@fireinthepriory Exactly. How can society consider it to be ‘cool’ if, when I’m holding hands with my girlfriend as we’re walking through the mall, punks sitting outside of Hot Topic scream “LESBIANS!” until we disappear around the corner? No one does that to “cool” people.
If it were “cool” to be gay, people wouldn’t commit hate crimes against gays every day.
And yes, it does put a sour taste in my mouth when people ask questions like this, because not only is it borderline homophobic, but it makes it seem as if we had the choice.
If any of us had the choice, I’m sure most of us wouldn’t be gay. Why would you choose to be something that causes ignorant people to hate you (call you a ‘fag’, etc), and could possibly get you killed?