''Too ugly to be gay''
- Aida Vera
- 2 feb 2020
- 1 Min. de lectura
We are all used to hear that the LGBT+ community is the most accepting one, but is this really true? As we can see in this video, the gay community is really rough towards unattractive gay men. As the models in society, gay men are "obliged" to be good-looking. If they are not, they appear to not fit in, they get rejected by the rest of the community. This is not only a moral problem but a health-issue. Lots of gay men use steroids, train daily or get operated to look like the gay-standards require. This can be really harmful to some men because as we can see in the video, you can die because of it . My personal opinion is that not only gay people but everybody should accept themselves as they are. You are not going to be happier by getting yourself to the limit so other people like you. When you first love yourself, other people are going to start loving you too.
What do you think about this issue? Do you think that gay men should keep following their standards or do you agree with me?
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Michael Berger
I agree with you. Every day more gay people suffer a very strong pressure in terms of their physical appearance because of society's stereotypes as well as women. Homosexual men often do not feel accepted and then tend to think that if they have a better body, others will appreciate them more. I agree that gay standards should change. If these standards are not changed, gays will continue to have complexes and will not have self-esteem.
I agree with you. As everybody is talking about the fact that we should all be treated equally, gay men should be included, as they are one of the collectives that most defences this equality. I think it is very hypocritical to defence something you won't do by yourself. The same way you don't ask a musician to look like Beethoven, you can't ask a gay man to be perfect just for being homosexual.
I completely agree with you. I share the opinion that the first step to solve this problem starts with self-love. This huge problem with gay stereotyping started decades ago through magazines, as we can see in the video, and continues nowadays even increased due to social media. Gay people feel like they have to overcome some standards to feel accepted in a community who longs for acceptance itself. Although I also understand why they behave in that way. Growing up being ashamed of who you are can be devastating to somebody's self-esteem. And most LGTB+ members have to experience that because of today's society, that even that claims that accepts everybody it actually does not. Low self-esteem manifests in several ways…