Moab Gay Pride Parade
This Sunday morning, 10-2-11, the SL Tribune ran a story about a Gay
Pride Parade in the City of Moab. I first passed over the headline but
on second thought, out of curiosity, I read it. The article indicated
that many of the marchers wore costumes. Remarks by advocates were
provocative as was the dramatic demeanor of the participants. In that
respect the parade was consistent with the conspicuousness of other Gay
Pride Parades. It caused me to wonder why these homosexuals and their
"heterosexual" sympathizers felt it necessary to "parade" in such an "in
your face," carnival-like fashion? Are they motivated by acceptance?
meaning that we heterosexuals will be so impressed by their
austentacious display that we will automatically rally around same sex
sex? I don't think so. Or is this their way of thumbing their nose at
those who are repulsed by the disgusting sex habits of "gay" guys? You
would think they would be a little more austere and adult in their
celebrations but then, their salient behavior, that is exaggerated
behavior even by flamboyant standards is harmonious with their bizarre,
morbid methods of making love. But then, they have "political
correctness" on their side so why not "stick it" to the heterosexuals
who view homosexuality as a flaw in the biological architecture of life -
to procreate. *** Now you may think I am demagogueing - that is
forming opinions based on emotion without the support of facts. Not
so! As a deputy sheriff I was in charge of all sex crimes in Salt Lake
County. As a result I often came in contact with homosexuals. Now I am
aware there are homosexuals who don't pander public restrooms, don't
hang out at Greyhound Bus Terminals, don't target youths, don't scribble
lascivious and profane messages on rest room walls, don't go on sex
binges where they have from 10 to 50 conquests in a single night, don't
adopt exaggerated feminine characteristics, don't delight in soliciting
sex from strangers - but the ones that do give the conservative
homosexuals a bad name. **** It seems to me that the confrontational
antics of some of these Gay Pride Parade participants are designed to
annoy and evoke negative reaction so they can use the newly formed word,
homophobe - whatever that is suppose to mean. *** I have interviewed
gay guys who believe all males are born with latent seeds of
homosexuality. They just need to "bring him out of the closet,"
meaning, to stimulate those seeds into taking root. Which helps explain
why many gay men target boys in the masturbation stage - causing some
psychologists to opine that homosexuality is an extension of the
masturbation stage. *** Phobia means fear. Some gay guys think
heterosexual guys fear they might be latent homosexuals. This spurious
belief tends to empower some homosexuals. In any event the Gay Pride
celebrants seem to want to perpetuate a wedge between homosexuals and
heterosexuals - which is just fine with me.
I am a straight 64 yr old female who is tolerant of gay people, but I don't think it's necessary for them to parade in such an "in your face" way. They think it's necessary, probably due to long history of intolerance and repression of gays. Straights don't need to parade their sexuality but they haven't been repressed, either. Gays probably argue that straights weren't repressed in having to keep their sexual persuasion secret for so long and having to behave publicly and in personal interaction with straights like the gays, too, were straight. Having close gay friends, mostly conservative, for about 35 years, I've learned that even as they conduct daily activities and interaction with coworkers, etc., they often have to be careful about what they talk about and how they behave about all kinds of things, not just their sexuality. Many male gays exhibit feminine behavioral characteristics that offend straight males so they have to curtail those. Even in today's more tolerant society, they have to do that, and so they're still adjusting to the amount of tolerance as well as how to behave. Straights don't have to do that to get along, so therein lies the what I believe to the basis for the backlash of "in your face" behavior, parades, etc. I hope that over time, the flamboyant "in your face" types will have gotten more comfortable with the idea of more conservative, though not repressive, behavior, as well as straight males will have gotten more relaxed and tolerant of gays' existence in mainstream society. Also, gays would gain more acceptance if the belligerent, perverse ones who delight in approaching obviously straight males would stop doing that for the sheer enjoyment of making the guy squirm. Gays have a keenly developed sense of detecting another gay male. Discussion of private sexual behavior and proclivities is still not acceptable in polite company, and hopefully it will never become acceptable for straights or gays. That should simply remain a private personal issue. I do not believe a wedge between the gays and straights is a good idea, because it promotes intolerance, and gays would be well advised to back off the "in your face" behavior in favor of showing their better human traits of artistic creativity and kindness toward others. It's OK to have a gay pride parade, but how about dispensing with the nudity and extreme behavior in public? Straights engage in all the sexual practices that gays do, but they mostly don't need to discuss it or parade about it. Some things will never be fit for public showing.
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