How has being Gay or Lesbian enhanced your life beyond what a similar Straight person would have experienced?

Question

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Answer 1

I have learned compassion. Then again, I also learned it from being dyscalculiate (numeric-dyslexic). I guess I really needed that lesson. :-)

Answer 2

During high school I and my sister had become very good friends with one our teachers. He and his wife had two sons that my sister "babysat" so I would take her over and pick her up when she had a sitting job with them.
Their home was a beautiful Spanish ranch built in the early 1900's. I became an engineering student and my lover was an architectural student. I asked one time if I could bring over a friend to see their home. They said sure. My lover was a little more effeminate and my teacher was concerned and asked how long I had know him. I said "A couple of years now. He's my lover" My teacher ask me and my lover to leave immediately. I was taken aback by his attitude and it truly confused me for several hours until I realized that he had reacted to my homosexual relationship. I experienced first hand what discrimination and prejudice was that day.
I have benefited from that experience and made positive sure that I never prejudged anyone or discriminated against anyone based upon any of the stereotypical things society puts on other people. Those actions are simple hate. Go the the web address below and listen carefully to the words. If you understand them you have a beginning of becoming a better person more in touch with the world, the people in it and yourself.

Answer 3

It hasn't, I'd still be me if I were heterosexual. I mean I'd love to say that being gay has taught me something magical, but the lessons are still the same.

I'm no different than heterosexuals, not at all, we all deal with the exact same stuff.

Heck even prejudice, if it didn't come from our being gay would come from somewhere else.

So yeah, I guess maybe once I think about it now, it may have enhanced it in that I understand that GLBT people aren't seperate from straight people, and some straight people lack that, but considering media saturation, I think even being straight I might still understand it.

So I'd say no enhancement, we're equal, we should stop splitting hairs. I didn't gain any superpowers from being gay.

Answer 4

being lesbian has made me appreciate the diversity of this world more. I am more open-minded, sympathetic and empathetic than those who are not minorities usually are. I don't think people who haven't experienced bigotry, ridicule and harassment have any idea what that is truly like. I know who I am, I am out and accepted by my family, friends, and coworkers, and I no longer let bigots make me feel ashamed of who I am like I did 20 years ago....

Answer 5

A lot of elected officials are in that group and doing very well and To each his own.

Answer 6

Shopping discounts.

Answer 7

i feel a lot better than i did when i acted straight. i also have accepted a part of me, which is helping me to slowly (very slowly) start to like other things about me. it is helping me to be a bit more confident

Answer 8

i dont know. its just different. for the better. some people might not think that but i do. i like being with women more than men.

Answer 9

Not being afraid to identify with both my masculine side and my feminine side.

Answer 10

I know who I am. I know my feminine and masculine sides. I know my strengths and weaknesses. I am more sympathetic and empathetic to others.