Originally Posted by Zee

And the only way to normalise something abnormal is to expose people to it in positive ways instead of forcing propaganda down people's throats. If people fundamentally hate gays, then the only way to start to ease that attitude is to get them to like people for their achievements, who happen to be gay. The Olympics is one such example. You could find yourself supporting an extremely talented athlete and then later discover that they are gay. Their sexuality didn't hinder or help their abilities, they are just simply a great athlete. Hiding it away is doing nothing and protest marches just aggravate people who already hate them and push away people who are indifferent to them. I don't support gay pride marches for this reason. I think it alienates people, I don't think it causes greater appreciation or understanding - marches hold up traffic and are a nuisance. Doesn't matter what they're marching for, it's annoying. People associate things as being annoying accordingly. Positive exposure is needed to overcome a negative attitude.