Poll: do you have any gay or lesbian friends?
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Yea, I'm friends with a few gays and lesbians. But, I have to admit, the fact they were gay or lesbian was not a big factor when I became friends with them.
If we're counting bisexuals, then according to Kinsey most of the people you know are!Eukaryote said:
My college roommate is gay, about a fourth of my friends are gay, and my sister is gay.
So I'd say yes.
So I'd say yes.
Similarly, I have a friend whose parent was lesbian.Aby_Z said:
Other than his mum, I have a few Bi friends.
I know quite a few people who are lesbian, gay or bi, and I consider a couple of them to be my friends. Don't mind either way, though. They're generally not the limp-wristed pussies that everyone seems to assume they are. My best friend told me she was a lesbian last year - it was kind of weird at first, because she said that she was attracted to me, but we're still friends now, and we can laugh about it.
One of my friends is gay, one is bi, sometimes they flirt with each other...but i don't often see the bi one. Have an acquaintance/friend who i ain't seen in years who's bi/lesbian...so yeah, i know a couple of gays and bi's.
Girlfriend is a lesbian, and I know approximately three gay men. The novelty kind of disappeared a year or two ago.
One of them is an excellent drag-queen, though.
One of them is an excellent drag-queen, though.
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My mum knew someone similar, he didn't come out for 15 years and had a wife and children in that time.Aby_Z said:
I probably wouldn't be able to live a lie, but I know it was hard for him.
OT I do, and because I've just moved I want a gay best friend where I live now
I took a gay friend to the prom, haha. If bisexuals count, pretty much all my friends have decided they're bisexual. I'm sure they will grow out of it though.
I was also going to be a bridesmaid for a lesbian couple, but they broke up unfortunately. I must be a bad omen haha.
Well, I'm openly bisexual and 32, been out since I was 20. A lot of my male and female friends are bi, and we've got a few gay/lesbian crew as well. When I was younger I was heavily involved in the gay rights campaigns and organising of Pride festivals and so on (more of a celebratory party here these days than a political demonstration and folk are pretty gay-friendly over here, at least in the big cities).
Having said that, I'm very happily married and would never ever break my marriage vows. Does that still make me bi? I don't know. I'm still attracted to some guys, would still masturbate to some gay porn. But every single gay and straight guy/girl I've ever been in a relationship with has always gone 'but won't you get tired of just being with one type, not being able to have gay sex in my straight marriage, or not being able to fondle breasts in my prior gay relationships (surprisingly, I don't go for androgeny - I like my women curvy and busty, and I like my guys lean but well-toned, and a thin bit of facial hair is awesome). They don't get that the whole point of being bi is that you simply don't switch on to those kind of things - it isn't like 'oh, I've had sex with guys for ages, now I want a girl' or vice versa'. It's 'here's a person I'm attracted to and really really care about and I could care less what gender he/she is, and never will.
Having said that, I'm very happily married and would never ever break my marriage vows. Does that still make me bi? I don't know. I'm still attracted to some guys, would still masturbate to some gay porn. But every single gay and straight guy/girl I've ever been in a relationship with has always gone 'but won't you get tired of just being with one type, not being able to have gay sex in my straight marriage, or not being able to fondle breasts in my prior gay relationships (surprisingly, I don't go for androgeny - I like my women curvy and busty, and I like my guys lean but well-toned, and a thin bit of facial hair is awesome). They don't get that the whole point of being bi is that you simply don't switch on to those kind of things - it isn't like 'oh, I've had sex with guys for ages, now I want a girl' or vice versa'. It's 'here's a person I'm attracted to and really really care about and I could care less what gender he/she is, and never will.
A very good friend of mine came out a couple of years ago.
I suspect the only one who hadn't seen that coming was himself
Unfortunately he quit playing roleplaying games and moved to another city to study so I don't see him much any more, but he still counts as a friend.
Other than that, I had a co-worker whom I liked very much and spent a fair amount of time with outside of work as well, she was gay. Which was hilarious cause she was also stunningly beautiful and everywhere I took her guys would hit on her. We actually earned quite the amount of free drinks that way.
I suspect the only one who hadn't seen that coming was himself
Unfortunately he quit playing roleplaying games and moved to another city to study so I don't see him much any more, but he still counts as a friend.
Other than that, I had a co-worker whom I liked very much and spent a fair amount of time with outside of work as well, she was gay. Which was hilarious cause she was also stunningly beautiful and everywhere I took her guys would hit on her. We actually earned quite the amount of free drinks that way.
I know at least one guy who I know is bisexual who has a boyfriend.
I've known the guy for years, so I won't be an ass about it- but I've made it clear to him that I'm not comfortable with homosexuality (as a person stance- I don't need any flaming soapboxes) but I won't make a stink about it should the topic come up.
I've known the guy for years, so I won't be an ass about it- but I've made it clear to him that I'm not comfortable with homosexuality (as a person stance- I don't need any flaming soapboxes) but I won't make a stink about it should the topic come up.
