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Originally posted by phikappapsiman
I guess for me, living in San Francisco, homosexuality just doesn't have the same need for a "famous face" to be associated with it. I get to see non-famous people live with their partners and go to work and raise families and do all the things that heterosexuals do -and it's no big deal. I don't need to know about Anderson Cooper or Kevin Spacey or anyone else, when my friends are Harry and Randy, or Paul and Jim, or Kathy and Gina-gay/lesbian couples in committed, long term relationships. This is why I am so happy to live where I live...
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Brother Steve, well said.
I get the same thing from living in Manhattan, and from working in retail in Manhattan. I've learned that most gay people lead boring lives, just like most straight people.
The media doesn't portray regular gay people, for the same reason why they don't portray regular fraternities. Both are too normal to be newsworthy or interesting to most.
Basically, the only gay people that most Americans see in the Media are either extreme examples of gays, or celebrities who choose to share their private lives with the public. This makes it important for gay celebrities to be out of the closet, but only if they choose to be.
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