Concerns about children of same-sex couples being bullied by other kids will matter less and less. In general younger people care less about sexual orientation, and the issues at hand are probably just a matter of time.

People have Pride events because they feel the need to, having a norm preached at them constantly in ways us breeders don't notice as much. Most likely it will die off as the need does.

I don't have many particular feelings about gays--maybe a few. Many seem to harbor resentment against bi-s. One told me bi-sexuals hurt twice as many people in relationships--as if they are working a double shift. What else, okay; I don't share the goof-ball male patronization of lesbians, lesbians aren't sexy to me, but like sensible shoes, or Estee Lauder models--cute but not erotic. For me the core of feminine mystique is the mystery of why they like dudes. If they don't, they seem sensible. I suspect many lesbians aren't gay at all, merely sane. My problem with "Pride" and "prevailing gay culture" is aesthetic--it's illustational in that Sunday-school sort of way, whatever it's about or who it's for.

The thing that put me off Akenaton's remarks wasn't so much his opinion but his facile implication that everyone who disagrees is part of a group mind, like no one else has a real opinion. That's a low rude childish thing guys do, and it deserves what it gets.

Also, I wonder if straights are straight because of a domineering father and a weak mother. Not really. I don't really care.