The funny thing is in NYC there really isn't much gay-bashing, at least not in Manhattan, but there is an awful lot of Christian-bashing. I was painting in a studio in New York, and someone that didn't know me had come by and asked what I was working on, and I mentioned something about Christ, and he laughed, and I asked him what was up, and then he was literally very surprised.
He assumed I was joking, and then said he had never met a Christian artist in NYC. This guy was an artist and taught as well at a university there. I do think maybe he was referring only to artists in my vein though since I am sure some other styles must have some Christians representing them, or maybe he was exagerrating.
Now, I didn't take offense. My art is good enough (due to God's grace alone) that no matter how outrageous my stance seems to be, in being a Christian, that I obtained respect. But at the same time, I would say homosexuals have had more dominant position in the art world, and I have heard some artists complain they felt they were slighted for not being gay (but who knows if that was the real reason?).
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