The premise of this chapter in our text had to do with the societal norms that some gay people decide to follow, and some do not. Basically, those ignorant and intolerant to diversity believe that gay men should act as though they were straight to make themselves stand out less. In a perfect world, something like this may be a good idea, to keep hate crimes and discrimination down, but we should know and understand that having people suppress who they are is going to cause serious issues. But then again, it is up to an individual to decide how they want to ask. The author discusses the term Dan Savage uses. "Quietly Gay", meaning he believes it was important to come out to those who are close to him, but he feels it isn't something that he had to share with everyone. They can "do the math" as he states, and make their own impressions on who he is. I personally believe that this is something that should be accepted everywhere, and over time, the more exposure the media and the public have to ideas such as this, they will be more understanding.
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