Comments on: Just how gay are you? http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/04/08/just-how-gay-are-you/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:53:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Lauren http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/04/08/just-how-gay-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-3298 Lauren Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:15:28 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=715#comment-3298 I'm 17 [in two days, so we'll call it that for technicality] and in the public school system. Translation: "in your face" homophobia is what I've grown up with. We're down south in the "fruitful land" and it's certainly not dead. What I've learned from this is that accepting someone's "gayness" is a process. It sounds bad, but it's true unfortunately. Give them time to sit on it, examine it, ponder it, poke at it...if they are a mindful person, they'll be indifferent. If they are a dumbass...well, who wants to be around them anyway? [Perhaps they're just "a little bit heterosexual? Hmm?] Laurens last blog post..<a href="http://lifeunderage.blogspot.com/2008/09/still-trying-to-silence-screaming-in-my.html" rel="nofollow">Still trying to silence the screaming in my head.</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3298','Lauren'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3298','Lauren','I\'m 17 [in two days, so we\'ll call it that for technicality] and in the public school system. Translation: \"in your face\" homophobia is what I\'ve grown up with. We\'re down south in the \"fruitful land\" and it\'s certainly not dead. \r\n\r\nWhat I\'ve learned from this is that accepting someone\'s \"gayness\" is a process. It sounds bad, but it\'s true unfortunately. Give them time to sit on it, examine it, ponder it, poke at it...if they are a mindful person, they\'ll be indifferent. If they are a dumbass...well, who wants to be around them anyway?\r\n\r\n[Perhaps they\'re just \"a little bit heterosexual? Hmm?]\n\nLaurens last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/lifeunderage.blogspot.com\/2008\/09\/still-trying-to-silence-screaming-in-my.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Still trying to silence the screaming in my head.<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I’m 17 [in two days, so we'll call it that for technicality] and in the public school system. Translation: “in your face” homophobia is what I’ve grown up with. We’re down south in the “fruitful land” and it’s certainly not dead.

What I’ve learned from this is that accepting someone’s “gayness” is a process. It sounds bad, but it’s true unfortunately. Give them time to sit on it, examine it, ponder it, poke at it…if they are a mindful person, they’ll be indifferent. If they are a dumbass…well, who wants to be around them anyway?

[Perhaps they're just "a little bit heterosexual? Hmm?]

Laurens last blog post..Still trying to silence the screaming in my head.

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]]> By: goldstardyke http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/04/08/just-how-gay-are-you/comment-page-1/#comment-2525 goldstardyke Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:33:57 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=715#comment-2525 Rose, I'm 30 years old and have never had an "in my face" homophobic experience. What I have learned is that if someone is truly your friend they will stick around, even after the initial shock. I would take your friend to dinner and talk about things more in depth. Starting with the fact that being gay doesn't come in doses like "a little bit!"<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('2525','goldstardyke'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('2525','goldstardyke','Rose, I\'m 30 years old and have never had an \"in my face\" homophobic experience. What I have learned is that if someone is truly your friend they will stick around, even after the initial shock. I would take your friend to dinner and talk about things more in depth. Starting with the fact that being gay doesn\'t come in doses like \"a little bit!\"'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Rose, I’m 30 years old and have never had an “in my face” homophobic experience. What I have learned is that if someone is truly your friend they will stick around, even after the initial shock. I would take your friend to dinner and talk about things more in depth. Starting with the fact that being gay doesn’t come in doses like “a little bit!”
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