Chris H.
To expand on Jim’s response, I think a lot of it also has to do with our awareness of ourselves. By that I mean that we stopped letting other people tell us what we are, stopped believing everything we’re told we are and stopped being afraid. I see a correlation to how being black isn’t such a “horrible” thing anymore. Once people get past preconceived notions about others and see them for what they are, they realize that gays are just like everyone else. We have our bad guys and we have our good guys. The only difference now is that we don’t feel ashamed of ourselves anymore. But it’s not just gays not being ashamed anymore. It’s a raising of consciousness of everyone. People are more intelligent. And we, meaning everyone, aren’t afraid to question things and think for ourselves. Therefore, we’re not afraid of differences anymore. This site is a perfect example. We actually want to become aware of each other.