# So how did homosexuality become socially acceptable? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 9, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376 "2004-03-09T23:53:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376/21 "2004-03-10T02:06:36Z")
> [@Belrick](#): > > So how did homosexuality become socially acceptable when other deviant sexual acts are still kept at arms length of society? > > Because: > > A: We found gay culture amusing, hence shows like queer eye for the straight guy? > B: They lobied hard for many many years? > C: Its harmless, well as harmless as hetrosex is. > D: Joe public lacks the imagination to depict men sticking penises in other mens arses so the repulsion factor is missing or easily laughed off? Asked and answered. šŸ˜• > [@Belrick](#): > > Which brings me to another question, how is it in most countries buggery is illegal yet homosexuality is not? Isnt that contradicktory? \*ā€œcontra **dick** toryā€\*Ha-Ha! Hey! You made a joke! Good one! Youā€™re about what? 13 years old? To answer your question, it does seem a little contra **dick** tory (Ha!) to me. Laws against butt-fucking seem very **back** wards! Ho! I couldnā€™t resist! > [@Belrick](#): > > While im at it, is it fair to class homsexuality as a mental disorder? Only by those people who believe that homosexuality in inherently wrong; like yourself apparently, given that you believe homosexuality to be deviant. Good luck in this crazy world of ours. I hope all them fags donā€™t turn you gay. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376/22 "2004-03-10T02:08:38Z")
Bye-bye, grammer! Have a safe trip! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376/23 "2004-03-10T02:09:46Z")
Somebody _really_ needs to get laid. By anything female\*. Or not. \*Reference to ā€œAll _things_ femaleā€. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376/24 "2004-03-10T02:10:43Z")
> [@](#): > > eastiality So thatā€™s like what, people who will only have sex in the east? People who have to be facing eastward when they have sex? ---
**Author:** ![Belrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@Belrick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrick)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376/25 "2004-03-10T02:12:00Z")
> [@carterba](#): > > Homosexuality has been around as long as humans have, and itā€™s been more accepted in some cultures and less accepted in other cultures. Cultures change over time, and hopefully ours is moving towards . Talking of ancient times, back then as soon as a girl went pubic they considered her by virtue her capability of bearing children to being sexually fair game. These days consentual or not its called pedeophilia. (stuff mother nature eh?) Does that make it non-deviant simply because pedeophilia has been around as long as mankind? I hate to generalise but i cant help but feeling your all victims of modern socialism and peer pressure and as soon as a subject thats not about, white middle aged, middle income hetrosexual males you all come out with propaganda that would make goebels proud. Why cant you think for yourself LOGICALLY without resorting to emotions and peer pressure? ā€œits right cause society says it isā€ ā€œThats racist views cause my neighbours says it isā€ ā€œThats bigot talk, tv said soā€ ā€œnever critize israelis actions otherwise well call you anti-semiteā€ Oh he said the word, homosexual. He must be a redneck gay basher. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Belrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e56c9b/32.png) [@Belrick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrick)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376/26 "2004-03-10T02:13:44Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > So thatā€™s like what, people who will only have sex in the east? People who have to be facing eastward when they have sex? Can you point me in the direction of the edit button? Oh thats right you cant edit posts hereā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376/27 "2004-03-10T02:28:42Z")
General Questions is for questions with factual answers. I donā€™t see a factual question here. There isnā€™t a decent debate, so I canā€™t move it to Great Debates. If you want flame about homosexuality start a thread in the Pit. If you want to debate why homosexuality is acceptable, open a thread in Great Debates after rethinking your opening post. (Ha, good luck there.) This is closed. **DrMatrix** - GQ Moderator [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-did-homosexuality-become-socially-acceptable/233376.md?page=1)