gays and lesbians

one caller in a radio program i'm listening to gave this opinion - he thinks gays are better than lesbians because gays dominate the field of arts - so they say. they are in fashion, in hairdressing. while lesbians only try to copy males but they don't dominate in any field. in that sense, the caller said they are more productive. so the program host (DJ?) challenged the listeners to call and defend the lesbians.

the thing is, i don't think they should be glad they are being stereotyped in that role - hairdressers, fashion designers and the like. dominating one field does not mean they excel. some do, some don't. start counting how many of our gay sisters actually are a success in that field and how many of them are actually in that field. they say they dominate that industry but the truth is, they are being typecasted as hairdressers and parloristas. they flock to that industry because that's the only place this culture will tolerate them. let them try entering other fields and they would encounter resistance.

its not so much different from being female. women dominate the field related to or an extension of their "roles" as women such as teachers and nurses. although some women are breaking in fields that were male territories, such as military, engineering and the like - but men still dominate that field. how many female cadettes actually graduated from the army? because admit it or not, women are still limited by tradition and culture in entering non-traditional courses.

and so does, lesbians, gays, bisexual and transgenders.

there's one story of a friend who was not accepted in a job she applied for and the reason is, she's obviously and openly lesbian. but that is not to say she's not good in her field. and there's this one gay friend who was not accepted as a teacher because he was gay.

i hope that gay caller would soon realize that LGBTs have a common cause here. and that instead of comparing themselves with lesbians, they should be uniting with their sisters and pushing for reforms.