Something to ponder
Do you think it is possible to not have an issue with homosexual people in general, going so far as to support gay marriage, but to have SERIOUS issues with someone because of their homosexuality?
Case in point, my husband has a co-worker that he just can NOT stand, because this man is not just OPENLY gay, but IN YOUR FACE "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful" skipping around on a casino gaming floor yelling "Fairy dust! Fairy dust!" acting like he's throwing glitter/dust/whatever at people. This man also wanted to gain a position at the casino where the "uniform" for work is a suit JUST so he could wear a pink shirt/tie/suit jacket (I don't remember which exactly).
He's a nice guy, just WAY out there.
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It sounds to me that your husband issue isn't with the man's sexual orientation, but with the fact that the man is walking stereotype of flamboyancy.
I have to admit that I normally come to the defence of "flamers" when people start complaining that they should act "more normal." However, in this case, I do have to wonder if the co-worker's behavior on the job is appropriate.
We jokingly refer to this guy as "a lit cigarette" because they call cigs "fags" in England. Keeps it a fairly inside joke that we can say around said person.
I think he *is* a walking stereotype, and he's the one I mentioned in my comment on your blog that we *think* chooses to participate in homosexual relations... because he thinks being gay is "cool"
OY!
Aha!
You know, as much as I've come into my own self-acceptance, I really don't get the idea that being gay is "cool." It's who I am, and I'm great (if a little full of myself). And I'd even go so far as to say I'm a cool guy. But I'm cool because I'm me, not because I'm gay.
People really are odd.