Makrosky
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Accusing someone of bigotry is often used by progressives to shut down debate on subjects that they don’t like. I assure you that I have no “obsession to find why there's so many LGTB people now” nor am I motivated by my “prejudices and political/religious/ideological biases.”
Saying that there is no increase in non-heteros in the West or that if there was it is due primarily to cultural artifacts is just another method used to shut down the discussion. That is purely your opinion with no evidence to back it up. The poll I posted showed a doubling of non-hetero rates in the US in just one generation. Being part of Generation X, I can assure you that we were not persecuting Gays like you may think. I agree that cultural acceptance is part of it but I doubt that the 100% increase can be explained fully by people watching too much Modern Family.
My only concern is that the dramatic increase could be a signal that something else is going and it needs to be better understood. I for one think that a big part of this can be attributed to the large increase in xenoestrogens in the environment, our food, clothing, and elsewhere. This has much larger implications for our world than just the number of non-hetero millennials and should concern us all. Obviously there are many factors involved but to ignore this massive change to the environment and think it can all be explained by increased cultural acceptance is what can really be called reductionist thinking.
Hey! I wasn't accusing you of anything. Sorry if my message looked like that. It was a generic answer because I keep seeing many discussions about this topic lately on internet forums, blogosphere and traditional media.
I am worried about xenoestrogens and the like as much as you because they affect health. They decrease life expectancy, life quality, health, etc.
But now, this one addressed specifically to you : Are you worried about the big increase in non heteros ? And if so, why ? That is my question and I'm not attacking you. I just don't understand why people is worried about non-heteros increasing. Is there a problem with that ?