Gay lifestyle's..?

Question

Bonjour. If you are LGBT, I want to know how your life is. Is it any different than anyone elses? Do your parents treat you different? Are you looked at wierd? Do you not have as good of a job or home? Do you "act queer?" i'm not trying to get too personal so please don't share too much info lol

thanks, and yeah, when i put "queer" like feminine acts and butch. I'm not predjudice against "queer" acting people, just wondering..

anyways, thinks for the answers.

Answer 1

My life is pretty much identical to the average straight american.... work, eat out a few times a month, catch a movie maybe, walk my dogs on the beach, go shopping... nothing real grand ya know.

I don't live closeted but I'm not bold with it either. Anybody that I choose to become a close associate with when they ask me about if I am married etc.. I just use the 'she' word as if it were nothing. It is very rare that it phases anybody much. I think it's because I'm just 'normal' and being gay is not the defining thing in my life.

No one in my family is bothered by it (surprise you to know they are all republicans except my sister). I think that's because of how deeply I accept myself. My nephews even called my ex 'Aunt..'. They still see her as their aunt even now after we are broken up. She literally became part of my family.

Answer 2

I don't act any different from my straight peers, for the most part. That doesn't, however, mean I "act straight". That phrase bothers me, a lot. I won't rant about it here though. I will say that I go to school, don't really go out to clubs (there's one in town I can get into; I'm 20). I'm pretty much the same as any straight kid my age, but I do make a point to learn queer history, and I do talk about queer politics etc. Because it sure would be nice to be treated equally in the workforce and in my personal life when their respective times come.

Answer 3

I'll answer the questions in the order you asked them.

1) Only so much. But I don't think being gay has much to do with it.
2) not much. they do worry a bit more about me. they keep saying that i might have made a new enemy because of my S.O(sexual orientation).
3) Yes, but that's usually because I usually am wearing all black and a pentagram on my person when I'm out in public. Once in awhile I'll wear a silly hat just for the f*ck of it, but that's kind of the point in silly hats.
4) I don't really have a job. I'm a student right now, and the jobs around my school are runned by jacka$$es who won't give students a break on mid-terms time and finals time. As for home, I've got a pretty good home. my family loves each other.
5) I'm not sure i understand this one. do you mean: do you act like a stereotypical gay or lesbian? or what? if that's the question, then not all the time. i get my rare queeny moments once every two blue moons.

Answer 4

Let's see..so many questions. I have a great life, not just happy. I own 3 businesses, make more than my share of money, have a beautiful home, 3 autos, my doggie, a business partner who is very dear to me, and up until a few days ago, had a long term relationship. It disolved for one reason or another..so not unlike straight relationships...same problems, same issues. Do I act queer? I am not so sure of just what that means. I suppose no would be as good an answer as any, but if you mean effeminant or butch, then I am more on the butch side...but labels like this are derisive. People are people. I have met some very effeminant straight men, and some very butch gay men..."acts" mean nothing in this world...don't judge a book by its cover. My parents learned I am Gay when I was 33...do they treat me differently? YES..they treat me better than my sibs..I have and always will be the favorite. I have 2 sons who are grown and very successful..I raised both, and both are straight..they could have been anything, but were born straight. I suspect I have a far better life than most straights I have known, I certainly have a lot more money than most, and I know what to do with it. Most of my friends are straight, but that means only that I meet more straights than Gays..it has not always been that way...AIDS took most of my Gay friends from me. I am looked on with great respect in both my personal and business life. I help many, many people establish their own companies, and they value my advice. What else do you want to know? Good luck with your poll. And by the way, Gays usually have more money than straights, usually have better jobs, better houses, better cars, better bodies, etc...because they set goals that extend beyond a new piece of @$$ as many of my straight aquaintances do.

Answer 5

My life is pretty simple. And there is some difference instead of being promiscuous, I have held on to my virginity. and my parent don't look at me any differently, then have instead of being dissappointed they have been supportive. Nope I'm not looked at wierd. And yes I have a good job. At a multi million dollar real estate firm. and I live in a nice home with my family. And the last question I don't act queer, I act more straight. Hope I answered your question.

Answer 6

Bonjour! :D. Um...let's see. Well, Im 18, just graduated high school, going to Upenn. Not out. I dont really want to be because of the discrimination; I dont really need that right now. I dont "act queer", and Im sure I'll have a pretty nice life ; ). Im gay, so I go where the luxury is ;D! It's in the blood:).

Answer 7

My life is pretty good. I'm not out but because I don't want to deal with the discrimination. I am a little different than my friends but that's only because they have this nasty little habit of conforming to what is popular. My job sucks but what are you going to do. I do have a few quarks that may be considered gay, but for the most part, I don't act queer.

Answer 8

My parents are dead. My mom never mentioned it, but my dad was cool with it. I have a great job and I'm respected by my peers. I have a nice home in a great community where I'm able to pay a lot of taxes so that my neighbor kids get good educations, and I'm happy about that. I might act queer in bed with other man, but you'll never know, because I don't do that in public.

Answer 9

I don't feel it is that different. Most people are very accepting. The difference is I go to gay/lesbian clubs and I sleep with women not men. I don't think I act queer. I stand up for who I am and what I believe in. it is the religious freaks who treat others differently and I steer clear of them.

Answer 10

My lifestyle involves: Getting up in the morning and taking a shower while my partner makes the coffee. Going to work Mon-Friday (where I am very out but not in anyone's face about it).
I have a lunch break every day. I go home every evening. I take care of whatever I need to with the kids and talk to them about what took place in their day. My partner is side by side with me and the kids like it that way because she says "yes" to them about things more than I do. We eat dinner then get things ready for the next day. We go to bed. Sometimes we cuddle, sometimes we have sex, sometimes we just collapse.
On the weekends we do things like work on the yard and do some housework and laundry. Now and then we take short weekend trips just for fun. My entire family comes over a lot on weekends for cook-outs and such. We just took a two week vacation and went to the beach and to visit relatives. Partner and kids.

That's my gay lifestyle.

We do recieve some 'looks' sometimes. The great part is those times I forget for a minute why they are looking at us like that.