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Originally Posted by Martian
I find it interesting, though, that even here in this group of largely socially progressive individuals there still seems to be a bit of a stigma attached to male homosexuality. People feel the need to proclaim 'I'm not gay,' as if it's some kind of disease.
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Well...from a somewhat "
older" perspective, I'll tell you that there is still a stigma, although not as great a one as there used to be. I think that people tend to be more understanding, if not actually accepting, of homosexuality. I, for example, could not possibly care less what two consenting adults do, in the privacy of their own bedroom. It doesn't affect me, it doesn't invole me, it doesn't even
phase me. That doesn't mean that I want to see public displays of affection. I'm...just not
there yet. That's for the
next generation to deal with, and you
are.
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Originally Posted by Martian
It does make me wonder if we have, as a global community, come as far as we think we have.
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Wonder no more. We most certainly have not. Oh, we like to pat ourselves on the back and congratulate ourselves over how progressive that we are. But, I don't think that we are
really as progressive as we like to believe that we are. Not think...believe. Remember the Seinfeld routine..."He's gay. Not that there's anything
wrong with that." Society still has
much growing up to do.
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Originally Posted by Martian
It's particularly puzzling when one considers that there's no such stigma attached to the female equivalent; or at least, not to the same degree if it is there.
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It's a double standard, sure. Fair? No. Not by a
long shot, I'm sure. But the simple fact is...two girls...big turn on for old BOR here. Two guys? Ummm...no. Not at
all. So, because I'm far from alone in that regard, we
allow the women to explore that side of themselves. We actually
encourage it. Hell, we'll even
pay them to do it.