theirs. Pride is a time to be ... um, proud. Of who you are, in all your outlandish deviantness or all your straightlaced mainstreaminess, or whoever you really are. Not a time to dress up in conservative drag and pretend to be June and Ward Cleaver. |
Originally Posted by thismama It is the more "outlandish" elements of the queer community who fought for our freedom and humanity when it was hardest. This taste of acceptance we've gotten of late scares me - I don't want us to mainstream it down and lose respect for the parts of our community that don't fit within het culture's idea of what is acceptable. It is those parts of our community who in my opinion have the most to teach. |
Its the whole catch more flies with honey thing ya know? |