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[–] themurphy@lemmy.ml 59 points 1 year ago

Its also a generational thing and parents realising its also their kids and their friends who can be openly homosexual.

Humans are always afraid of the unknown, and everyone being more open helps.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I had gay neighbors one time and they were exactly like straight neighbors

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm currently a gay neighbor and my neighbor is also the gay neighbor and it's very different from most neighbors I've had: We give each other homemade baked goods regularly

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Damn...My gay neighbors never gave us baked goods...

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

We give each other

Go on... 👀

homemade baked goods regularly

Oh.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Goddammit, I need a gay neighbor.

[–] NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The headboard still hits the otherside of the wall with the same intensity?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Pretty much yeah

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Maybe they were bi then 😁

[–] splonglo@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is undoubtably due to the nefarious scheming of Big Gay.

[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's called the Gay Agenda™.

[–] Ziglin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But how can you be attracted to people of the same gender if you don't have one??

[–] Zero22xx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, to be honest in my online travels these last couple of years, I've even seen prejudiced talk regarding sexual attraction coming from people under the non-binary umbrella. Something that I thought I understood early on is that gender identity and sexual attraction are not the same thing and it can be disheartening and doubt inspiring when people in the circles that you are learning from link the two together.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz -3 points 1 year ago

What can drag say except, you're welcome

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why only this small subset of countries?

Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Uganda?

Edit: just opened the world map. All those countries are near 100% anti-gay neighbors. Lol.

So the real headline is "Global west is okay with homosexuality. Everyone else still hates us".

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

In China being gay and having gay relationships has been legal since 1997. They also have their own version of "gay marriage'. Sadly adoption is not allowed.

Trans people are only recognised post op.

It's not fantastic but it has improved a lot.

[–] robador51@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago

2 adults in a consensual relationship. Nothing to see here, move along.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmings.world 5 points 1 year ago

Good. People who love each other, should be able to spend time together.

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hmm, I wonder if that value for the UK ~2005 is just a statistical artefact, or if something culturally happened to temporarily create more homophobia in the late 90s/early2000s.

(Same but less pronounced US ~2010, but that looks more definitely like an artefact to me)