So I do know why I was afraid of gay men. Try it some time if you don't believe me. You can go back to conversation or whatever you were doing. You can continue to be friends with the guy, which is a hell of a lot more courtesy than some women get from some straight men, in case you haven't noticed. No political campaigns, no legislation, just something you can do in the comfort of your own home.
Rednecks react to the thought of a pass by a gay man with fear, distrust and occasionally even hate.
Compared to the liberal's guilt, the redneck's hate is refreshingly honest. I'd rather be hated by a redneck than patronized by a liberal. Rednecks, by and large, show more tolerance than liberals do. Liberals could show some tolerance for rednecks by dealing with them as people capable of making their own decisions, not as peasants who will only do the right thing when coerced into it. Hetero liberals could show some tolerance for gays by treating them like equals, not something they have to feel guilty about.