Whats with homophobia in today's society?

[Groo]

It seems like you cannot walk around without hearing the word "F*g". Also you cannot turn on the television without hearing someone saying "oh thats gay..." I dont know if its where i live or what but its getting crazy. Why is the LGBT community hated so much? Its getting ridiculous at my school, ive debated starting a gay straight alliance but considering how anti gay my school is, it might not be a good idea.

[Dessum]

I've lived my life -luckily- without it being a bad thing pretty much at all.
At least attitudes today are miles better then they were in the past 

Some places and people are just more homophobic than others, it's the way things are.

[Kaprika]

ill admit to using the phrase "thats gay"
but i myself dont intend it to be hurtful, im pansexual myself..ive had girlfriends and boyfriends...i fight all the time for gay rights, i even draw gay pride art from time to time. but i think that the word gay has over the years gotten LOTS of definitions.
its like when you say gay it means homosexual...if i said, "hey your gay" im not telling you that your happy...im saying it in the definition that your homosexual.
so when i say "oh my gosh, that was gay" im saying gay in the definition of bad, sucks, terrible. and not in the definition of homosexual.
i can SEE where the argument lies, but i myself take no offense to it..so i see no offence in using it.

with the age of freedom and equality..comes ALL types looking for there peice of the equality pie. blacks got it..women got it...disabled people got it...religious groups got it (sorta?) and now homosexuals want it.
thing is, with each group..it was a looooong draaawn out fight. and it was never easy. even with all the advancing in our rights, people still slip through the cracks.
this comes into the right to marry and adopt..nobody wants to surender that right to us "lesser" people...thinking that we cant do it, or that were "strange" and shouldnt be put in charge of and raise a child with our wierdness..


its unfortunate..and in some states its worse than others, but all we can do is do out part and be tolerant of others. in ALL aspects.
and do your best, to enlighten others

[Groo]

ill admit to using the phrase "thats gay"
but i myself dont intend it to be hurtful, im pansexual myself..ive had girlfriends and boyfriends...i fight all the time for gay rights, i even draw gay pride art from time to time. but i think that the word gay has over the years gotten LOTS of definitions.
its like when you say gay it means homosexual...if i said, "hey your gay" im not telling you that your happy...im saying it in the definition that your homosexual.
so when i say "oh my gosh, that was gay" im saying gay in the definition of bad, sucks, terrible. and not in the definition of homosexual.
i can SEE where the argument lies, but i myself take no offense to it..so i see no offence in using it.

with the age of freedom and equality..comes ALL types looking for there peice of the equality pie. blacks got it..women got it...disabled people got it...religious groups got it (sorta?) and now homosexuals want it.
thing is, with each group..it was a looooong draaawn out fight. and it was never easy. even with all the advancing in our rights, people still slip through the cracks.
this comes into the right to marry and adopt..nobody wants to surender that right to us "lesser" people...thinking that we cant do it, or that were "strange" and shouldnt be put in charge of and raise a child with our wierdness..


its unfortunate..and in some states its worse than others, but all we can do is do out part and be tolerant of others. in ALL aspects.
and do your best, to enlighten others

In some states its perfectly legal to kick a homosexual out of your store or deny them service for teh simple fact that they are gay. I think about 20 of them. I think that is ridiculous.

[Kaprika]

what? really?
now THATS ridiculous, and pushing it a little too far.

what states are those?

[CrazyCat]

what? really?
now THATS ridiculous, and pushing it a little too far.

what states are those?

I only know of Nebraska, which is the state I live in...

[✡]

i bet it's in my state too, we're pretty backward outside of the capital city

[Self-sain]

 In some states its perfectly legal to kick a homosexual out of your store or deny them service for teh simple fact that they are gay. I think about 20 of them. I think that is ridiculous.

Don't take this the wrong way but... that is complete ludicrous. I believe its a federal law stating a person can not be denied service/a job based on their age, sex, race, religion, and orientation (just marriage rights ). Forgive me, I could be wrong, but I need proof before I considered that true >_>.

Also society today, as in our/my generation is a lot more open/tolerable then yester years. On the same note I think the bullies/anti gays have gotten a lot worse, so yea .

[CrazyCat]

 In some states its perfectly legal to kick a homosexual out of your store or deny them service for teh simple fact that they are gay. I think about 20 of them. I think that is ridiculous.

Don't take this the wrong way but... that is complete ludicrous. I believe its a federal law stating a person can not be denied service/a job based on their age, sex, race, religion, and orientation (just marriage rights ). Forgive me, I could be wrong, but I need proof before I considered that true >_>.

Also society today, as in our/my generation is a lot more open/tolerable then yester years. On the same note I think the bullies/anti gays have gotten a lot worse, so yea .

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/qanda.html <- No federal law there prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation

[Self-sain]

Page not found ... and I'm quite sure it is.. I'll need to go find it , I believe they are on applications, but don't hold me to it.

I may be wrong with the federal law, but yea , I still like to see something that says "your allowed to kick a gay out" before I believe it. 

[✡]

that's what my job said when they hired me

[Self-sain]

I think its job to job state to state... stupid America...

http://employment.findlaw.com/employment/employment-employee-discrimination-harassment/employment-employee-gay-lesbian-discrimination/

[✡]

it's even posted at my work that they can't discriminate

[Self-sain]

Large corporations typically have that kind of rule (woot they do something good), in fact their is an anti Pepsi group becuase they support gay rights.

[✡]

I work for a fairly large corporation