Are you sure all the members of the bands that are playing at this show are not homophobes to begin with? And the fact that so much emphasis is put on being gay is basically singling out being homosexuals as something out of the ordinary - is that not the basis of homophobia?
....and in anycase heterosexuals gig goers who do cross-dress for the gig will be doing so not with respect for homosexuals but, will be taking it as a joke.Along with the expected behaviour of these gig goers wouldnt that in turn be making fun of homosexuals instead of battling homopbhobia?
homosexuals are people with sexual preferences to those of the same gender not every homesexuals dresses up as the opposite gender and not every person who dresses as the oppsite gender is a homosexual.How can you generalize a sexual preference according to the way the person dresses.Not every homosexual man has wisty voice and walk with a sway.Not every homosexual women binds her chest and chop of her hair.So dont assume a homosexual man is weak and vulnerable,and dont assume every homosexual women has lost the essence of being female.Sometime you cannot tell a straight person from a gay so do not stereotype and single out this group of people just because you think they are different from any other one of us.
............ so think about it. F**K HOMOPHOBIA!!! and have fun!
Taken from a posting I came across on lioncitydiy.com, organizers or anyone care to comment?
Because the information & message getting across to me from the gig poster seems like the organizers (and bands?) are making fun of homosexuals.
Putting across the wrong message may confuse kids more and next time we might have gigs "making fun" of the blind, crippled, autistic, aged (add your choice of handicap here)... in short people who are different from us "healthy & normal folks".