I think everyone here is dead on...
(except Bobby, please don't stop talking to the kids. -I don't really believe you could do it anyway).
Maybe it's good to stand back and look at the bigger picture.
On one hand: There is Matthew Shepherd, murdered because he was gay. Same as it ever was.
On the other hand: There are shows like "Will & Grace" and "Queer Eye" that are main stream Top 10 American TV. Never thought I'd see that!
On one hand: Only a generation ago it was just about illegal for gays to congregate.
On the other hand: A million gays, lesbians, trannies and their supporters give New York the biggest (and best) parade down 5th Avenue every year.
It's (as Hatches pointed out) a lot like the Black/White issues we have.
On one hand: Hollywood does not really see Black people.
On the other hand: Only a generation ago Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar (the first for a Black actor) but still had to go to the Academy Awards through the back door.
Can you imagine telling Halle Barry, "Sorry Hon, the Red Carpet is for whites only. You have to go in though the service entrance".
Sure!
On one hand: As Sweetie said: "Face it, bars have been gay peoples living rooms for decades."
On the other hand: "Jackie 60", for example, would get about 600 to 800 people on a Tuesday night. "The Motherboards" get about a million. (I don't really know the exact number but it's a lot).
A hell of a lot more people are reading this discussion here than if we were all sitting at Dick's Bar drunk and spouting off.
I'm not trying to diminish what Sweetie has said. I don't think we should ever let our guard down but at the same time, there has been progress.
but then again...
This boy was brutally killed for being gay.
