I am truly curious as I have never heard of this group represented in the gay community. I have known of deaf, physically handicapped and other disabilites, but not blind. Also if there is a resource available please provide it.
2006-11-10 13:52:30 · 6 answers · asked by Charles W 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Yes, probably the same percentage of the blind are gay as among the population at large.
If you had been looking online under "blind" you might want to try "sight impaired" instead, there you'll find information.
2006-11-10 14:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by imaginary friend 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Not every blind person is public with their sexuality, whatever it is.
And you need a little history lesson from the very painful early years of HIV/AIDS when blindness from infections was a sadly common complication of advanced disease. I saw many of my gay friends go blind from the disease. Some suffers still do.
I've been active in sports for the blind and known several people who were blind from birth and were gay. I doubt the percentages vary from the general population, but just as with the heterosexual blind, they have a handicap in picking up the nonverbal sexual signals they cannot see. This makes some more circumspect on appraoching potential partners.
2006-11-10 14:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes. I had wondered this myself a while ago and came across this blind gay mans story.
http://www.chanton.com/blindandgay.html
2006-11-10 13:59:28 · answer #3 · answered by What'd You Say? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have a good lesbian friend who is blind and a gay male neighbor who is.
2006-11-11 01:11:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Helen Keller was a dyke.
2006-11-10 15:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
All gays are blind.
2006-11-10 13:57:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 10⤋