Exposure

Why does Hollywood seem to believe that they have to add a token gay/lesbian person to every show?

Personally, I don't care what you prefer in your bedroom.That's your business. Yes, I can accept that there are lots of gays...there's also lots of bikers but they don't put them on every show. My problem with it is the bombardment tactic, you can't flip through the channels without seeing at least one over the top gay person.  

Neil Patrick Harris is gay. He sounds perfectly content with his lifestyle and I'm fine with that. He also doesn't walk around acting like a diva. If he didn't come out saying he was gay, I probably wouldn't have guessed it. I'll bet he will have a long career and be accepted by most people.

They are making a really big deal that Chaz Bono is going to be on Dancing With The Stars. He was born Chastity Bono and recently had a sex change. I'm willing to bet that he will bomb on the show, but was included to drum up publicity.

It's all about controversy..."Brokeback Mountain" was touted as breakthrough entertainment. I didn't bother seeing it because they hyped it so much, I already knew the story...plus I didn't really want to witness sex between two males. It wouldn't make any difference if it was a beautiful love story or not. Seeing two men banging away doesn't interest me at all.

I went to school with a boy who always acted effeminate. He always had more in common with girls. Scott Wood was girlie from the time he was born. I cringed every time he spoke even in elementary school. No surprise that he turned out to like men. We weren't good friends but he was on my bowling team. He even bowled like a girl, almost like a curtsy. I didn't hate him, but I didn't want to hang around with him either.

I've just grown tired of being bombarded with "tolerance through exposure." More power to you if you want to go take part in a gay pride event, that's up to you. I won't be attending or supporting your activity. If I have hurt your feelings on the subject, maybe you should get a little thicker skin about it.

I don't hang around with gays because generally a guy acting/sounding like a girl and vice-versa just annoys the crap out of me. I have a few friends and relatives that may be gay, I care about them just as much as anyone else. Just because we don't share sexual orientation doesn't mean that I don't have many other interests in common.

My point is this: Leave your sexual preference in the bedroom where it belongs! Your preference doesn't define you as a person, it's just one of the choices you make in life. There's more to a person than that. End of rant.