Crossing the Gay Color Lines

[big_mama_]

I realize it's been ages since I've posted anything here. Just hadn't felt compelled to talk about anything. Until today. I recently came across an article discussing racial issues among the gay community. I know a lot of you out there probably don't want to think about such things, but after reading this piece (from AfterElton), I felt like

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[bear_left]

Great article, am glad you posted this

[big_mama_]

They primarily focused on the men. I agree that the assumption that all of a certain people live a certain way. My take from the piece is that people tend to make a lot of judgements toward others based on what they see in the media. And gay media, for the most part, but not always, tends to push the image of the so called "Aberzombies" as an ideal. Much like mainstream media pushes (moreso in the past, than now) the blond-blue-eyed "All American". And if you don't fit into that mode, and that's all you see, it can give you a very distorted view of the world and perhaps even yourself. That can result in a bit of resentment. I truly believe media representation (both mainstream and gay) are doing a better job at diversity, but there is still much room for improvement.