When did it become so 'cool' to be gay?

[pikespeak1]

Maybe? He did live in L.A. Ayoooo

Let's not act like AIDS is not a lifestyle disease that is spread through sex and drugs for the most part.

Crazy study done by the NY Times a few years ago that claimed 80% of homosexual relationships are open.

Also, the CDC posted this...

The Numbers
New HIV Infectionsb

• In 2010, gay and bisexual men accounted for 63% of estimated new HIV infections in the United States and 78% of infections among all newly infected men. From 2008 to 2010, new HIV infections increased 22% among young (aged 13-24) gay and bisexual men and 12% among gay and bisexual men overall.
• Among all gay and bisexual men, white gay and bisexual men accounted for 11,200 (38%) estimated new HIV infections in 2010. The largest number of new infections among white gay and bisexual men (3,300; 29%) occurred in those aged 25 to 34.
• Among all gay and bisexual men, black/African American gay and bisexual men accounted for 10,600 (36%) estimated new HIV infections in 2010. The largest number of new infections among black/African American gay and bisexual men (4,800; 45%) occurred in those aged 13 to 24. From 2008 to 2010 new infections increased 20% among young black/African American gay and bisexual men aged 13 to 24.
• Among all gay and bisexual men, Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men accounted for 6,700 (22%) estimated new HIV infections in 2010. The largest number of new infections among Hispanic/Latino gay and bisexual men (3,300; 39%) occurred in those aged 25 to 34.

HIV and AIDS Diagnosesc

• In 2013, in the United States, gay and bisexual men accounted for 81% (30,689) of the 37,887 estimated HIV diagnoses among all males aged 13 years and older and 65% of the 47,352 estimated diagnoses among all persons receiving an HIV diagnosis that year.
• In 2013, gay and bisexual men accounted for 55% of the estimated number of persons diagnosed with AIDS among all adults and adolescents in the United States. Of the estimated 14,611 gay and bisexual men diagnosed with AIDS, 40% were blacks/African Americans; 32% were whites; and 23% were Hispanics/Latinos.
• By the end of 2011, an estimated 311,087 gay and bisexual men with AIDS had died in the United States since the beginning of the epidemic, representing 47% of all deaths of persons with AIDS.

This.

 

[fatguy87]

When skinny jeans got down to $20 a pair at TJ Maxx.

Excellent point. A long set of feminine looking legs on a queen named Trixie fascinates even the most calloused, hardened manly man. The male's lust for thigh gap knows no limit.

 

[akers65]

You should be in Orlando this week. It's Gay Days. There are billboards. On highways.

Bush gardens should have a day for lesbians

 

[Willy4UK]

Excellent point. A long set of feminine looking legs on a queen named Trixie fascinates even the most calloused, hardened manly man. The male's lust for thigh gap knows no limit.

haha "Trixie"

 

[Willy4UK]

Bush gardens should have a day for lesbians

Dude, tell me about it. Tampa gets the whores, the strippers, and the lesbians.

Orlando gets two angry fags in red t-shrts. Got jipped on that one.

 

[crazyqx83]

This whole thread is a "informal fallacy". Somehow it went from gay being cool...to RSVP cards... to Dungeons and Dragons conventions... to muslim men fornicating with sheep...to some guy saying he would suck a dong for a bag of weed...to the bearded lady...to alzheimers...and finished up in African with somebodys head up a cows ass. Only on the paddock...

It's quite amazing that Godwin's law hasn't been evoked. Especially with Willy's avatar. Has to be some kind of record.

 

[USMC Cat]

I think a good majority of these instances are driven by societies' historical objection to different lifestyles. Heck, even today, there are so many people that object lifestyles that are different than their own. Because of this opposition, that sometimes rolls into hatred, people will stand up and demonstrate A) their pride in being comfortable in their own skin, and B) encourage others to be themselves, despite the challenges.

No matter what your opinion on the LGTB community, you can't really deny that they have been singled out and discriminated against in the past.

So has, literally, every group that has ever walked the earth.

 

[DaBossIsBack]

I suppose you just looked over the African American's quotes and outrage of the comparison which, was the entire focus of the article.


I must have missed when we enslaved gays and banned them from restaurants and schools and hung. . Gays have not had fire hoses or dogs unleashed at them. They have not been hung from trees or denied basic human rights.

Celebrating someone's sexual attraction is idiotic. If you're truly for equality don't stop there. Let's make sure every desire is celebrated so no one feels left out.

Homosexuality is illegal in 70 + different countries and punishable by death in at least 10 countries.

Yemen: According to 1994 penal code, married men can be sentenced to death by stoning for homosexual intercourse. Unmarried men face whipping or one year in prison. Women face up to seven years in prison.

Iran: In accordance with sharia law, homosexual intercourse between men can be punished by death, and men can be flogged for lesser acts such as kissing. Women may be flogged.

Iraq: The penal code does not expressly prohibit homosexual acts, but people have been killed by militias and sentenced to death by judges citing sharia law.

Mauritania: Muslim men engaging in homosexual sex can be stoned to death, according to a 1984 law. Women face prison.

Nigeria: Federal law classifies homosexual behavior as a felony punishable by imprisonment, but several states have adopted sharia law and imposed a death penalty for men. A law signed in early January makes it illegal for gay people countrywide to hold a meeting or form clubs.

Qatar: Sharia law in Qatar applies only to Muslims, who can be put to death for extramarital sex, regardless of sexual orientation.

Saudi Arabia: Under the country’s interpretation of sharia law, a married man engaging in sodomy or any non-Muslim who commits sodomy with a Muslim can be stoned to death. All sex outside of marriage is illegal.

 

[KingOfBBN]

Homosexuality is illegal in 70 + different countries and punishable by death in at least 10 countries.

Yemen: According to 1994 penal code, married men can be sentenced to death by stoning for homosexual intercourse. Unmarried men face whipping or one year in prison. Women face up to seven years in prison.

Iran: In accordance with sharia law, homosexual intercourse between men can be punished by death, and men can be flogged for lesser acts such as kissing. Women may be flogged.

Iraq: The penal code does not expressly prohibit homosexual acts, but people have been killed by militias and sentenced to death by judges citing sharia law.

Mauritania: Muslim men engaging in homosexual sex can be stoned to death, according to a 1984 law. Women face prison.

Nigeria: Federal law classifies homosexual behavior as a felony punishable by imprisonment, but several states have adopted sharia law and imposed a death penalty for men. A law signed in early January makes it illegal for gay people countrywide to hold a meeting or form clubs.

Qatar: Sharia law in Qatar applies only to Muslims, who can be put to death for extramarital sex, regardless of sexual orientation.

Saudi Arabia: Under the country’s interpretation of sharia law, a married man engaging in sodomy or any non-Muslim who commits sodomy with a Muslim can be stoned to death. All sex outside of marriage is illegal.

This is not relevant at all to our country.

 

[DaBossIsBack]

This is not relevant at all to our country.

I thought you were talking about homosexuality in general. Didn't know you were only referring to American homosexuals. My bad.