especially gay guys, when you meet them they are like..."hi, i'm john and i'm gay". why is being gay even that important? it's just one preference out of thousands that we have.
2007-03-04 18:22:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Because straight guys flaunt their straightness in our faces every chance they get.
Just today I was at the check-out line at Target. When I got to the cashier he looked at me and said, "Hi. Welcome to Target. I'm a heterosexual."
"That's nice" I said.
"Yep. I'm straight. I really dig girls."
"Okay. Good for you."
"You bet. Straight, straight me. I drive a truck, too."
By this time I was feeling very uncomfortable so I motioned for a manager to come over.
"May I help you in my heterosexual way?" she asked.
"Um... I can't help noticing that people are flaunting their heterosexuality in my face," I said.
"That's right," she said, "Heterosexuality is something that we are so proud of that we can't help mentioning it every chance we get. HEY SHEILA!!!" she shouted suddenly. From the back of the returns desk I heard a voice bellow, "What do you want, you straight woman?"
"How fertile are you, and are you in a heterosexual relationship?"
"Very fertile, thank you!" came the reply, "I had three children last year and I may have five more this year, without even thinking about it! That's how heterosexual I am!"
I turned back to the cashier.
"Will that be straight cash or heterosexual credit?" the cashier asked.
"Good one," said the manager, putting the finishing touches on a diorama displaying the female and male symbols used in medical terminology.
"Um... gay debit," I said.
The music playing over the store system stopped. An alarm began sounding. Red lights flashed on and off. It was chaos...
As you can see, we gay people have a lot to put up with.
2007-03-04 19:19:16 · answer #1 · answered by pasdeberet 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
A gay person acting gay? What? How is this possible? And why?
First of all, I need to know what is entailed in your ideal of "acting gay" as I don't quite grasp that concept. Some men are flamboyant and femanine and if that's what you mean, I'm afraid to tell you that it really isn't an act so much as how they bloomed as they came to terms with the fact that their sexuality would brand them as "different" for the rest of their lives. The act of being gay in itself should be no big deal but our society, driven on this insane thought that sexuality is wicked, makes it the pink elephant. Sure, there are many preferences but rarely would you hear a straight guy with a leather dominatrix fetish labeled as a pervert. It is vice versa for the gay community... as just the idea of two men haveing sex is considered perverted and nasty.
But still... how a gay man acts gay... hmmm... you have me perplexed.
2007-03-05 06:15:17 · answer #2 · answered by Whatev' Yo' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think some people identify themselves as being gay and that is thier lifestyle. There freinds are gay, they go to gay bars, gar, cafes, gay restruants, everything is gay. I am from Miami so yea I know areas that are like that.
I think they mak ebeing gay thier whole life. for me as a gay guy, its part of my life, just like me being Cuban, or catholic....blah..blah blah....I dont go around announcing to the world i am Cuban. If people ask then thats what I tell them.
I thing some gays feel a sense of secuirty or maybe a lack in trust with people. They want attention perhaps. Or maybe they think its the thing to do.
gay society is set on being open and honest with themselves. But the problem is that many aren`t open to other people or societies.
2007-03-05 06:07:47 · answer #3 · answered by littlecubanman 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not sure where you live, but there's a large gay community where I live (St. Louis), and I've never met anyone who introduces themselves as gay. nor do I know any who talk about their "conquests" the way some straight guys do. do you have gay friends? why would you ask "why is being gay even that important?" that's like asking why is being straight even that important. because it's part of who we are. but I have never once introduced myself as lesbian or shoved it in anyones face.
2007-03-05 08:28:36 · answer #4 · answered by redcatt63 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you totally. The fact that I'm a lesbian is not one of the first things a person finds out about me. In fact, I have acquaintances and co-workers that I've known for years that have no idea. It has just never come up in conversation. It's not that I am ashamed or hiding it...I just feel that it is a fact about me and not the definition of me.
For some people, it does define them. It's a pride thing.
2007-03-05 05:09:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. I am fixated on acting gay. Right after going to work, paying the bills, etc.
2007-03-05 09:57:02 · answer #6 · answered by jasgallo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know gay people some, and have never heard them introduce themselves as gay,That would be weird to hear that coming out of a person, Hi I am gay? I do not like that really gay way of talking though, thats not necessary,if it was natural.Yes,. but thats not natural.But I have to put up with Yankee accents now a lot.so I quess I will have to live with it,or shoot them.
2007-03-05 03:20:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
As a whole, we're not. Although, as homosexuality isn't exactly the "norm," we are faced with more thought and questions in our lives about our sexuality than straight people.
2007-03-05 03:13:06 · answer #8 · answered by CAD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋