Is being LGBT really just a trend?
I believe that it is a trend for many people who are band-wagoners, who just may not know for sure where their predilections lie at the present time. They may shuck the LGBT label later in life. Who knows? That's OK. I am in no position to tell anyone anything about themselves unless it is to point out untruths.
There have always been people who legitimately could and can claim such descriptors for themselves. Today's social climate allows for those who might have previously been closeted their entire lives to be more open about it. I'm one of those who is open about myself when need be, or as I so desire without infringing on the rights of others.
The too-far-reaching aspect of the same current social climate occurs when those who think that their experiences, situations, and feelings must be trotted out for all the world to see, and further, must be introduced to children so they can determine their own labels. That's BS. Little boys and girls are just that, little boys and girls. That's not a trend. It's criminal.
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I can't help but think a portion of it is. People who want to be seen and heard, who want to be a part of a community, and just want attention.. So they hop on the bandwagon to get it.
I've met gay people who have nothing to do with LGBT, and I've met LGBT members who are hyper sensitive and will jump down your throat at the slightest provocation. Those interactions are what make me wonder.0 0 0 0
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How would it even be a trend?
u can't be "Oh being lgbt would be cool" and just do it. That's not how it works. Like do u rlly think u could just decide to become gay, for the lols, and u would become gay? Or a gay person could just be like "nah I'm tired of this" & suddenly become straight? Or a trans person? Fuck do u rlly think if someone could just say "I don't think this is cool anymore" & stop being trans, that they would not just do that?
2 1 0 0hmmm... It could be because it's trend-Y right now to openly express interest in experimentation and some level of acceptance of varied sexualities and gender expressions.
This doesn't mean that this occurs among all groups, especially among conservatives and conservative Christians, and, in particular, areas around the country: especially the Old South, and Midwest.0 1 0 0
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10 26No of course not. Is being straight or cis a trend? There's nothing trendy about being lgbt. You just are or you're not.
4 2 0 1As a bi girl... this
@MenAreGreat not really, they just say they are gay when you ask them out.
Unfortunately, there IS a big push for this lately. You really can't see it? Now if you really are gay lesbian or what have you, enjoy your life, but something is off in terms of the way this is reported by media.
No, no it's not. Being gay isn't any more temporary than being straight.
0 1 0 0No; people's orientation is their orientation. There IS a component of the way it's handled that makes calling yourself gay (or what have you) a matter of trendiness; but that doesn't mean there's nothing behind ANY of it.
0 0 0 0LGB not forcefully. The T, most likely.
I think that the LGB activism should take a stance and distance themselves from the T part. The T are just riding on the wagon of LGB acceptance.
0 0 0 0sadly for a lot yes, look at the celebs who all of a sudden came out as bi yet you never heard about them with the same sex, ever, just saying oh um er i find the saem sex so hot. everything is a trend these days its crazy
0 0 0 0uh no. there have been LGBT people going back 1000s of years. if it is a trend then so is heterosexuality
2 1 0 0Naw. Its just getting more normalized and less taboo.
0 1 0 0What? Haha no it's very much real.
2 1 0 0Nope.
0 0 0 0nope.
0 0 0 0Under no circumstances would I suck a dick because it's a trendy thing to do. Would you?
0 1 0 0No. It’s real and it’s here to stay. Just like POC rights and women’s rights.
1 2 0 0Yeah because I can just start to like guys because it's trendy that makes sense. I am glad this was a question not an answer but anyone who answered yes is an idiot.
0 0 0 0its trendy but i dont think people are gonna stop climing after its stops being so trendy
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It is a passing trend. And when the crap hits the fan either economically or through war it will disappear into the wind.
0 0 0 0My inner liberal wants to say that it's not just trend, but I look around and I'm starting to wonder.
You can only explain so much of the increase on improved awareness and acceptance. I feel like there's definitely an element of "this is the cool thing to do right now."
0 3 0 0I think that being a part of that community will not be such a big deal. There will no longer be drag queen story hours with little kids or naked parades. The pedophile crowd will be shunned by the LGBT community at large and largely forgotten.
0 1 0 0No, there's been gay and bi people throughout history. There's been transsexuals since the `40's. Had we known how to do sex change operations before then, I'm sure there would've been a LOT more of them throughout history!
0 0 0 0No , it's real , im bisexual myself
2 1 0 0No, how can it be a trend?
Life doesn't work that way.
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