LGBT Support Thread

[Broseph Stalin 103]

I'm straight as straight can be. Straight as a line. 

While I don't really support gay rights, lesbian rights and all the other stuff mentioned,  I don't have any open disrespect for them. I'm just not overly fond of gays(don't hate me ) because half of them get flirty around me.

[James 302]

I'm straight as straight can be. Straight as a line. 

While I don't really support gay rights, lesbian rights and all the other stuff mentioned,  I don't have any open disrespect for them. I'm just not overly fond of gays(don't hate me ) because half of them get flirty around me.

 

You don't support the rights of millions of people because some of them flirt with you? You should take it as a compliment more than anything, that means they think you're attractive, I don't see how that could be a bad thing. Do you also get offended if a woman you aren't interested in flirts with you?

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

I'm straight as straight can be. Straight as a line. 

While I don't really support gay rights, lesbian rights and all the other stuff mentioned,  I don't have any open disrespect for them. I'm just not overly fond of gays(don't hate me ) because half of them get flirty around me.

That's fine, though you should know that gays are no more sexual than straight people. The same kind of people who would flirt will flirt with attractive people whether they are gay or straight. As James said, if gay guys are hitting on you, it just means you're attractive. Take is as a compliment and move on. It's not like they're gonna force you to be with them or something

[Broseph Stalin 103]

You don't support the rights of millions of people because some of them flirt with you? You should take it as a compliment more than anything, that means they think you're attractive, I don't see how that could be a bad thing. Do you also get offended if a woman you aren't interested in flirts with you?

 

That's fine, though you should know that gays are no more sexual than straight people. The same kind of people who would flirt will flirt with attractive people whether they are gay or straight. As James said, if gay guys are hitting on you, it just means you're attractive. Take is as a compliment and move on. It's not like they're gonna force you to be with them or something 

First off, I didn't mean it that way. I meant 'Sure, i'll support you' if it was in an issue where someone was being bullied. I just don't go to extreme measures to support them in every way that I can. Sort of a passive supportive standpoint.

No, I don't get offended if a woman i'm not interested in flirts with me. Neither do I get offended if a guy flirts with me. I just feel a bit uncomfortable around the latter.

Edited October 15, 2013 by Broseph Stalin

[~Lawful Haze~ 173]

I generally identify as just "gay" or "lesbian" when people ask me, though I'm open to either gender really...just with a preference for women. Had some bad experiences with men in the past aswell >.>

 

Also, a male friend of mine with whom I shared a bed once or twice (simply lacking somewhere else to sleep, nothing more) told me I was the most stereotypical lesbian sleeper ever: "You snored really loudly and stole all the covers" XD

 

Anyway, I'm out to the world, excluding my grandparents...because they're just so set in their ways. Ireland was untiol recently  a supremely catholic and backwards country...so they just don't really know any other ways, y'know?

[James 302]

 

 

First off, I didn't mean it that way. I meant 'Sure, i'll support you' if it was in an issue where someone was being bullied. I just don't go to extreme measures to support them in every way that I can. Sort of a passive supportive standpoint.

No, I don't get offended if a woman i'm not interested in flirts with me. Neither do I get offended if a guy flirts with me. I just feel a bit uncomfortable around the latter.

 

 

That's understandable, but I just don't think you should really dislike them for it, there are far worse things they could do. And you know for sure what your sexuality is, and you know that you probably wouldn't do anything with a man, so what problem is there really if a gay man finds you attractive? It's not going to negatively impact your life.

 

If it makes you uncomfortable it's perfectly reasonable to ask them to stop, and if they persist even after you've made it clear that you're straight and that it bothers you, then you probably have a good reason to get annoyed.

Edited October 16, 2013 by James

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I'm a bit jealous   The other day my teacher was ranting about how homosexuality and pedophilia are similar, and both are caused by watching pornography   It's awful.

 

I wouldn't compare the two at all since one is a sexual preference for the same sex, and the other generally stems from getting off on dominating and abusing someone weaker then you that can't(or feel they can't) object or fight back. 

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

I wouldn't compare the two at all since one is a sexual preference for the same sex, and the other generally stems from getting off on dominating and abusing someone weaker then you that can't(or feel they can't) object or fight back. 

Exactly. My teacher is completely absurd in every conceivable way. I swear people at my school are all living in the 12th century

[Midnight Dragon 264]

I'm genderfluid...I tend to switch back and forth between male and female mindsets.

My family doesn't know cuz they wouldn't understand...(We're all Christians, but I have a completely different point of view when it comes to LGBTs. I myself am attracted to other girls...and I don't think God sees me any differently for it.)

[Silver Letter 1,832]

I don't think I've posted here yet so I shall.

 

I support peoples of all sexualities without question. I support them not merely on principle but also because before the nightmare came into my personality, I would have been categorized in that group as well. Understanding where one lies on that spectrum is harder than it seems. It takes time and thought. It was just philosophical for me but still important. For many though, it actually means something and I support them fully in their quest for tangible meaning in their lives in real world situations where it is put in the light.

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

I don't think I've posted here yet so I shall.

 

I support peoples of all sexualities without question. I support them not merely on principle but also because before the nightmare came into my personality, I would have been categorized in that group as well. Understanding where one lies on that spectrum is harder than it seems. It takes time and thought. It was just philosophical for me but still important. For many though, it actually means something and I support them fully in their quest for tangible meaning in their lives in real world situations where it is put in the light.

Very true. By any chance could you tell me what you mean by "the nightmare" and "before the nightmare"? By the sound of it, I can relate to how you feel about this.

[GhostPony750 959]

Sexuality, I couldn't care less. It is not going to hurt me or bother me in any way, so it fits in my "ignore" category.

 

But is this thread really necessary? I've never seen any discrimination on these forums, bronies seems to be accepting the situation pretty well. But maybe I haven't been here when something happened.

[Silver Letter 1,832]

Very true. By any chance could you tell me what you mean by "the nightmare" and "before the nightmare"? By the sound of it, I can relate to how you feel about this.

Good question. The Nightmare refers to my darkened heart which was not always in such a state. It came because I've felt disdain for myself in recent years. Because I wasn't sure if I even had a sexuality at all. Now, over time, I've understood that I likely do and I am aware for what it is. In a way, I had to support myself too. But knowing what it is, I also know that it shall only remain in the philosophical realm which has darkened my heart. I am not sure if you felt the same as I have or not.

[just ignore me 86]

 

 

I am a bisexual male but i'm still in the closet to friends and family. Honestly i'm planning on tagging along with my good friend to our schools Gay Straight Alliance meeting next week in the hopes it will make me come out of my figurative shell a little and open up , wish me luck. 

 

After a month of schedualing errors, the teacher in charge not showing up, and trying to attend meetings on the wrong date i finally went to my first gay straight alliance meeting today. We saw the new GSA logo and the president asked if there were any issues with it; there were not. We voted on who should make the digital version of the logo; we voted the guy who wasn't there. Then the meeting was adjourned and we all left. Not sure what i really expected. 

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

 

After a month of schedualing errors, the teacher in charge not showing up, and trying to attend meetings on the wrong date i finally went to my first gay straight alliance meeting today. We saw the new GSA logo and the president asked if there were any issues with it; there were not. We voted on who should make the digital version of the logo; we voted the guy who wasn't there. Then the meeting was adjourned and we all left. Not sure what i really expected. 

 

Yeah, that sounds about right for a first meeting. I'm not in my school's LGBT support club for a variety of reasons but I'm secretary of a few clubs and getting administrative stuff out of the way is how a lot of clubs need to start the year.

[Le Kvlt Dawn 2,364]

I'm bisexual and I find it really annoying when people go around chanting things like "Don't be afraid to come out of the closet". Sexuality is something personal, you can't just force people to be open about it. Creating an open environment is one thing, but forcing people to come out is another. 

[MLP Moth 224]

I'm not LGBT, but I don't have a problem with them. I haven't seen anyone on here be mean to LGBT people. This is honestly the most tolerant community I've ever seen.

Of course we're tolerant, we're the most hated community on the web(bronies,pegasisters. Well us being hated the most is debatable) I am not LGBT but, I support people no matter what. You have the freedom to do what you want, it's your life. Just don't become a serial killer because you know, that's bad. I would like to know what pansexual is. Can someone tell me?

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Of course we're tolerant, we're the most hated community on the web(bronies,pegasisters. Well us being hated the most is debatable) I am not LGBT but, I support people no matter what. You have the freedom to do what you want, it's your life. Just don't become a serial killer because you know, that's bad. I would like to know what pansexual is. Can someone tell me?

 

As far I can tell, it's someone that has such equal attraction to both sides that they don't even see gender or sex as a factor in relationships. 

 

And yeah, I can see both sides of the argument on that, while I haven't see much of it either, you also have to understand that when someone is something that tends to be demonized, something that might just be a little bit rude or misguided to you or me might really dig into them deep. 

[MelancholicMemory 2,025]

Of course we're tolerant, we're the most hated community on the web(bronies,pegasisters. Well us being hated the most is debatable) I am not LGBT but, I support people no matter what. You have the freedom to do what you want, it's your life. Just don't become a serial killer because you know, that's bad. I would like to know what pansexual is. Can someone tell me?

Pansexual people do not see gender as a factor in regards to relationships. They focus almost exclusively on who they are, not what gender they are. As a result, they can often love transgender and intersex people. The difference between bisexual and pansexual people is that bisexuals are attracted to both males and females, but they may like males or females in different ways. It's a very subtle distinction.

[ASocialyAwkwardPony 299]

Pansexual people do not see gender as a factor in regards to relationships. They focus almost exclusively on who they are, not what gender they are. As a result, they can often love transgender and intersex people. The difference between bisexual and pansexual people is that bisexuals are attracted to both males and females, but they may like males or females in different ways. It's a very subtle distinction.

Can't bisexual people like transgendered people though? I mean if they go all the way in becoming the gender in body as they also are in mind, they are that gender, so even open minded straight people might be okay with that right? or?

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

I know Wikipedia and such isn't a good source for everything, but I think it said somewhere that Pansexual is like a perfect 3 on the Kinsey Scale. It's someone that doesn't have a physical preference for one gender over the other so their attraction is based on the person themselves.

Edited October 17, 2013 by Shoboni

[aoEAF2FBvC0MIo2Q 3,673]

Then you obviously haven't been much around the Debate Pit, trust me when I say this thread was made as a reaction to unpunished discrimination.

I feel really out of the loop now...  

Seriously, I've always thought of this thread as being redundant. Then again, the idea that a brony community isn't such a welcoming or forgiving place wouldn't surprise me anymore. This place isn't really bad from what I've seen so far though.

 

Honestly speaking, I used to be a homophobe myself but that was due to my own lack of proper education. Although by "homophobic" I literally mean afraid. Luckily I had been in a circle of friends who are accepting of people with other sexualities where my mom later turned out be supportive herself (dad was always silent on the matter). So I kinda had to re-think this whole homophobia thing and eventually came to the conclusion that being afraid of these people is simply irrational. Now that I think about it, I was never really homophobic in the bigoted sense. As in, when it came to lesbians, I was always apathetic since I saw them as having nothing to do with me. Just that irrational fear that gay men want to get dirty with me. Heh, what I find so ironic about this is that it's as though even I held the idea that all men are sex seeking pigs and that I cringed at the idea of being at the receiving end of it. Kinda funny now that I say it out loud.

 

But yeah, once you think of gay people as sensible human beings, the irrationality of seeing someone of the same gender flirting with you even though you're straight just because they're horny or something just doesn't make any sense.

[DusK 1,264]

In my year+ here I haven't seen one queer basher. I don't know where you're getting that from. Sure, there have been trolls but they were quickly banned.

 

Nightmare Lyre's actually more correct on this issue than you'd realize. Bigots do show up on the board on occasion, and in my own experience here, I've come to realize that bigots on this forum are actually treated better than people that speak out against them.

[FoxyCryptid 4,330]

Nightmare Lyre's actually more correct on this issue than you'd realize. Bigots do show up on the board on occasion, and in my own experience here, I've come to realize that bigots on this forum are actually treated better than people that speak out against them.

 

Depends on how the speaking out is done, I'm very vocally anti-prejudice in general and I do pretty well around here despite my big mouth and love of debating over it. You have to be firm, yet retain some level of tact and levelheadedness.  

 

Hell, some of the mods and beloved regulars are LGBT.  

Edited October 19, 2013 by Shoboni

[Le Kvlt Dawn 2,364]

 

 

Hell, some of the mods and beloved regulars are LGBT.  

I'm not exactly 100% sure, but I think Chaotic Discord and Chigens and Kay are bi. I think Artemis is asexual, I could be wrong though.