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Could we have a gay Prime Minister?
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Do you think people would let it influence them if an openly gay prime minister was in the running?
how enlightened are we as a people?
how enlightened are we as a people?
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"how enlightened are we as a people?"
I would say in general, "very much", but it depends on how old you are, where you grew up, your religious convictions and where you now live.
Those who are young (or youngish) with liberal, left, and those with centralist conservative leanings and who live in cosmopolitan areas with a middling degree of affluence tend to be more progressive in their outlook...more so than those with different socio-economic, racial and religious backgrounds.
There is still huge levels of homophobia amongst young blacks and Asians together with the 'Christian right' (of all shades).
"how enlightened are we as a people?"
I would say in general, "very much", but it depends on how old you are, where you grew up, your religious convictions and where you now live.
Those who are young (or youngish) with liberal, left, and those with centralist conservative leanings and who live in cosmopolitan areas with a middling degree of affluence tend to be more progressive in their outlook...more so than those with different socio-economic, racial and religious backgrounds.
There is still huge levels of homophobia amongst young blacks and Asians together with the 'Christian right' (of all shades).
I practised mostly when being gay wasn´t so obvious, so no, it didn´t affect my treatment.
I also operated on a HIV+ patient, when 2 other surgeons had turned him down.
Look, Sherminator......I am uncomfortable with homosexuality mainly due to my upbringing and certain traditions, but fortunately the likes of me are in the minority and will soon have become extinct..............so no big deal.
I also operated on a HIV+ patient, when 2 other surgeons had turned him down.
Look, Sherminator......I am uncomfortable with homosexuality mainly due to my upbringing and certain traditions, but fortunately the likes of me are in the minority and will soon have become extinct..............so no big deal.
Personally, I think it's inevitable we'll at some point have an openly gay Prime Minister - especially as my generation grows older and raises the next. The degree to which homophobia has receded in this country appears to be quite striking (though naturally there's still a lot of progress to be made here - it'll happen with time).
While I dislike Peter Tatchell's militant obsessiveness, I think it is hard to disagree with the point he raises in Gromit's link - it is valuable to demonstrate that gay people being near the levers of power is nothing new and is inevitable. It's the best way to diffuse the paranoid (which does seem weirdly prevalent among some sections of the right) that gays will seize the initiative and legislate purely in their own interests.
While I dislike Peter Tatchell's militant obsessiveness, I think it is hard to disagree with the point he raises in Gromit's link - it is valuable to demonstrate that gay people being near the levers of power is nothing new and is inevitable. It's the best way to diffuse the paranoid (which does seem weirdly prevalent among some sections of the right) that gays will seize the initiative and legislate purely in their own interests.
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