Why is homosexuality praised?

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This thread is not addressing why homosexuality is considered okay; I am asking why it is praised.
I remember a girl I knew in high school was told by a guy that he was gay. Her response confused me.
She went, "That's GREAT!! ! :D "

So, I'm essentially asking why. Why is it called "beautiful"? Why is there praise reserved specifically for homosexuals? Why is every homosexual treated as a trailblazer to the future, a leader, a pioneer even, merely for sticking..........his...............
Why are there gay pride parades? Why is homosexuality always viewed by a significant and growing segment of straight society as a positive thing?

Yes, there are still outspokenly anti-gay people, thank the Lord, but they're on the decrease, whereas the enthusiastic supporters are on the increase.

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What?!

Positive? No ... there are certain homophobic members of society that perceive even the merest mention of homosexual behavior as high praise for homosexuality, but I see no mention anywhere about homosexuality being considered superior to heterosexuality by any reputable source.

Why compare? Why point out in the first place?
It's an amazing celebration of ones freedom. I admire these people.
And by no meants it is positive. Large portion of population is deeply against. So you have to stand out for yourself and to express how joyous and fabulous is to be who you are. Gay parades play an important role in educating wider society, fighting against discrimination, bullying and sheer ignorance.

I'd like an explanation of what this means, please.

Maybe the "Great" bit regarding finding out someone is gay is that it is great that someone has discovered who they are, and feels they are in an environment where they are comfortable telling a person this, bearing in mind we live in a society that still has many haters.

I wouldn't say what you are talking about is praising homosexuality but more so the praising of openness and acceptance of the person's homosexuality. Repressing yourself is ugly thing and there is no logical reason to do that to yourself in this day and age.

Depends where you live.

It sounds like the girl was trying to be supportive and went a little overboard. I think that people (ok, some people) see that being gay has some hardships associated with it and want to be sympathetic and supportive. I think you're taking the girl's comment too literally.

it is praised because it is virtuous.

Nonsense.

People's sexuality is their own business and is nothing to do with me - unless it harms other people it's neither good, bad or indifferent to other people apart from those they sleep with. It just is.

It means that a person is credited with personal greatness for a sexual preference.

I consistently hear women complain that "all" men desire some form of romantic and/or sexual relationship rather than merely friendship. Perhaps she was simply relieved that in this instance she'd be spared that dreadful fate.


I think you've confused acceptance with admiration.


What good does it do to be "anti-gay"? Homosexuality is of biological origin. You're not going to turn homosexuals straight regardless of how much you rail about all the evils of "teh gay."

I do however find bisexuality, particularly amongst females, and society's apparent praise for this behavior to be a disturbing trend; but this is because I've personally known women who were ostensibly opposed to such activities and who apparently had their minds changed by group-think or peer-pressure.

New one on me. Where I see anything like that, it looks awkward and token.


I don't know. Straight people seem to have almost as many weird ideas as gay people do, and that's pretty bad. This one's pretty harmless, but I am glad there are still people out there who can tell that I am "beautiful" specifically because I am insanely sexy, not because I have a boyfriend.

Because y'all straight folks are really so dense that we literally have to strip naked and march around in body paint to make you stop for a minute to think.

Because gay neighbors seem to react extremely well when you choose to be civilized and supportive, which is the reaction you would get out of just about anyone who has a pulse.

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I don't think people are praised just for being gay, they're praised for being open about who they are in a homophobic world. Also, since various major psychological organizations are affirmative of homosexuality as being normal, I daresay the burden of proof is being shifted toward the anti-gay side which purports it is not okay.

I don't think that's it. Only certain bravery is praised, the politically correct kind. I take "gay pride" to mean exactly what it says. "White pride" is wrong, "gay pride" is right. Explain that.