A new survey in the UK finds that the number of people believing there is nothing wrong with gay sex has fallen for the first time since the Aids crisis. The organisation conducting the polling claims
“liberalisation of attitudes does seem to be slowing down”
The short article in the UK Sunday newspaper The Observer focuses on two factors - acceptance of someone as gay and concern over the sexual practices of gay men
Part of the problem seems to lie with gay sex in particular, rather than gay people generally, the bizarre phenomenon of almost “enforced asexuality”, where gay people (or anyone non-straight) can be accepted, even celebrated, but only so long as the “sex stuff” is played down to the point of being undetectable. This often seemed to be the “problem” with the late George Michael – that he was an actively sexual gay man, and didn’t care who knew it. To a certain hetero mindset, it seems there are two distinct groups – cultural gays (acceptable), and sexual gays (unacceptable!) . . . it’s depressing that, even today, people think they have a right to condemn the gay sex they’re never likely to have – and for that squeamishness to affect the safety and happiness of others on a daily basis.