I remember it specifically. I was 14. I was watching the 6 o'clock news and there was an article about two gay men adopting a young baby girl. I remember thinking "Oh my goodness! This is on the BBC so it must be true!" My feelings were a mix of shock that I wasn't the only one, elation that it appeared to be be ok to be gay, and relief that my chances of growing old alone had just been cut.
2007-08-09 13:25:35 · 15 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Aww lol poor Kris having to compare yourself to a Big Brother contestant! At least he's a funny guy, and seems quite genuine.
2007-08-09 13:36:44 · update #1
I walked into a gay bar --alone....it was a leather bar (yeah, I know --you can get the best dessert recipes there, at least now I know)...I was pretty scared...but I felt like I belonged....I had never seen people kissing same sex people befored.....
2007-08-09 14:14:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I first began going out with my Gwenneth we were aware that we were "different" in our attraction. She was more aware of the attraction between the same sex but overall we had no idea of the extent. We soon learned that the subject was taboo when I asked for books at the library. It was not for five years after we began living together that a few guarded hints began to appear. By then , the full force of some people's dislike had emerged. We did not seek others, just lived as quietly as her family would allow.
Rose P.
2007-08-09 14:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by rose p 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was thinking in my head "oh my God, I'm actually gay" and thought about it for a while until I accepted it a few hours later. That was at 13 years old, and it took 5 more years to do anything with a guy
2007-08-09 16:55:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm with boxjelly.
the only other gay people I saw were caracatures on TV (I didn't know at the time that they were caracatures.) of uber-effeminate men.
I knew I liked guys, but not fem guys. I only liked masculine guys like myself. I used to think I'd never find one and have to settle for a girly-man.
But when I left that tiny hometown and got out into the world, lo and behold! A plethora of muscular, hairy, goregous, dark-eyed men to pick from.
That's when I was happy about being gay, man.
2007-08-09 13:42:56 · answer #4 · answered by Acorn 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think what caused more fear in my heart that all gay men were effeminate and that's how I would turn out if I were gay too. But I eventually learned that there are all kinds of gay people and sort of a relief when i found others like me.
2007-08-09 13:36:54 · answer #5 · answered by boxjellÿ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You answered it better then I could. :)
The only thing I'll add is when I found out at the beginning through the net I was unbelieving at first concerning the seeming numbers and openness in some places and then afterward a absolute single-mindedness to get out of the town I was living in.
I also remember it was one of the few times I've been able to save $$$. :)
2007-08-09 13:39:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first time I realized what a gay person was, all of a sudden my life made sense. It was three years ago during the whole thing with same-sex marriage. I was 18 back then.
2007-08-09 13:53:32 · answer #7 · answered by Dumbo 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had always seen gay people but I didn't know that there were gay men who were masculine thugs. There's like so many different types of homosexual people out there, you wouldn't even know who's gay. Its very different from what they put on television and thats the only type of men that my friend seem to mess with is gay thugs. My friend is transgendered gay and his boyfriends be nothing but gay gangstas or thuggish men. My friend had actually came out before me even though we grew up together, we also grew apart and are taste in men is different. I like good boys and he like bad boys.
2007-08-09 13:39:17 · answer #8 · answered by What'd You Say? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
particular I did. till now i stumbled on the LGBT area right here at Yahoo solutions I felt thoroughly on my own with the aid of fact I stay in a small village without brazenly gay/lesbian human beings and that i had no one to chat too. fortuitously with the aid of this internet site i comprehend that i'm no longer the only guy or woman feeling like this and that i'd be myself right here without being judged approximately my sexuality :)
2016-10-09 21:35:31 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was so relieved that I wasn't the only one. When I found my other family on Bisexual.com, I realized that I was no longer alone in the world. Until then, I thought I was one of the very few married bi women. Now I know that there are LOTS of us!
2007-08-09 14:30:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋