QUOTE(vahan79 @ Jun 3 2007, 07:35 PM)
Hey all, I thought I'd bring this topic up. Basically, I have a friend (Armenian) that just came out to me (and no, it's not me using "friend" to pretending to have a "friend"). Apparently, he has been "out" for a long long time in his circle, but didn't want to tell any of his Armenian friends because he was afraid we'd be judgmental/non-accepting/tell people and it would get back to his parents (he didn't tell them). He does have some gay Armo friends and there is even a group I guess in LA, something like GALAS (not sure what all the letters stand for
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Sucks to be your friend. No one wants to be ass pirate but they can't help it so we should of course learn to live with them.
QUOTE(vahan79 @ Jun 3 2007, 07:35 PM)
(1) Are we, as Armenians, less accepting of gay people among us (i.e., we accept odarner/otarner that are gay, but not "our own")?
Yes we are.
QUOTE(vahan79 @ Jun 3 2007, 07:35 PM)
(2) Why do we care?
Because Armenians have this notion that being gay or the hippie Western lifestyle somehow overlooks them.
QUOTE(vahan79 @ Jun 3 2007, 07:35 PM)
(3) Do gay Armenians have the same pressure to partner with another Armenian (despite the whole kid thing being a sort non-issue)?
I wouldn't know. Don't you think this question is better posed to someone who is an actual gay/lesbian/etc Armenian?
QUOTE(vahan79 @ Jun 3 2007, 07:35 PM)
(4) How do you personally feel about gays/lesbians/etc.?
My personal views on homosexuality are almost neutral unless otherwise. I don't care if someone is gay, wants to be gay, or thinks they are gay. What people do in their lives and in their bedrooms, is of no ones concern. However, I have a problem when homosexuals try to export their lifestyle and advertise it constantly. Homosexuals are a vociferous group and in Hollywood, movies, media, academia, universities, and here in L.A. they are always trying to commercialize and advertise homosexuality as an 'alternative lifestyle' and that we should all be accepting. When homosexuals push their lifestyle into my zone of privacy then I have an issue. If you want to be gay, fine, just keep it to yourself. But please, for God's sake, don't advertise and flaunt your gayness all over the map for us to see that you are gay. We are perfectly adept at judging whether someone is gay based on the lisp, the manner of walking, hand movements, etc. There is no need to advertise to the rest of the world that you are gay. Calm down, have a beer.
It's almost as if homosexuals are trying to convince themselves more than anyone that they are gay.