[Kirk26403]

Frankly, I’m surprised this response got through. I thought this was a forum dedicated to answering questions not only free of the constraints of political correctness, but also free of hate speech. FYI:. The psychiatric profession removed homosexuality from their DSMV in the seventies. Gay people are not mentally ill according to the very community that defines such things. If it is your religious belief that we are, that’s your business. In fact, the mental illness many gay people suffer from, depression, is usually the result of living in the world where it is still okay to beat someone up because they are gay, fire someone from their job because they are gay, deny someone housing because they are gay, etc. (That and the many other issues of just being human that can cause depression.) To answer the original question, some gay people do become ‘obsessed’ with the gay piece of their own identity. It is, quite simply, a question of relating to each other. From the political angle, it is empowering to be surrounded by people who share your experience of opression and discrimintation and a committment to do something about it. From a social perspective, it is just a lot easier to express the sexual side of your identity around others who share your orientation. BUT, not all gay people segregate themselves from the rest of the world. In fact, it would be extremely difficult to do so, given that most of the world is heterosexual. I personally see myself as much more complex than this one piece of my identity. Living in the ‘gay bubble’ as some GLBT people call it has no appeal to me. And pleeeze, Mr. Omaha! Who doesn’t like attention, as long as it’s positive? What you see as ‘flaunting’ is more than likely not a cry for attention because unfortunately, in most parts of the world, being openly gay in public will only win you a lot of cold stares or an ass-kicking. And what you see as ‘government goodies’ many others see as basic human rights that minority groups, including gays, are denied.

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Name : Kirk26403, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 30, City : Minneapolis, State : MN, Country : United States, Occupation : Marketing, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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