No, no, that's what I'm saying -- it's a "tragedy for all parties involved" -- that's what I said. The point I wanted to make was that it's not about gays throwing themselves in other people faces. It's that the tragedy is so hard to avoid for ALL those people when the environment is so repressive and unsympathetic. Now I'm not saying you should go and let homosexuals do whatever they want -- but the seriously, when pressure is put on them to pretend they're not gay (violence toward gays, general stigma, etc), that's when all the problems erupt, just like in this movie.
I want people to accept that the solutions to these problems are not so easy. You can't just say "gays are evil and gross, and we should never ever talk about them rationally. Let's make fun of them!"
The tragedy brought upon the women and children isn't because the men are "gay" and oppressed by society. It's because the men are selfish and put their own pleasure and desires above that of the people who trust and love them. Just like all of the other "down low" homosexuals spreading diseases and heartbreak to the women who love them.
One of the things I dislike about liberal thought is the fact that "society" is blamed for individual choices and acts. As a Christian, quite frankly, that's abhorrent to me. It's one thing to say that these men couldn't help being attracted to one another. But everything after that point is a choice.
"Star-crossed lovers" is nothing new. How many people involved in opposite-sex affairs have truly believed they were "following their hearts" and fulfilling "destiny" and finding their "soulmate"? What about poor Humbert Humbert? Didn't he love Lolita? That's why the Bible says the heart is treacherous. It's a silly and dangerous notion that you should "follow your heart" regardless of the consequences. And it rises to the level of offensive and disgusting to say that even if the consequences are devastating to people who love, trust and respect you, well, who cares about them, you're in luuuurrrve.
What makes this particular piece of propoganda even worse is the fact that by cloaking the betrayal and immorality in "oh, those poor oppressed gays", it sends the message that all of this is okay.
What's funny is that the one of the characters isn't attracted to any other men besides this one. Other than that, he's completely into women and continues to date them throughout. So don't tell me he had no choice.