2007-01-20 12:50:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Only once, and I didn't really embarass myself (though a friend did). There's a gentleman at my school who's a psychologist at the health office, but he also runs the safezone program, and was involved with several other queer-oriented projects. It was that, more than anything else that really just allowed me to make the assumption (coupled with the fact that as a true ally, he does not constantly re-affirm his heterosexuality). A friend actually said something about "well, you know as a gay man" and he just kinda said "Uh..what? Oh. Yeah. I'm not." And embarassment was all there was, cause he was (obviously) really cool about it.
2007-01-20 14:42:36 · answer #1 · answered by Atropis 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why be embarrassed? There's nothing wrong with being gay.
But maybe your embarrassment actually stems from the fact that you revealed that you were attempting to categorize the person. Chalk it up to a learning experience.
2007-01-20 20:58:12 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick C 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, but I have assumed chicks were pregnant...
but...they were just waaaay overweight...
[i felt horrible but had to laugh because they were offended. i mean, at least i didn't say, damn, you're a fat cow lose some weight, ya know? that would have offended me more than someone asking if i was expecting]
2007-01-21 00:06:27 · answer #3 · answered by flyers_girl74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Never have, I try not to assume things about people until I get to know them. Then I start messing up!
2007-01-20 21:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by AdamKadmon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. But once happened the opposit.
2007-01-20 21:02:17 · answer #5 · answered by Kedar 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes I have actually! I was at the mall and I thought this guy was gay so I started talking to my friends about it and like an hour later we started bringing up the topic again about him wen we were eating in the food court and he was in the seat next 2 us and heard everything we said and he knew we were talkin about him because we explained wat he was wearin and everything to our parents and we were crackin up and then he came over and said "EXCUSE ME!" and we started bursting out laughing cause he was saying how rude this was and junk! It was so funny and he told us he wasn't gay! LMAO!
2007-01-20 20:56:09 · answer #6 · answered by ~V@NN@H~ 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
OH YEA, and had to apologize to him and his wife and kids.
Never do that again.
2007-01-20 23:12:23 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah... was embarrassing for his wife to see him in that position :)
2007-01-24 08:28:42 · answer #8 · answered by tomi27410 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So your saying you made a *** of yourself.
2007-01-20 21:07:35 · answer #9 · answered by paul_wilkie2002 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah, i said to him "oh, that boy would be cute for you", and then it turns out he wasn't gay. oops
2007-01-20 20:53:57 · answer #10 · answered by jenny 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋