Actual ratios might not change much, but I suspect that many of the bisexual people who today simply pass as straight because it’s easier or don’t recognize their bisexuality will come out. Probably fewer gay and lesbian teenagers committing suicide over that too, though those numbers might be small enough to be statistically insignificant.
And don’t get me started about the Chinese
What’s wrong with the Chinese? The recent “Mr. Gay China” incident notwithstanding, the Chinese are becoming more and more open where it concerns homosexuality and the position of gays in Chinese society. I don’t know why everyone seems to think China is this rabid gay-hating country where they don’t even admit that homosexuality exists. It’s traditional, but it certainly isn’t homophobic.
Or did I just hear a “whoooooosh?”
not_alice, you are correct. I had a moment of laziness and should have instead ussed SSM. Thanks for pointing that out.
Gah. I misvoted.
I meant to say Bisexuality increases in prevalence but Straights in general still prevails.
I could have actually picked the “Energon guzzler!” Damn.
There might be a slight uptick in the number of Gays and Lesbians - simply because a part of the stigma of being Gay might ease and perhaps a fewer percent will stay in the closet.
Otherwise, statistically speaking, I don’t see how this will make an iota of difference.
From their warped perspective it makes sense. Consider:
1: Research indicates that homophobes are more likely to themselves be repressed homosexual/bisexuals. In other words, many of these people in order to keep their self image as straight have to believe that straights find their own gender attractive.
2: These are people who think sexuality is a choice. Which means that men could all decide to “go gay”.
3: As a rule, there’s a big overlap between misogynists and homophobes. They don’t like women; so they are thinking to themselves, why would you want to be with those sinful, wicked, nasty women when you could be with men?!
I voted for proportions of homosexual and bisexual people (of both genders) increasing but remaining a minority – I think I should probably elaborate that I mean “the proportions of openly homosexual people (of both genders) increasing…”; that was what I took the poll to be asking, not whether I thought that allowing SSM would cause more people to “choose*” homosexuality or bisexuality “in their hearts,” as it were.
- Note the scare quotes. This is not a claim that actually making this choice is even possible.
Hmmm… less assholes looking to marry women and make said women miserable… less women getting married to “Feed Me, Woman” types…
BRING SAME SEX MARRIAGE NOW! goes off in search of placard-making materials
Remarks in Rhymerian footnotes are frequently wisecracks. That’s one of the two major reasons I and my kith are so hated among the offenderati.
You’re right in your impression of what I meant.