Reply #51: The LTTE writer has no point; but you do. [View All]

[Smarmie Doofus]

The LTTE is a collection of disingenuous, politically motivated 'observations' re. a gay pride celebration that the writer almost certainly watched on TV, as opposed to attended in the flesh.

>>>If indeed a Gay-Pride celebration features public nudity, simulated sex acts, mocking religion, etc.>>>>

Such celebrations often *include* these elements; never *feature* them, in my experience. TV news coverage, OTOH, invariably *features* them, or... more precisely...highlights aspects of the parade that suggest the prevalence of the above.

Alas, this is the impression that the general public absorbs.

>>> orientation, but I do feel these type demonstrations do more to hurt the cause of gay rights than to help it.>>>>>

This is almost certainly true, speaking strictly to the pr aspect. Early on, the LGBT rights movement was concerned... almost exclusively... with political rights. It eventually morphed into a form which included advocacy re. ideas ( 'feelings' might be more precise) about puritanism vs. exhibitionism.

This is where it pretty much stands today. A mixed message, where homosexuality is invariably conflated with promiscuity and exhibitionism by the media... and therefore, in the public mind... is communicated to the larger community... which , for whatever reasons, is unreceptive.

The political point is blurred and eventually obscured.

Some of us like it this way.