I think the reason female same-sex relationships are more socially accepted is because men find the idea of two women together sexually arousing. I know the word 'patriarchy' is frowned upon these days as non-existent, but the difference in accepting same-sex male relationships is a prime example of how we take a male view of acceptance.
I think this is probably a big part of it... there is a lot of lesbian
**** around, mostly because many straight men enjoy it. I think that has normalized the idea of women making out.
As well, I recall seeing, years ago, a bumper sticker that read "I support same-sex marriage, if both chicks are hot." While I'm sure that was intended as humor, I think that there's probably a lot of truth in it. I think people probably like the idea of Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell getting frisky more than they like the idea of Rosie O'Donnell and Wanda Sykes getting frisky.
I forget though that I'm in a big city and it's still a little different in the smaller communities, so it's nice to hear that things are changing everywhere. In 20 years from now I hope we're at a point where no matter the gender of the person and no matter the size of the community, these things don't matter.
I think people here might be less likely to be "out", and as a result fewer people actually know that they have gay people in their circle of friends or acquaintances. I am very cautious about who I let know. This is still redneck country. My s.o. (maybe former s.o. now) lives in Vancouver most of the time, and she's pretty handsy in public, which I'm not completely comfortable with it. I was never big into public displays when I was with men either, so maybe it's just personality... but I think that maybe being in Vancouver gives her a feeling of comfort with it that I don't feel here.
-k
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