Why are homosexuals so in your face about it?

First of all, many heterosexuals are also "in your face" about their sexuality, you just don't notice it as much because such behaviour is considered "normal" and part of everyday life. When you see an ad about a man and a woman kissing each other, pfft, normal. A heterosexual relationship in a movie? Barely noteworthy. But when it's two guys, you're like: "Omg, theres homosexuality everywhere now!". You call that phenomenon selective perception.

Secondly, the fight for equal rights is a modern day human rights movement - and people are proud that they can change things to the better for many people on this planet.

I also doubt that anyone would call you a "homophobe" for being proud of your straight sexuality, that's just a strawman argument.

Not all of them act super obvious. Most gays I know don't even set off gaydar. Some are super divas but some straight people are super melodramatic .

I call it acceptance via mass association. If we all know people of a particular demographic, we are all less likely to discriminate against those people.

Understand that these people probably repressed their feelings for the first twenty years of their lives--sometimes far longer. It took them along time to acknowledge that their orientation was nothing to be ashamed of. I believe their over representation of homosexuality is a message to others saying, "I embrace myself and you should do the same."

Until bigotry of different orientations subsides, I will continue to see excessively flamboyant behavior as a political message that I approve of.

Without sounding like I support this apparently bigoted thread, I've had similar thoughts, in a way.
I couldn't give a flying fuck what anybody's sexual orientation is. I don't need to see a rainbow flag sticker on their car or that flag flying in front of their house. I don't understand marching in a parade telling everybody (especially those who don't give a crap either way) what your sexual orientation is.
Being straight or being gay is nothing to be proud of; it is just who one is. Nor is it something to be ashamed of.
Being proud of accomplishments is something I understand, but being proud of something as personal as sexual orientation, and making a big thing of it is way beyond my understanding.

But here is the problem, straight people do no keep their orientation to themselves, and it is impossible to do so in a normal society for both gay and straight people. Here is an example...

A coworker asks a female in the office on Monday a casual question like "what did you do this weekend?", and she responds "I saw a movie with my husband". Well, she just announced that she is sexually attracted to men, but no one would think twice about it.

I am a man and I also have a husband, if asked the same question, shouldn't I be allowed to answer the same way just as casually? But by doing so, I am also revealing my sexual attraction to men. Am I being "in your face"? No, I am harmlessly answering your question. Would you have me lie? Should I say "I can not answer your question as it would involve revealing my sexuality?"

I am married to a man, and I get asked the same questions that straight people get asked when they meet someone new... Do you have a family? Are you married? Do you have kids? Stuff like that. How can I, or anyone, gay or straight, answer those types of questions without revealing something about their sexuality.

In reality, I have straight sexuality "shoved down my throat" a heck of a lot more then gay sexuality. TV, Movies, people holding hands in public, kissing in public, straight people talking about their relationships, and so forth. You see these things from straights so much more than gays it is not even comparable. The only difference is when it is straight people, you don't notice or notice less because you just think it is "normal".

Look at the attention "Brokeback Mountain" got. Do you realize how many movies there are about secret affairs involving straight people? Thousands. But when those are made, no one jumps up and says, "Oh my god, why do straight's have to make these movies and be all in our face about their sexuality?"

When all straight people commit to never talk about their partners to anyone, never make books, movies, or TV shows even hinting at relationships or sex, never engage in public affection, or do anything that might reveal anything about sexuality, then come and talk to us about it.

you know what we do to homosexuals where im from?

we bang them in the ass!

I believe they are fighting for change and equality, if they don't fight for their rights, people will continue to be narrow-minded(which they can be) and exercise hatred towards them, that's usually verbal and physical abuse(which they cannot).

I love a man sucking my cock!!!

I've honestly never met an LGBT person that was really "in my face" about it. They usually keep it secret until they learn that I'm okay with them being gay.

If you have gay friends and they mention it a lot, it's probably because they feel comfy around you, comfy enough to be themselves. They might even be closeted at home, so they are more open about their orientation when they are around strangers or people they trust.

This happens to all demographics that get rights and privileges. Once a group gets power, they are gonna abuse it.

Not all of them do it, but there are some people in pretty much every group that need to wear that on their sleeve and announce it through a megaphone what they are. Even worse is when someone acts like they are the best thing in the world because of it and threats you like shit for not being like them.

BTW, they're straight people who do it too, its called being a Religious nut.

I'm gay and I think it's rude and disrespectfulto be in everyone's face with it. And vice versa. It's those militant in your face hateful ones that really give us all a bad name. I don't agree with it either. And have on more than one occasion put them in their place in public.

Most of the time I could care less what a person's sexual orientation is. I've always felt that way. In my late twenties I discovered that I'm bi. I don't advertise it. I'm in the closet. Before that, when I was straight, I didn't advertise that either. I've always felt that a person's sexual orientation is a highly personal issue that they can share, if they want to, or they can keep to themselves. I subscribe to the principle of treating my neighbor the way I like to be treated, regardless of how they live their life. Some people belong to groups that have been maligned and persecuted unjustly by other people who think they are better people, so people in the minority groups tend to band together to secure the rights they should have had all along. There is strength in numbers.