I think that a lot of people don't realize that the social acceptance verses social condemnation of homosexuality and transgenderism has been sort of a cycle throughout history. It is never static. Homosexuality and transgender issues are simply parts of the sexual spectrum, and all parts of the sexual spectrum are in a constant state of flux because there is constant social bargaining going on throughout the social spectrum.
Right now, we are in a phase where we are being very permissive with homosexuality, gender non-conformity, and female sexuality. But with straight male sexuality we are becoming ultra victorian. Moral standards are being imposed on straight men that are probably not tenable- such as the idea that a scantily clad teenage girl should be able to vamp intoxicated teenage boys who are expected to rigidly behave like perfect gentlemen with her and not do the slightest thing that she might later decide is offensive. A social structure in which everyone can do whatever they want except for straight males is probably not going to be very stable. It is simply where social flux has temporarily taken us, and it is obviously not going to stay that way.
Society always creates some sort of safety valve. There have always been homosexuals, gender non conformists, and various forms of promiscuity. I am pretty sure that we recently went through a period of hysteria over homosexuality and gender non conformity that only took root in the early 20th century. I am pretty certain that the military was sort of the traditional place for young homosexuals to quietly live their homosexual lives in the 19th century, and then we weirdly decided to stamp out homosexuality in the military in the mid 20th century. I mean, a couple of dozen unmarried cavalry men lived in the same bunkhouse together for decades? And that was just like, normal? Uh, huh. I think the mid 20th century was a phase in which our intolerance was an abnormally harsh period in the always changing sexual mores and accommodation of differences.
Right now, we are in a phase where we are being very permissive with homosexuality, gender non-conformity, and female sexuality. But with straight male sexuality we are becoming ultra victorian. Moral standards are being imposed on straight men that are probably not tenable- such as the idea that a scantily clad teenage girl should be able to vamp intoxicated teenage boys who are expected to rigidly behave like perfect gentlemen with her and not do the slightest thing that she might later decide is offensive. A social structure in which everyone can do whatever they want except for straight males is probably not going to be very stable. It is simply where social flux has temporarily taken us, and it is obviously not going to stay that way.
Society always creates some sort of safety valve. There have always been homosexuals, gender non conformists, and various forms of promiscuity. I am pretty sure that we recently went through a period of hysteria over homosexuality and gender non conformity that only took root in the early 20th century. I am pretty certain that the military was sort of the traditional place for young homosexuals to quietly live their homosexual lives in the 19th century, and then we weirdly decided to stamp out homosexuality in the military in the mid 20th century. I mean, a couple of dozen unmarried cavalry men lived in the same bunkhouse together for decades? And that was just like, normal? Uh, huh. I think the mid 20th century was a phase in which our intolerance was an abnormally harsh period in the always changing sexual mores and accommodation of differences.
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