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Post by Bobinator on May 30, 2013 23:41:08 GMT -5
So, yeah, I've thought of making a thread like this for a while. There's a few reasons I haven't, really. I'm worried about it looking like a grab for attention, or worried about a bad response, or... anything like that. But I'm gonna give it a shot, and hopefully it'll go pretty well. Hopefully we can all be mature about this, right? :V
So, yeah, I've told a rare few people on the forum and IRC, but... well, I guess I could pretty much consider myself gay. Or at the very least, bi with a very strong male preference. Unfortunately, since it's Alabama, it's not really a thing I talk about, so maybe if I ever get myself out of this state, I can start worrying about it less. Dunno when that'll be, but I've got plans to move somewhere up north once I get some money.
Anyway, that's it from me. Hopefully if we've got any other LBGT members, or people who aren't, but feel like talking anyway, go ahead!
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 0:13:22 GMT -5
It was very brave of you to open yourself up like this to the community as a whole. Hope you're able to move to somewhere more enlightened soon.
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Post by Weasel on May 31, 2013 1:01:51 GMT -5
I've said it a few times and it bears repeating: whatever you do with your life, whatever your preferences and tastes are, I've got no problem with it. Your tastes do not make my life any lesser, just as mine do not do the same to yours. And from having spoken to you in the past, you don't seem like the sort of person who would take someone to task over what essentially amounts to a difference in opinion, so you're cool in my book.
Most of the LGBT community that I've had the pleasure of meeting (mostly online, but some IRL as well) are generally pretty cool about not trying to "pick up" people who aren't interested in that sort of thing. I really don't see any reason why I should look down on the LGBT community, since there is zero logical basis to tell me I should do otherwise. They're all people just like the rest of the world; they just like different stuff.
So yeah. Keep on keepin' on, and all that.
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on May 31, 2013 4:47:41 GMT -5
Human sexuality comes in innumerable configurations, because human beings are intelligent and complex. For me, this is not a political opinion: it's a fact of life. Zero reason to fret about it. I would also tend to say you should move to a more enlightened place; but since I'm Swiss, I know nada about lgbt-friendly american cities. Kudos for the testicular fortitude needed to start such a thread anyway!
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Post by Bobinator on May 31, 2013 5:50:12 GMT -5
I really didn't mean to make this a thread about coming out, as much as it looked at it. That was more of a segue more than anything, something to just get the topic going. I mean, I find it hard to believe I'm the only one on the forum, but I guess it's technically possible!
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Post by Colonel Kurtz on May 31, 2013 7:18:53 GMT -5
oh, my post was not a reaction to a pseudo coming out. It was more of a general point of view on the subject in general.
PS: The laws of probability dictate that it is simply impossible that there would not be a single other person asking themselves the same question. Do they want to discuss this on this here retro-gaming forum? My guess is: No. Never. Not the place.
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Post by TheChosen on May 31, 2013 8:12:06 GMT -5
Got zero problems with other persons sexual preferences. Whatever rocks your boat and all that. I feel like sometimes people assume that I have something against LGBT community since Im sort of a devout Christian, but as a kid I was taught "Love thy neighbor" instead of hating people for their sexuality and I'm gonna stick with that.
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Post by susanismyalias on May 31, 2013 9:43:22 GMT -5
I really didn't mean to make this a thread about coming out, as much as it looked at it. That was more of a segue more than anything, something to just get the topic going. I mean, I find it hard to believe I'm the only one on the forum, but I guess it's technically possible! I don't think anyone in the community knows, since it's a relatively recent thing for me to be open about, but I'm bi lol u r not alone
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 11:18:39 GMT -5
Thanks for being open about that, Susan. Have you been able to tell any of your family or IRL friends about that side of yourself?
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Post by susanismyalias on May 31, 2013 11:31:27 GMT -5
Yeah i told my bro and a few friends and everyone was really cool with it. Which isn't too surprising given the liberal nature of populated Oregon, but it was good to have it go over well.
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Post by Allie on May 31, 2013 13:00:47 GMT -5
I've always been the type of person who doesn't really care one way or the other (mainly because of my aversion to monolithic identity blocks), and I've only recently found out that that is considered an offensive viewpoint to have...
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 13:04:15 GMT -5
Are you saying you don't care if someone's gay or not? Hard to see how that could be offensive. Really, the inverse would be more worthy of spite.
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Post by Bobinator on May 31, 2013 13:08:23 GMT -5
Yeah i told my bro and a few friends and everyone was really cool with it. Which isn't too surprising given the liberal nature of populated Oregon, but it was good to have it go over well. Oh, huh, I actually honestly had no idea. That's cool, though! Thanks for posting in the thread, I feel way less awkward about this whole thing, now. :V Glad everything's going well for you on your end, too!
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Post by Allie on May 31, 2013 14:00:03 GMT -5
Are you saying you don't care if someone's gay or not? Hard to see how that could be offensive. Really, the inverse would be more worthy of spite. I just had this discussion with someone the other day, and his position was basically the "If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem" cliché. That in his opinion, it's "not enough" to not care what someone's sexuality is. He feels like if you're not actively advocating, then you're implicitly enabling the other side. I can't fall in line with that.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 14:27:29 GMT -5
It's incredibly difficult to get someone to truly care about an issue that doesn't directly affect themselves. It's enough in my opinion if they simply do not actively wish to hurt said cause.
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