Posted on 05/21/2022 9:51:40 PM PDT by RandFan
HBO show host and comedian Bill Maher claimed that there was an increase in the number of individuals identifying as LGBT partly because “it’s trendy.”
On his show, “Real Time with Bill Maher,” Maher discussed a Gallup poll that noted an increase in the number of Americans per generation self-identifying as LGBT.
“Yes, part of the rise in LGBT numbers is from people feeling free enough to tell it to a pollster and that’s all to the good, but some of it is — it’s trendy,” Maher said.
He suggested during the segment that more children identified as transgender in California than in Ohio, stating that it was “regional.”
“If you attend a small dinner party of typically very liberal, upper-income Angelenos, it is not uncommon to hear parents who each have a trans kid having a conversation about that. What are the odds of that happening in Youngstown, Ohio?” he said.
“If this spike in trans children is all natural, why is it regional? Either Ohio is shaming them or California is creating them. It’s like that day we suddenly all needed bottled water all the time. If we can admit that in certain enclaves there is some level of trendiness to the idea of being anything other than straight, then this is not a serious science-based discussion,” he added.
A Gallup poll published in February indicated a steady increase between generations of Americans who self-identify as LGBT. About 2.6 percent of Baby Boomers — those born between 1946 and 1964 — identified as LGBT compared to 10.5 percent of millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996.)
Compare that to Generation Z — those born between 1997 and 2003 — and the percentage increases to 20.8 percent. Nearly 1 in 6 Gen Z adults identified as bisexual, according to the survey.
“These young adults are coming of age, including coming to terms with their sexuality or gender identity, at a time when Americans increasingly accept gays, lesbians and transgender people, and LGBT individuals enjoy increasing legal protection against discrimination,” the analysis from Gallup read.
Medical treatment for transgender youth as well as transgender children’s participation in sports has become a topic of national debate in recent years.
States across the country, including South Dakota and Florida, have passed legislation that restricts transgender women and girls from participating on sports teams that align with their gender.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) recently signed legislation that would criminalize gender-affirming care for minors.
There’s something in it for them wouldn’t you think?
Call me a taxi. Ok-you’re a taxi.
Gimme a match. Sure-my dog and you’re face.
Yeah, Satan’s always trending.
Put violet folks in prison just like the law says. Then put them in cold cells. 2 sharing a single bed. One blanket-no PJ’s. Make them cuddle up to get warm. They’ll get out more effeminate as well as gay. gays aren’t violent-right?
Kinda shoots down the idea that people are just born with those proclivities. It’s a choice, and a bad one. Like all things that are self-destructive. The collapse of moral values is in no small way responsible.
Young people these days aspire to being victims and being on the government dole forever. They also all worship being politically correct. Our future is looking bleak if we don’t break this nonsense with a huge backlash.
The. Current. Thing.
Nourishment for libtards.
Duh
My daughter explained this to me, that for most of the guys you see wearing make up and long hair, considering a “transition”, it’s just a gimmick to pick up girls.
Ummm, yeah.
But not the type of girls that I, personally, would want to pick up.
I guess I am just a 'square' old fashioned 'un-trendy' Luddite.
Thank goodness for that.
>> it’s just a gimmick to pick up girls.
Unlikely regarding LGBTQ
Intentional ‘freaks’ are not attractive. They’re proactively rebellious — and that’s totally okay regarding individual growth.
But, the issue concerns the predatory influences on the young — influences that are dark and apart from the parents’ awareness.
I love my kids. But to rely on their wisdom... lol
A belated welcome to FR, ‘square’ old fashioned ‘un-trendy’ Luddite. ;)
In others words, most humans are dumb lemmings who do whatever they are told.
It’s a mental illness
I guess Dirty Harry would say it’s “stylish” to be depraved these days.
“Kinda shoots down the idea that people are just born with those proclivities. It’s a choice....”
Much like serial killers and rapists. In five years they’ll be getting a pass, too, ‘cause they were born that way.
I remember rap gaining popularity on MTV and then white kids started trying to act black. White girls started trying to gain enough weight to ‘have back’ aka big butt. Then fat shaming became a thing and now most girls and boys are just fat.
Is it possible for a 'Luddite' to be a software developer?
Hmmmm.....
Well, I guess so - since my first programming job was writing
Z-80 assembly language. And Zilog released the Z80 in March 1976.
I’ll tell you another thing that’s trending, and has been for a while: White girls dating black men. These days, if you’re a white girl, dating a black guy is the cool thing to do. And from what I’ve seen, black guys have first pick of the female heterosexual population.
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