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WCDT 25-29 Apr 2011 (1911-1915)
Akima:
--- Quote from: Skewbrow on 01 May 2011, 13:59 ---Historically LJA has a point. Homosexuals have been treated badly in the past. The first QC-related example that comes to mind is Alan Turing (the math dude who saved Britain during WWII by breaking the German cipher, but was prosecuted and driven to suicide shortly afterwards).
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In the past? Homosexuals are treated badly to this day. Law-abiding homosexual citizens are denied equal legal rights in Australia (where I live) for example. Don't Ask Don't Tell, a policy that led to the expulsion of homosexual men and women from the US armed forces, remains in force despite the passage of repeal legislation. Let's delay the back-slapping, OK?
--- Quote ---At least in these parts the last couple years gays/lesbians have been the media darlings. Every talk show seems to have a quota of homosexual participants to be filled, gay/lesbian politicians and artists get a lot of air time et cetera. Of course, this proves that we still have a problem!
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Media darlings? There are more, and more positive, representations of homosexuals in media than in the past, but that just means slightly more than none at all, and more positive than extremely hostile. Homosexuals featured in media are rolled out with a big "Oh look, a gay!" fuss. So yes, as you say, we still have a problem that has most certainly not been consigned to the unenlightened past. We've only barely started up the learning curve.
cesariojpn:
--- Quote from: tender on 01 May 2011, 02:36 ---108 & 519, respectively.
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519 link isn't working. Might wanna rethink using LMGTFY.
pwhodges:
Come to think of it, it's interesting that the discussion went as far as it did without cultural differences being raised.
cesariojpn:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 01 May 2011, 16:51 ---Mind you, I don't read the Daily Mail or The Sun.
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So you read one of the other papers?
snubnose:
--- Quote from: Akima on 01 May 2011, 19:52 ---
--- Quote ---At least in these parts the last couple years gays/lesbians have been the media darlings. Every talk show seems to have a quota of homosexual participants to be filled, gay/lesbian politicians and artists get a lot of air time et cetera. Of course, this proves that we still have a problem!
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Media darlings? There are more, and more positive, representations of homosexuals in media than in the past, but that just means slightly more than none at all, and more positive than extremely hostile. Homosexuals featured in media are rolled out with a big "Oh look, a gay!" fuss. So yes, as you say, we still have a problem that has most certainly not been consigned to the unenlightened past. We've only barely started up the learning curve.
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That reminds me of rewatching American Beauty recently and being totally surprised to find out that one of the two homosexuals in the movie was actually Captain Archer (from Star Trek Enterprise).
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