cosmictraveler said:
In America you can be whatever you want to be as long as you don't push yourself onto those that don't like it. Gays have their bars, beaches , lakes and other hangouts they go to. No one bothers them there, or at least most people leave them alone.
Though gay-bars and homosexual friendly districts in most large cities may offer a comforting social atmosphere and refuge from our usually all too heterosexist world for some, don't make the mistake of thinking that homosexuality is a separate culture or society from the rest of the nation. We walk among you, we live next door, we sit next to you on the subway. We've grown up, live, and continue to live shoulder to shoulder with every other man woman and child in this nation. Don’t think of this as an “us” and “them” issue. As much as some people hate to consider the idea, we’re all in it together. There's only one America for all of us, so why can't we just get allong?
cosmictraveler said:
When the vast majority of a society believes that HETROsexuality is the way of the society then homosexuals shouldd try and understand that the 1 percent of them can't tell the other 99 percent what should be done. This is a fact, 99 percent of the society we live in are HETROSEXUALS no matter what the fucking news media tells you.
One percent? That's quite a strech. Even those conservative attack-dog wierdos are only willing to downplay the numbers enough to say 2% I've honestly never heard of the one percent figure before. Tell me, where are you getting your numbers?
Recent US census indicate that the homosexual population is between 2% and 5% though, all those results show is how many homosexuals who filled out their census were willing to admit to being homosexual in a time when there were still laws outlawing the practice (in the form of sodomy laws) all together. Not exactly the most reliable source of information, but even with the negative bias, that still puts the population above one percent.
Aside from that we have the famous Alfred Kinsey 1 in 10 statistic (that'd be 10% for the mentally lazy). Though debating the accuracy of that number is probably a thread unto itself.
As it stands, there is really no accurate number of homosexuals in America, but clearly it's enough to start things moving and shaking-enough to stand up, be heard, and fight for their rights, and that's all that matters.
This is not a matter of a minority group telling the majority what to do, because the majority is being left entirely unaffected. This is a matter of a minority standing up and demanding equal protection under the law, an ideal, and a right expressly given to all the people of the United States under our Constitution.