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Originally Posted by maikaru
I think the guy or girl doesn't mean that in a harmful way. If straight person said "I'm proud of being straight," wouldn't everyone think "What? That's so strange." I think it's the same with homosexual people. Of course, I'm not against the gay pride parade or festivities, they're actually quite fun in the city I'm staying. But in reality, people should not have to say "I have gay pride" or "I'm proud of being gay" because it's not something people should be proud of. Not because it's a bad or dirty word or idea, but because we should have already accepted and moved on that homosexuals do exist and it's not a bad thing.
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I think it's more like, 'I'm proud of who I am' rather than proud in the sense that you accomplished something. When you live in a society that forces shame on you for something so natural, of course you're going to be proud to be gay. When society changes maybe your argument would have more merit but just to say "accept it and move on" is a little insensitive, don't you think?