I was watching an older movie the other day that portrayed
two men who were extremely close. I mean really, really close. So close, that
if they had been seen on the streets today everyone would assume they were gay.
It got me thinking, homosexuality is alienating men. Granted, the symptoms
began earlier, but homosexuality has closed the deal. Guys today cannot be as
close to each other as women can. They even make jokes about it in sitcoms. Two
guys that are as close to each other as their girlfriends/wives are assumed to
be gay. And through our new lens of “close guys are gay” beloved heroes have
been tainted. Growing up, I enjoyed reading my Hardy Boys. I have since heard
it suggested that they were gay. The Bible speaks of the love David and
Jonathan had for each other…gay.
This is a detriment to men. We are losing out on an
important relationship. Being intimate with our spouse is an excellent thing,
but there is something a male “brother” can provide that no wife can. Nobody
can deny that men and women think differently, and men need that male input,
that camaraderie, that support. While it is still possible to get some of that,
the intensity of it is dampened by the new view that intimate men are gay. Now
I see older movies with two guys as close as brothers and think, “That would be
a nice thing to have”, and then, “If this were made today, those two would be
gay” and I shake my head.
