The other day I was having a conversation with a friend about camp guys, he was saying he didn't quite understand why some gay guys choose to act that way (blatantly looking at me for an answer as if I'm camp!) to which I told him that it isn't something that someone exactly chooses it's more about surroundings.

For instance, if I am with my heterosexual male friends although I feel completely comfortable with them I tend not to behave camp, I don't even realise that I'm doing it, yet if I'm with a load of girls or gay guy then I tend to act a lot more camp and again don't realise I'm doing it, you of course do get the gay guys who are camp 24/7 and that in my eyes is just who they are, it isn't as some would say an "act" or at least I don't think it is, it is purely a part of who they are, the question as to some of us gay men behave that way isn't something I can answer but I don't think it matters.

Anyway after the conversation I was on one of the MANY gay social networking sites and someone was having a rant about how he hates camp gays because they are one of the reasons that homophobia still exists! OH MY DAYS! Really people are some of you still in the mind set that behaviour like this still keeps us with discrimination!?

 So what if a gay man is camp! So what if he wears women's clothes and minces down the street! It's 2011 now not 1911! And not only that but I see more homophobia from within our own sexuality than I do from outside it! Why is it that gay people are more critical of our sexuality than people outside of it? The majority of straight people don't care if your camp or not so why should you? Ok so fair enough camp might not turn you on but does that mean you have to hate it? 

Surely it is just easier to embrace it and then life is just easier because it isn't going to go away!

Also I read this week that the government are considering banning gay kissing on TV before 9pm! Surely we cannot be about to take a step back in what has been a momentous few years in moving towards complete equalisation can we? Why does it matter if you see two men/women kissing? 

It is part of everyday life so why should it be hidden from children so that when they grow up and they come across it in real life it is more of a shock for them? Personally I would say this is what make homophobia more apparent because of the lack of education and the lack of been around something like this, if you are brought up with something been the "norm" then you automatically accept it so surely it is wiser to keep it on screens! I guess Sean Tulley's dreams of getting married and sharing his kiss on screen will be hidden away unless Corrie decides to screen it after 9pm?

Ricky xxx