- The increased visibility of L.G.B.T.Q. people as a sign of progress in a multicultural global society;
- Versus the sentiments of a country song called “Try That in a Small Town”;
- And global backlash against climate change policies as an indictment of human inability to anticipate and ameliorate existential threats.
NY Times, Jane Coaston, 20 Jul 2023: More Visible L.G.B.T.Q. People Isn’t a Curiosity or a Crisis — It’s Normal
I’ve said this before: they’ve (we’ve) been around all along. That they’re (we’re) becoming more visible is an indication that the forces of authoritarian conformity are loosening, and more and more people are now able to live their lives more honestly than they could have decades ago. Variation in sexual tastes has always been part of the human species (else, as I’ve wondered before, why aren’t all men equally attracted to all women, and vice versa?). But of course this infuriates the Savannah/tribal moralists, with their black and white thinking and their existential fear that their children may not provide them grandchildren.
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