Do u think its socially better 2 B gay now than 5-10 yrs ago

[Jamesholand223]

Sorry for the spelling and grammar too few character limit for the title lol. From my own personal experience it seems there has been a rapid increase in support and acceptance of gay and bisexual people ( not so much for transgender people ) in just the past 5-10 years I have noticed quite a lot of men who are aged 20-30 who are coming out as gay or bisexual , a lot of popular youtubers have and are still coming out and people who would have not given a dam about gay rights 10 years ago are now voicing their support . Do you think things have improved where you live ? If so why do you think this is ? I'm talking about social acceptance not just political rights and protections .

[Talvezout]

Things have improved, and it's a good thing it has.

[The New Sea Territory]

From what my elders have said, yes. If I was born a decade earlier, I wouldn't have come out.

[Mysterious Stranger 2]

Yeah, things have definitely been improving in the last couple years.

[Imperium Sidhicum]

It would seem so.

This shift of attitude towards homosexuality is perhaps the best example of Overton window principle at work. In a span of roughly 40 years, the attitude of Western society at large has changed from explicit rejection to an enforced policy of support - which is quite impressive, given how social norms typically take centuries to change this drastically.

[Sam Hyde]

Not in Iraq.

[MERIZoC]

Where specifically? I'm assuming western world for now, so I'd say it's marginally better. Much better if we go back 50 years though.

[Kiruri]

Sorry for the spelling and grammar too few character limit for the title lol. From my own personal experience it seems there has been a rapid increase in support and acceptance of gay and bisexual people ( not so much for transgender people ) in just the past 5-10 years I have noticed quite a lot of men who are aged 20-30 who are coming out as gay or bisexual , a lot of popular youtubers have and are still coming out and people who would have not given a dam about gay rights 10 years ago are now voicing their support . Do you think things have improved where you live ? If so why do you think this is ? I'm talking about social acceptance not just political rights and protections .

If you're like in the US or some parts of Europe then yes. Things have been improving significantly, both legally and socially. When it comes to the rest of the world, hmmm... I think improvement is barely noticeable.

[The Conez Imperium]

Probably, people are accepting others for their differences more which is a great thing.

[Kilobugya]

First it depends where in the world, there are places where things improved, and other places where things went worse.

And even in places where things mostly went better, like here in France, we now have equal rights including marriage and adoption and a much better overall acceptation of gays, there are still some drawbacks : the anti-gay fundamentalists are also more active, and the number of aggressions against gays also went up.

[Rhyfelnydd]

For the most part.

[The Blaatschapen]

Nah, not really a big difference here.

But 10-15 years ago it was at least still booming in terms of progression, now the movement has stalled in the Netherlands.

[Crimiea]

Yes.

5-10 years ago, people will take a step back when you come out as gay. Now they either say "I have nothing against gays, just don't flaunt it in my face" or "Whatever".

[The Blaatschapen]

Yes.

5-10 years ago, people will take a step back when you come out as gay. Now they either say "I have nothing against gays, just don't flaunt it in my face" or "Whatever".

Saying "don't flaunt it in my face" is basically the verbal variant of taking a step back.

[Socialist Tera]

Yes, culture has changed, there are less gay bashings in Australia then 10 years ago. The biggest change is the acceptance of transgender people.

[Fremont Forest]

Definitely

[Chessmistress]

I'm bi, actually fully lesbian, I never perceived a particular stigma, but it may be due I'm more or less straight looking, I dated more males than women (actually, just only two women), I don't like display affection in public places, and also I fully comed out quite recently.

[Ashworth-Attwater]

Now, if you live in the West. Maybe 5 years ago if you live in Russia, but even then, I don't think gay people would be comfortable outside of cosmopolitan cities like St. Petersburg or Moscow.

[Meryuma]

Way better in the West, worse in many other places.

I also think we're on the cusp of a major revolution in the treatment and perception of trans people.

[Nikolausstadt]

Depends where you live. I've lived in an area where we have a lot of migrants (most of them are from Turkey and Morocco and are generally acceptive of anyone), an increasing group from conservative islamic and african christian countries, and thus I've seen an increase in harassment towards openly homosexual men and women. Most western areas are becoming more and more acceptive of homosexuals though.

Although in the Netherlands you'll still be hated because you are different

[Meryuma]

Yes.

5-10 years ago, people will take a step back when you come out as gay. Now they either say "I have nothing against gays, just don't flaunt it in my face" or "Whatever".

Saying "don't flaunt it in my face" is basically the verbal variant of taking a step back.

I dunno about the Netherlands, but in the US it's generally the homophobic version of "I'm not racist, but".

[Minoa]

It is certainly a better time in the west as more people come to recognise that love is love without needing to be picky like before. As the west progresses with recognising rights irrespective of sexual orientation, pressure will build up on those that still resist, like Russia and Brunei.

[Grand Duchy of Eastern Taroe]

i think however that coming out as a transgender is harder than coming out as gay, lesbian or bisexual, as you'll never feel complete if you are transsexual. If you are a man and want to be a woman, you'll never be able to carry a child, have a menstruation or having breasts that look natural instead of balloons, and a woman wanting to be a man will never be able to concieve a child, and i guess coming out as a transsexual isnt common because it's sort of final when you come out. I myself have struggles with my indentity in this area, however i now that a gender changing operation will never be satisfactionary, as i never will be able to actually be a person of the opposite gender, and therefore, i try not to focus on it, move on, and hope that it either will just sorta die down, or wait till science has developped enough to make changes to your body which are close enough to a real person of the opposite gender

[Crimiea]

i think however that coming out as a transgender is harder than coming out as gay, lesbian or bisexual, as you'll never feel complete if you are transsexual. If you are a man and want to be a woman, you'll never be able to carry a child, have a menstruation or having breasts that look natural instead of balloons, and a woman wanting to be a man will never be able to concieve a child, and i guess coming out as a transsexual isnt common because it's sort of final when you come out. I myself have struggles with my indentity in this area, however i now that a gender changing operation will never be satisfactionary, as i never will be able to actually be a person of the opposite gender, and therefore, i try not to focus on it, move on, and hope that it either will just sorta die down, or wait till science has developped enough to make changes to your body which are close enough to a real person of the opposite gender

I think it depends on your area. My community is more accepting of Trans people than bisexuals. If you're a man wanting to be a woman, some straight men are unashamed of being attracted to attractive women who were once men whereas bisexuals (especially females) are stereotyped as heterosexual drunk party girls trying to get attention from male bar goers by making out with their sorority sister. Also given the fact that lesbians are more accepted than homosexual men, bisexual females will have a harder time coming out because it will raise doubts in society whether or not she truly is attracted to both genders or is taking advantage of society's double standards.

[Liberty and Linguistics]

In the western world, definitely. In West Europe, Canada, the US, Australia etc, people have become much more tolerant of the LGBT community. Even in Japan and South Korea, the young generation has become quite accepting.

Now, head to Africa, the Middle East, or Russia, and you'll see the persecution gays have to put up with, persecution that is only worsening.