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Post by izzyplastic on Mar 31, 2010 16:07:03 GMT
i have the good old boring "i'm your regular straight man" answer. though my best friend is gay. and she constantly compares me to Mika. which can't be right.
also, another of my friends was famous in her hometown for just being a gay magnet. every single gay man in the town knew and loved her. i don't know what it is about her, but she automatically attracts them. something to do with her personality. but anyways, due to me hanging around her all the time, people started assuming i was gay. she tells me she worries about how often she has to "defend my sexuality"
ho hum.
then again, i'm from ireland, where apparently you're gay if you wear any jeans that aren't boot cut.
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Post by katrick on Mar 31, 2010 16:17:38 GMT
ho hum. then again, i'm from ireland, where apparently you're gay if you wear any jeans that aren't boot cut. ;D This is the best thing I've read in ages! Thanks for making me laugh I'm... metrosexual? Ha My friends think I'm "camp" and everyone assumes I'm gay, probably because I have a lot of gay/bi/transgender friends, but my mum thinks it because of my style, i.e short hair, a lot of boyfit clothes, flat chest (although I can hardly help that! I'm just not curvy, just sort of slight...?). My school is SOOOOO homophobic it's unreal
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Post by wanderer on Apr 1, 2010 14:09:54 GMT
Eeek, I’ve just written the longest post ever…eh. But here’s my opinions:
I see it as a scale of percentages, with straight on one side and gay on the other and most people sit somewhere along this scale. I see myself on the straight side, at about 95%. Gender is a different issue of course, because is you identify as male and fancy girls that’s be straight, right? Maybe male and female is on a scale too? Or would that need to be like a four-way scale? Because…well…I can’t really decide what I am, I’m happy being female? I think I’ve posted about this before; I went through a phase of getting drunk and going on about how I was supposed to be a guy, but that didn’t really make sense because I prefer guys sexually… and had I been born male I’d probably have wanted to be a girl anyway. I dunno, it’s one of those things I don’t like to think about, I have a ‘take every day as it comes’ attitude.
About parents…I think my mum would be happy with whatever I came out with. She has on occasion asked me if I’m a lesbian and I’ve found it a bit funny having to say no. sometime I feel like she’s pressuring me into being ‘something’. She insists my cousin is gay, which I think is a bit rude, because it’s up to him to decide. She also used to work with/be friends with someone called Phil who was gay…
My social circle is a huge mix, three of my five best friends from my high school years turned out to be bi, but being home educated I don’t think there was peer pressure on any of us. And friends I’ve met since then some are gay or bi, I’m happy with this, just worried that others around us aren’t so understanding. My ex-boyfriend was bi…which I imagined would be cool but just turned out a little odd. There was one boy I knew too who I used to talk to who turned out to be transgendered and is kinda half way through becoming a girl…although I don’t really talk to them very much now as we don’t have friends in common anymore.
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Post by thecircusgirl on Apr 2, 2010 0:51:33 GMT
I'm about... 90% gay? I class myself as gay but there are certain men (mostly actors who are FAR too old for me haha) that I would sleep with.
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Post by yellowbelly1945 on May 3, 2010 20:27:12 GMT
I'm gay. I could never have told my parents - they've both been dead over 20 years. My Guardian reading sisters were lukewarm when I came out to them. They couldn't understand why I needed to tell anyone, while for me coming out was like getting a massive weight lifted off my shoulders and my conscience. Sadly I came out far too late in life to form any lasting relationships. If I was desperate for sex I could pay, but I'm not. It's just good having gay friends who I can kiss and cuddle.
Young men turned my head when I was young, and sadly they still do.
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Post by lastgoodbye on May 3, 2010 21:34:38 GMT
Yellowbelly, I know Josh said it elsewhere already, but there's no such thing as 'too late'.
I think young people today have a tendency to be a little.. well, self centred I suppose; with all the liberties and freedom we have now we're quick to forget that for generations before us it wasn't possible to be so open. You're a brave guy for coming out later in life.
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Post by Tellurium on May 4, 2010 8:54:42 GMT
I ate waaaaaay too much cake last night. Ohhhhhhh. :/ It's ok stomach. I'm here for you... OK, right, so this is the gay thread! I'm gay, so my eating habits are a relevant topic of discussion, right?... RIGHT!? I have nothing interesting to contribute to this thread, either. Being gay can be boring too, if you're... well... uninteresting enough! It does add to my anxiety when entering unknown situations, sometimes (ie: new job. How will people accept teh ghey!?), but nothing I can do about that. Mostly everything is cool. Can't complain. This thread has been a great read, actually. I really enjoy the reluctance to be labelled on here, although I myself am happy with mine. To me, homosexuality is having your sexual attractions be primarily (not necessarily totally) oriented towards the same sex. So people saying they're "mostly gay" or "mostly straight", are, in my mind, gay or straight. I would go to bed with Molly Weasley in a heartbeat, and I still consider myself a big Mo. But of course everyone has the right to label themselves as they see fit, and it's interesting to see how you all do. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by admin on May 4, 2010 10:21:51 GMT
To me, homosexuality is having your sexual attractions be primarily (not necessarily totally) oriented towards the same sex. So people saying they're "mostly gay" or "mostly straight", are, in my mind, gay or straight. I would go to bed with Molly Weasley in a heartbeat, and I still consider myself a big Mo. But of course everyone has the right to label themselves as they see fit, and it's interesting to see how you all do. Thanks for sharing! BAD WOLF BAD WOLF BAD WOLF Is the sky in your world full of blimps? Because, seriously, everytime I go to post something, I find that you've posted it before me. You are, evidently, the alternate universe version of me. And, therefore, you should be stopped! Or we should... date? Cheerio, Michael. xxx
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Post by Tellurium on May 4, 2010 10:40:12 GMT
We should at least have a threesome with Molly Weasley and see where it takes us.
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Post by admin on May 4, 2010 11:35:04 GMT
We should at least have a threesome with Molly Weasley and see where it takes us. Is that a Nargle in your pocket or you just happy to see me? Cheerio, Michael. xxx
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Post by admin on May 4, 2010 11:36:34 GMT
That story sounds very nice, actually. My memories of Tatu were girls at a party saying how they liked the song but made it clear they weren't lesbians themselves. This a tangent, but do you think the almost gimmicky presentation of girl-on-girl was harmful to the LGBT cause? Or is more presence in pop culture better than none? I think that their first record describes the angst of being a teenager - and a gay teenager, specifically - better than any other. But that's just me. Cheerio, Michael. xxx
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Post by irrelevant on May 4, 2010 20:05:24 GMT
just you? hrm, pretty presumptuous.
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Post by yellowbelly1945 on May 4, 2010 20:31:31 GMT
Yellowbelly, I know Josh said it elsewhere already, but there's no such thing as 'too late'. Thanks for your encouragement, Florence, but I know myself. To be honest I think I'm frightened of forming relationships.
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Post by tarantella on May 4, 2010 20:45:33 GMT
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Post by Rhiflect on May 4, 2010 21:08:48 GMT
I think that their first record describes the angst of being a teenager - and a gay teenager, specifically - better than any other. But that's just me. Cheerio, Michael. xxx I'm in serious sh- i feel totally lost If i'm asking for help it's only because laying with you has opened my eyes, can I ever believe such a perfect suprise? I keep asking myself, wondering how, I keep closing my eyes but I can't work it out Wanna fly to a place where it's just you and me, nobody else so we can be free! yes.
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Post by helwin tins on May 5, 2010 1:18:49 GMT
i realised that i never answer this question properly the other day. partially because i guess i don't know, and partially because in most cases where people ask me i think "why?" recent answers include "queercore" "trysexual" "blasé" "christina hendricks" and "i'll tell you if you make me a sandwich" i feel these represent me better than standard terms.
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Post by Tellurium on May 5, 2010 10:01:06 GMT
I think "I'll tell you if you make me a sandwich" is pretty much the ultimate answer to all questions. Particularly at lunch time.
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Post by autobusas on May 8, 2010 23:14:34 GMT
I'm straight and I have never had any doubts about that. But I support homosexual people. There was a pride parade today in my country, but there were a lot of people who were against the parade and they have almost caused riot. I am so angry, they are pitiable and I feel ashamed of my country :/
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Post by Lemon Bloody Cola on May 9, 2010 4:30:44 GMT
Which country are you from autobusas?
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Post by autobusas on May 9, 2010 4:51:59 GMT
Lithuania.
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