The mainstream acceptance of gays and lesbians, a hard-won civil-rights victory gained through decades of struggle against prejudice and discrimination, was set back at least 50 years Saturday in the wake of the annual Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade.
“I’d always thought gays were regular people, just like you and me, and that the stereotype of homosexuals as hedonistic, sex-crazed deviants was just a destructive myth,” said mother of four Hannah Jarrett, 41, mortified at the sight of 17 tanned and oiled boys cavorting in jock straps to a throbbing techno beat on a float shaped like an enormous phallus. “Boy, oh, boy, was I wrong.”
The parade, organized by the Los Angeles Gay And Lesbian And Bisexual And Transvestite And Transgender Alliance (LAGALABATATA), was intended to “promote acceptance, tolerance, and equality for the city’s gay community.” Just the opposite, however, was accomplished, as the event confirmed the worst fears of thousands of non-gay spectators, cementing in their minds a debauched and distorted image of gay life straight out of the most virulent right-wing hate literature.
I found the aforementioned song in Bandcamp, if anyone prefers to support the artist in that way. (I fond the song's instrumental to be groovy, but the song is definitely not my type)
13 Comments
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 104 pts · 1y
Because of gay inflation, cis neurotypical homosexuals are now straight.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 1y
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
yonder@sh.itjust.works · 35 pts · 1y
As everyone knows, we have a very limited supply of gay that will run out if we take too much. That's why the gay must be rationed at all costs. /s
TheBat@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y
EmptySlime@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 1y
I read that as gaycation for a second and I was SO confused.
TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 15 pts · 1y
they're def not straight, but they are less queer than some cishets
MummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 20 pts · 1y
We need more weirdos like Smorty and drag on 196. Who was the one who always spoke in Middle English? We need them
DaPorkchop_@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 1y
You're right, we definitely need more of þem.
lowered_lifted@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 19 pts · 1y
see I'm a trans autistic BPD artist gay but I find most people don't actually like that
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 1y
brings two onion articles to mind :
https://theonion.com/gay-pride-parade-sets-mainstream-acceptance-of-gays-bac-1819566014/
https://theonion.com/small-town-throws-pride-parade-for-only-gay-resident-1819594992/
Comment105@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 1y
I found the aforementioned song in Bandcamp, if anyone prefers to support the artist in that way. (I fond the song's instrumental to be groovy, but the song is definitely not my type)
TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
aye that's fair. Glad I got someone to try it atleast 💯
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Yeah, "my grandfathers are gay" got me called into the Narc Office in college. Almost got me put on academic probation. Gotta love Utah.