I really wish that Lesbians weren't perceived better than gay men. Gay guys deserve as much acceptance as gay women.

It's always kind of seemed the opposite to me though. That gay men are more accepted than gay women.

Gay men are assumed to be nice guys, with great style. And gay women are short haired, man hating, ugly dikes(for lack of a better term).

Yeah, that's exactly it!

My best friend is gay, and i also have a friend whos lesbian. With the lesbian, asoon as she told me i felt nothing, i kinda already knew, so it wasn't a big deal, i even find it kinda cool, we play this game where we rate women that walk past (yes we get really bored), its a laugh.

With the guy, i was kinda freaked out, it was a huge bomb to drop because he acted like the straighest guy in the world. I think it was made worse by the fact he said he loved me. I thought our friendship was over. It was weird and awkward at first, but now (6 months on) im really comfortable with him again and we're even closer than before.

He is still the topic of ridcule and jokes, but most of it is light hearted and hes generally accepted by everyone.

I think, as mentioned before, that straight guys seem to think that because their gay their going to fancy every man and try and jump into bed with them. Also, tehy may be questioning their own sexuality, and not coming to terms with it, so taking it out on gays instead.

Lesbians are generally more accpeted by guys cos they find the thought of girl on girl action hot. Girls seem to be more socially accepting of difference than guys (whether it be pshysical, sexual orientation, religion), because men have to be "macho".

homophobia is a lot worse than its cause would suggest for this reason: When gays are frowned upon (to put it lightly), they stay in the closet so they can seem normal. then the gay community seems smaller, so more people think that they don't associate with gays (when really their friends are in the closet). And if someone doesnt associate with certain types of people, they wont feel the need to respect them. so they get more homophobic and more people stay in the closet.

So with that going on only people who dont care what other people think of them (and so are considered weird by most people) are the only gays that people notice, giving gays a reputation of being very different from "normal" people. This also causes more people to be in the closet, and the process repeats.

so maybe the solution is for closet gays who seem straight to their friends to casually come out of the closet as if its no big deal (unless their friends are really homophobic), and people will start to see that anyone could be gay and wouldnt be so discriminate.

Because one has boobs and the other doesn't?

if you wanna rim punch some guy, so be it. those that don't understand, don't know how to act, i've had mates who were a bit fruity, nevertheless good people.

smack someone sideways, you won't get treated like a nancy no more.

My school must be out of the norm.... Pretty much no one is made fun of for being gay/lesbian/bi.

Random note: As one of my friends pointed out once, she loves hanging out with gay guys, because then she can practice her flirting on them, and not only do they not care, they won't retaliate.

I suppose my school is normal.
Word got out that a girl was bi, and she changed schools just because of all the ridicule and hatred she got. She became depressed, started cutting herself, drinking and smoking. She overdoses on prescription drugs. She's only 14 years old now. Its sad.
Also, a guy who most people thought to just be metrosexual has a crush on arguably the most homophobic guy in the school. I just hope that it doesn't get out, for his own sake. He also struggles with depression and bulimia. It's terrible.

They are not.

Well, you do live in the Pacific Northwest. I think something in the water must make you guys a little different.

:p Gee, thanks!

i think its because guys think lesbians are hot etc and because when most people think of gay men having sex etc they think of anal sex and stuff which is still seen as taboo by many....mainly i think its just ignorance

Aw thanks

He's after sex thats all

I would never judge gays.
However i do find it disgusting myself, probably because two men seems less natural than two women together, TO ME.
Dunno why but i feel that gays push it a bit too much

Any form of homosexuality is disguating and unnatural.
So unlike the average bloke who is a hypocrite, i however am not.

I dont dislike gays aslong as they aint camp around me. That really is annoying, campness. If someone takes the piss out of you for being gay dont get all weird and react like a girl it just instigates further harassment.

Gotta disagree about the average bloke being a hypocrit. Those who hate gays are NOT just insecure about their sexuality. That's just some crap made up by homosexuals to use for some way to insult them back. And when people say that it only enrages me.

In short, dont act camp and i have no problem.

Couldnt agree more on this part.

there are some really gay kids at my school
they wear girls clothes and bags and such
no one really makes fun of them