2007-09-06 04:37:29 · 29 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
that it's a choice.
also that marriage is the same thing as a civil union.
2007-09-06 04:53:07 · answer #1 · answered by Brian S 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
as a bi guy, the misunderstanding that i -can't be monogamous with someone because i like both sexes-, and i get that not only from straight people, but a fair handful of L/G people aswell, which makes things all the more irritating, if nobody judged based on sexuality, then LGBT people would have full and equal rights to everyone else under law, and 99% of prejudice would be washed away.
also, the misunderstanding that i'm gay because i like the sex and i'm not emotionally attached to my partner.
i'm in a long distance relationship, if i just wanted to be a slut i could choose so many other people closer to home that are more available, but i love the one thousands of miles away =(
that, and the "all gay people are slightly effeminate" thing.
that is as far as friends go, but my biggest tripe with randomers is the whole "i'm evil and perverted because i love someone of the same sex and a big book says so"
2007-09-06 05:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by §ilver 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just came out about a month ago and I think the biggest misunderstanding my friends had was that gay sex isn't as good as straight sex. Of course they all asked me if it was a choice or not and I told them I've always known but because I'm still a virgin I eventually always get the line "you should try a girl first" >:(
Another big misunderstanding (due to the media) would be that gay people act a certain way. Lesbians who aren't porn-stars or Rosie O'Donald and gays who can't redesign your house or outfit and don't act like Will and Jack of "Will and Grace" are seriously under represented in the media.
2007-09-06 04:58:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm not gay, but everyone, including my own family, thought I was gay.
I don't discriminate people on whether or not they are gay. I don't really see it as a big deal. But there are people out there who think irrationally about gay people, either from religious views, family upbringing, or just plain old paranoia. And unfortunately, those people are in a position of power to do something about it.
Think about the bill being signed to ban gay marraige here in America. What is the ban based upon? If any of you say anything about religion, get... out. That is a direct violation of the First Ammendment rights to seperate the Church from the state. Gay people are doing nothing wrong. They never have been.
I know many gays and lesbains at the fansite I work at. I don't discriminate against them, and I expect everyone else to do the same if you still want to live in a sane America.
2007-09-06 05:34:50 · answer #4 · answered by Lost 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I find a lot of people - straight or gay - have a difficult time understanding that sexual preference and sexual identity are unrelated.
When I invite a straight friend to a gay bar, we inevitably run into a cross-dresser or two, and many of them are heterosexual: men who dress as women, but are still attracted to women. And there I am. . . a man attracted to men who would never wear women's clothing. And then drag - a "performance art" throws another twist into the issue.
2007-09-06 05:34:27 · answer #5 · answered by Todd T 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 22:45:40 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my straight friends makes a lot of weird assumptions about being bi, like thinking I'm attracted to everyone I see just because I have the potential to be. She was worried I'd had a crush on her!
And I agree with Brian S, no one gets the glaring differences between marriage and civil unions.
2007-09-06 04:54:30 · answer #7 · answered by Aura 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've heard thru other people that some straight people freak out when a friend is gay. It's like they're afraid that their "gayness" is going to rub off on them.
2007-09-06 07:29:37 · answer #8 · answered by tigerwoman_28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that once you come out...you're somehow different... like you just joined a cult... my oldest brother actually said, when i came out... "But... I don't know any gay people... I don't know how to treat you now"... and i said .." the same way you've treated me for 30yrs!"...
and the crack heads who think that you "choose" to be gay.. JUST to piss them off... who constantly site the bible ( which is a translation of a translation written originally by people over 2000yrs ago with a 2nd grade education... INTERPRETING what someone else was saying.. sure take ALL that literally...can't be ANY mistakes there right? )
... drives me nuts... i thought we had evolved...
2007-09-06 05:14:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on how long they've known me.
Some who didn't know have asked questions like "Do you do drag?" and I just have to laugh. Others seem to think that you are attracted to just any other male that would be willing to "do it".....
They fail to realize that Gay people are just like everybody else, our wants and desires are no different, the only actual difference is that our partner has the same equipment as we do.
2007-09-06 05:29:38 · answer #10 · answered by IndyT- For Da Ben Dan 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my straight friends seem to think that gay people don't have feelings a lot of the time, and therefore don't encounter the same types of drama straight people do.
glbt people still get jealous, still get into fights and arguements with their lovers, glbt people STILL have feelings and they STILL get hurt.
Yeah, we might be used to the harassment and the negative comments and stares and stuff...but that doesn't mean we're robots with no feelings either.
2007-09-06 04:54:05 · answer #11 · answered by I_color_outside_the_lines 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋