2007-02-11 14:29:50 · 6 answers · asked by Just Ask Ashley 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Does the shared sense of 'solidarity' of being gay help you form closer platonic ties with those you socialize with?
2007-02-11 14:30:48 · update #1
Not at all. It's all about whether we click or not.
There are just as many annoying gay people than there are straight, although some days it feels like more.
I'm not sure about solidarity, but there is a common sense of what they've been through, and an interest in certain areas, like coming out, family matters etc.
To me, if they're cool, fun and easy to hang out with, gay, straight or bi, I'm there.
2007-02-11 21:52:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From personal experience, you tend to sympathize with other gay people because being gay has it's rites of passages and you feel for them because we all know how hard it can be. We tend to share some common ground and that already is a basis for a friendship.
Now about being close friends, that all depends on the person, people do have a need to share their lives and experiences with other people. So some might be uncomfortable detailing certain experiences to people who do not share the same point of view, aka straight people. So they are more inclined to share their intimacies with gay friends, make the whole bond thing tighter and bringing them closer.
2007-02-11 22:57:18 · answer #2 · answered by Ziggy S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you talk about homosexuality as if it was some sort of politics as if it was planned or something...living gay, buying gay, breathing gay, peeing gay...come on being gay is not something so special or different being gay is just like being straight but gayway
2007-02-11 23:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by whoknows 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i just recently came to recognize both my bisexuality and my transgenderism. i have openly gone looking to make new friends in the LGBT community.. i have done this on this site and others..
before this, sexual orientation was never something i worried about. i was just friends with anyone who wanted to be my friend, but sexual orientation was just not something i ever asked people..
2007-02-12 00:26:48 · answer #4 · answered by Jeff 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't. My closest friends are straight, but that is incidental. My friends are chosen because I feel good being around them. They are trustworthy and supportive and loyal.
2007-02-11 23:10:53 · answer #5 · answered by castle h 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when i was younger and unattached it was more important to me to have gay friends...now i just value friends for what they are..any colour, any sex, any orientation....
2007-02-11 22:34:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋