Gays are weird

If you’ve made the decision to come out you can tell a couple chatty friends and let the grapevine do all the annoying coming-out-work for you. Society tends to invalidate their identity, claiming they are either “confused” or “undecided.” This harmful narrative erases their experiences and puts them in a position where they feel they must constantly prove themselves.

Key Impacts of Bisexual Erasure

• Internal conflict: Many bisexual individuals struggle with self-acceptance.
• Social isolation: They may feel excluded by both heterosexual and gay communities.
• Misrepresentation: Media often ignores bisexuality, perpetuating one-dimensional narratives.

A person’s identity is valid no matter who they date or what others think.

We consume more than nine hours of media - such as watching television or browsing the internet - every day and for many gay men, the entertainment industry is at the heart of the problem. Flamboyant. But many do! If you’re not ready for the news to break but it starts to slip out anyway you should probably bite the bullet and talk to the important people in your life ASAP.

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With their opposite sex organs and how their body is. Any gender expression is personal and great. During Pride, we celebrate all different kinds of people, including so-called ‘ugly’ people.”

She then started to speak about how she had a Pride flag hanging from her window (The sarcastic voice in my head was screaming, “Wow!

Young people may worry that their family expect them to fit into a certain box.”

With a recent survey showing 59% of LGBT+ people in the UK feel threatened by other people’s attitudes towards them and 41% of gay men saying they worry about holding their partner’s hand in public, it’s clear something needs to change.

Mike How, a 26-year-old administrator at Sony Music, didn’t start coming out to friends and family until he was 22.

Neither approach is wrong—it’s all about comfort and authenticity.

Fun Fact

Did you know that the term “drag” originated in theater, where performers wore extravagant costumes regardless of their identity? But the reality is that not everyone is going to fall into these socially acceptable categories. Do this until you decide you’re ready to come out.

It teaches you to see the world for yourself and to decide for yourself who is right and who is wrong.

Now, Besanvall lives in London and acknowledges that in many ways he personifies the “effeminate” gay stereotype, but this comes with its own difficulties. Hm. Maybe I should spend more time hanging out with my cousin Karen.

7. (Hopefully) learning to accept every part of yourself.

One of the main things growing up gay teaches you is how to accept a part of yourself that you were told was wrong/different/less than.

He didn’t fully realise he was gay until the age of 18, after seeing men he could relate to for the first time at the Sydney Mardi Gras. I agree with all of those picks and also this random celebrity I have confirmation is technically attractive. You may share those “love is love” memes every Pride month but being an ally means supporting the whole community, not just some.

We need to make room for ALL people during Pride season and every season after that.

You think gay people are choosing a lifestyle?