It's a media creation. The media is instrumental in pushing things like this. They're very good at convincing the masses that this sort of thing is "mainstream." They usually start out small, and then gradually help it spread nationwide. They get major corporations and politicians to join in to keep the momentum going until it's a full blown movement.
In this case, I think it started with the Folsom Street Fair, which began in 1984. It's like a fire that spreads across cities and states, and the media is pouring the gasoline. Once it reaches critical mass, it becomes extremely difficult to roll it back, and anyone who tries is labeled a homophobic bigot. Fear and intimidation tactics are also often used.
It's a media creation. The media is instrumental in pushing things like this. They're very good at convincing the masses that this sort of thing is "mainstream." They usually start out small, and then gradually help it spread nationwide. They get major corporations and politicians to join in to keep the momentum going until it's a full blown movement.
In this case, I think it started with the Folsom Street Fair, which began in 1984. It's like a fire that spreads across cities and states, and the media is pouring the gasoline. Once it reaches critical mass, it becomes extremely difficult to roll it back, and anyone who tries is labeled a homophobic bigot. Fear and intimidation tactics are also often used.
That is their job.
Their job is not journalism
nor is it news dissemination,
but propaganda.