Don't post in this thread to say "gay gamers are like everyone else, why do they have a special thread?" It is something that has been posted numerous times, and this isn't the place for that discussion.
On June 09 2012 01:26 Kerotan wrote: I've been browsing that thread for its pure comedy value, I think that I should play up to this "being queer makes me me a sexual predator" narrative and dress like Zoro every time I leave the house.
I know replying "lol" is frowned on, but this post really made me laugh.
On the topic of UK racism/homophobia, I do think racism - err sorry "anti immigration and multi culturalism" - is a more prevelant issue, but there are some extremely dangerous places for openly gay (or trans) people to be in the UK. I won't even enter the town of Milton Keynes for instance as there comes a point when pride and being yourself simply becomes suicidal tendancy.
Oh I hear this so loud and clear, I went to my first psych referral and he was like "why don't you dress like a girl if you say you are trans?" What I should have said was that even in andro boy mode I get abuse for being more true to myself, I don't even dare dress like a woman because as you say, its a sure fire way to get beaten or in rare cases, killed. Its just bullshit that every day I walk down the street I have to constantly look around in a paranoia. I'm glad you enjoyed my post though :D
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On June 09 2012 01:26 Kerotan wrote: I've been browsing that thread for its pure comedy value, I think that I should play up to this "being queer makes me me a sexual predator" narrative and dress like Zoro every time I leave the house.
I know replying "lol" is frowned on, but this post really made me laugh.
On the topic of UK racism/homophobia, I do think racism - err sorry "anti immigration and multi culturalism" - is a more prevelant issue, but there are some extremely dangerous places for openly gay (or trans) people to be in the UK. I won't even enter the town of Milton Keynes for instance as there comes a point when pride and being yourself simply becomes suicidal tendancy.
Oh I hear this so loud and clear, I went to my first psych referral and he was like "why don't you dress like a girl if you say you are trans?" What I should have said was that even in andro boy mode I get abuse for being more true to myself, I don't even dare dress like a woman because as you say, its a sure fire way to get beaten or in rare cases, killed. Its just bullshit that every day I walk down the street I have to constantly look around in a paranoia. I'm glad you enjoyed my post though :D
Yeah, for people who have the job of dealing with trans people every day it's amazing how so many of them don't seem to understand the issues. At any rate I'm sorry to hear that and I don't know if it was them but that sounds like typical CHX. Actually it sounds like the usual culprit there but it would seem rude to mention him by name. I actually ended up going to a private option I couldn't afford to avoid that lot. Sometimes it's less abusive to meet a transphobic git than some health care "professionals".
This is going slightly ranty so I'll stop but yes, I agree with your sentiment too.
On June 09 2012 01:26 Kerotan wrote: I've been browsing that thread for its pure comedy value, I think that I should play up to this "being queer makes me me a sexual predator" narrative and dress like Zoro every time I leave the house.
I know replying "lol" is frowned on, but this post really made me laugh.
On the topic of UK racism/homophobia, I do think racism - err sorry "anti immigration and multi culturalism" - is a more prevelant issue, but there are some extremely dangerous places for openly gay (or trans) people to be in the UK. I won't even enter the town of Milton Keynes for instance as there comes a point when pride and being yourself simply becomes suicidal tendancy.
Oh I hear this so loud and clear, I went to my first psych referral and he was like "why don't you dress like a girl if you say you are trans?" What I should have said was that even in andro boy mode I get abuse for being more true to myself, I don't even dare dress like a woman because as you say, its a sure fire way to get beaten or in rare cases, killed. Its just bullshit that every day I walk down the street I have to constantly look around in a paranoia. I'm glad you enjoyed my post though :D
Yeah, for people who have the job of dealing with trans people every day it's amazing how so many of them don't seem to understand the issues. At any rate I'm sorry to hear that and I don't know if it was them but that sounds like typical CHX. Actually it sounds like the usual culprit there but it would seem rude to mention him by name. I actually ended up going to a private option I couldn't afford to avoid that lot. Sometimes it's less abusive to meet a transphobic git than some health care "professionals".
This is going slightly ranty so I'll stop but yes, I agree with your sentiment too.
Oh lol I'm not even at CHX yet, this was my local Pysch to get a referral to CHX, he wasn't so bad, even if lacking in some understanding, I have some hope for the future and being a student I could really use free NHS drugs, but I have a feeling I'm gonna have to fight some gate keeping arseholes. And yeah, at least with people that shout abuse at me while I carry my shopping, I can block those out and just get on my with day. TT
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Josketh United States. June 10 2012 10:49. Posts 155
I can't wait for the day when we have characters in TV and movies that are gay or trans but that isn't the focus. It isn't stated. It just kind of happens. Like when characters are black or asian. You know, but they don't have to tell you or make the story about it. That will be a fun time.
On June 10 2012 10:49 Josketh wrote: I can't wait for the day when we have characters in TV and movies that are gay or trans but that isn't the focus. It isn't stated. It just kind of happens. Like when characters are black or asian. You know, but they don't have to tell you or make the story about it. That will be a fun time.
I loled when the chef chops the cucumber, "yeah thats exactly how it works"
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Zaros United Kingdom. June 11 2012 10:34. Posts 1198
On August 27 2010 21:32 Zanzabar Haberdasher wrote: wat.
This thread is fucked up. You're no different than me, or anyone else. You're not 'special' or 'different' for liking dicks instead of vaginas.
Why do gay people get a thread? That's the 'oh, look at me' mentality that goes against any idea of equality. It's 2010, man. Give it a break.
Pretty weak.
Why don't you go create a heterosexual dating thread on this board then? I don't think you will find many girls on here though.
If I were gay I would absolutely want a gamer boyfriend. I have tried making out with other guys when drunk but it really didn't do anything for me and the thought of even touching another mans dick disgusts me. I somehow wish I was bisexual though. I would have been open to so many more experiences then.
;o I don't think I could try making out with other guys, I'd probably have to be pretty drunk haha. But dick actually disgusts me a lot less.. basically, femininity is a turn on in general and sexualism (wish it was a real word) is a turn on, but actual men aren't.
I'd imagine that's pretty common.
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Hey guys! I had a wonderful weekend! R1CH, I was looking for you, I even asked Hotbid and Kennigit, but nobody knew where you were!
Anyway, is this the most racially balanced MLG or what? 1 zerg, 1 terran, two protosses in the final 4! I was so happy. better than 6 terrans at the top last anaheim...
Besides cheering my head off for DRG this weekend, I got to meet and shook hands with a lot of players. Apparently MKP was walking around the complex like nobody's business (no he wasn't mobbed by fans), so my friends got pictures with him!
other than that, I want to leave you guys with a pic of me and my bf, or as I call him: pseudo-DRG.
moo...for DRG
Shiragaku United States. June 12 2012 02:17. Posts 2923
On June 12 2012 01:29 neoghaleon55 wrote: Hey guys! I had a wonderful weekend! R1CH, I was looking for you, I even asked Hotbid and Kennigit, but nobody knew where you were!
Anyway, is this the most racially balanced MLG or what? 1 zerg, 1 terran, two protosses in the final 4! I was so happy. better than 6 terrans at the top last anaheim...
Besides cheering my head off for DRG this weekend, I got to meet and shook hands with a lot of players. Apparently MKP was walking around the complex like nobody's business (no he wasn't mobbed by fans), so my friends got pictures with him!
other than that, I want to leave you guys with a pic of me and my bf, or as I call him: pseudo-DRG.
On June 12 2012 06:53 Nyarly wrote: Hm, some questions that might have been asked before but I cba to read the last 300 pages :/
When/how did you felt ready to announce to your IRL friends/family that you were gay? Why did you do it ? (why do you want people to know you're gay)
And would you say being gay is an important part of your personality ?
Changes from person to person for most answers, but i haven't posted in this thread in forever.
Built up to the moment where i was first going to tell somebody in constant fear of becoming something wrong in their eyes (silly fear given my friends to be honest.) I finally did it because, well, you can only be in fear of something so long and it needed to be done.
Why did I do it? Because telling people is a smaller shock than them finding out when your boyfriend comes to visit or they see you kissing another guy in a photo, hugging people way too much, etc. etc. I want people to know i'm gay only because otherwise i'm assumed straight, and it's an assumption that's false. (Seriously, I am like the most non-flamboyant non-gay sounding gay guy i've ever heard. and the only reason people assumed I was gay was because I never looked for a girlfriend while going to college.)
Being gay isn't an important part of my personality at all. I'm going to be going to a new school soon and the first thing im going to tell my roommate is "Hey, i'm 22, previously been to school, gay, and a HUUUUUGE nerd who will probably be in the room or the library the whole time. Hope that's not a problem." Being gay isn't an important part of the personality that makes who I am, but I will say it's an important part of me. Makes me who I am and all that.
Edit: I gotta say I still feel silly trying to claim there is still a thing as a "gay sounding" or "gay looking" guy. I dunno. There are probably little tip-offs here and there, but i failed to see any of them in myself that i see in other gay guys.
Actually it sounds like the usual culprit there but it would seem rude to mention him by name. I actually ended up going to a private option I couldn't afford to avoid that lot. Sometimes it's less abusive to meet a transphobic git than some health care "professionals".
waterboat88 Namibia. June 11 2012 13:32. Posts 2
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