[Novo]

Originally Posted by Niall

In a society where heterosexuality is the overwhelming norm, having pride events gives us a chance to celebrate ourselves in the majority for a short while.

It says a lot that straight people get bothered by them anyhow. Just because we aren't acting like an assimilated minority in the way society would like for a few short hours..

Does being in the Majority mean that much though? does it really matter much nowadays now that Minorities are widely accepted and are respected all the same as the majority and are close to having ( or have) the same rights as everyone else

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Novo

Does being in the Majority mean that much though? does it really matter much nowadays now that Minorities are widely accepted and are respected all the same as the majority and are close to having ( or have) the same rights as everyone else

Well yeah it kind of does. I mean sure we're not as overwhelmingly discriminated as we once were, but remnants of it remain throughout society. It's less visible than it used to be, but it's still there.

In the media for example LGBT people are something of an invisible minority usually winding up as that token character on a TV show. Or the fact that our rights can be so freely and flagrantly challenged by various groups throughout the media and government. They're both examples of that sort of oppressive atmosphere a heteronormative society can help to enforce.

We might be a minority sure, but being a minority only helps to normalise the discrimination we face. More visibility is the only thing that can really break that.