Contents:
- I’M A GAY MAN. HERE’S WHY I DON’T CELEBRATE PRI MONTH
- AS FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW TAK EFFECT, SCHOOLS ROLL OUT LGBTQ RTRICTNS
I’M A GAY MAN. HERE’S WHY I DON’T CELEBRATE PRI MONTH
The difference between what means to be a gay person on the Right and a gay person on the Left is beg far more profound than mere polil disagreement. Although there is much discsn about the legimacy of gay nservativ, we often don’t articulate why we reject our socially assigned muny, or how difficult that separatn n sometim be. The very ncept of “gay” rights and activism to force a sexual revolutn is the basis of today’s liberalism.
Gays did not beg by askg for marriage or to be viewed as everyday cizens; the movement grew om social rejectn and tentnal unter-culture behavrs and worldviews. Beg gay was more than jt same-sex attractn, was a liftyle of rebelln and creativy. Like most gays my age, I have a set of mon social experienc, but I am told I am not entled to enjoy or appreciate them.
I grew up wh a generatn of gay movi, magaz, onle chat rooms, micians and, of urse, drag queens. But by rejectg what LGBT is today, I am expected to forfe all cultural experienc lkg me to the gay muny. Much of how society views me is stctured around media imag of gay men, ually origatg om “Will and Grace, ” “Ellen, ” and RuPl.
AS FLORIDA'S 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW TAK EFFECT, SCHOOLS ROLL OUT LGBTQ RTRICTNS
My iends, fay, workers, and those wh whom I engage onle hold a certa set of expectatns for me to happily fulfill as their gay iend.