The problem for the deviants is that it is a “universal taboo”; people are repulsed by the behavior outside of religious belief systems. It is so obviously unnatural, and so outright disgusting and unhealthy, that it can’t stand up to any scrutiny at all. No mass media whitewash campaign can conceal the reality of what one gay man does to another, or where he does it.
Can you ever see a day where “mainstream” movies depict intimate scenes between two men? The theaters would be drenched in vomit...
people are repulsed by the behavior outside of religious belief systems.
It certainly wasn't a "religious" issue back when it was illegal.