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Just the idea that it's okay to be different, even if a person is different in a way which counts. And the idea that it's a good thing for a person to be authentically himself or herself. Let's say this youth culture ideas lead to early and easy acceptance for the case that lesbian or gay persons should have the same rights as everyone else.

And for bonus points, the Soviet Union gives the U.S. and Europe a run for their money and gives some solid competition in who has the more progressive social policy and practice.

And the main obstacle may be the Freudian idea that being lesbian or gay is the result of deep-seated conflicts. And this is a type of meaning-laden explanation which seems to readily appeal to us as human beings, rather than a mere statistical argument that some people are born this way.

Maybe if there were just a couple of big blockbuster movies which present a lesbian or gay character, not as a bad guy or cardboard character, but as a full-fledged and human character. I understand that Boys in the Band(?) was gay-friendly, but I don't think it was a big blockbuster.

Alright, so how does this come about?
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