I think you're being dramatic dear, there were always assimulationists (Rick Stokes any one?) and radicals, its only now that the media is willing to cover us, and for course they like to cover what doesn't scare them, but you can find our freaky side easily enough, the gay bars aren't yet being turned into daycares, the leather daddies have not traded in the chaps in for dad jeans etc, we even have a little bear cub on AH.com who's 19-20 had a 30 something bear boyfriend lol, so yeah its a matter of coverage and a matter of it being okay to be okay, to be an out gay in the 1970s, well you didn't have to be a freak, but it sure helped, now more... idk if there's a nice way of saying conforming, people scared to rock the boat or wanting to be "normal" in the past they lived and died in the closet, now they can be out which is great, so its a mix of more out people and a straight media wanting to cover the non-scary gays, but don't cry we're still kinky crazy and fun![]()
black angel I think this is more of a generational difference of opinion. I don't ever recall shunning of people by fellow gays who wanted the mainstream life. Sorry I had more to post but I am getting tired.