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Post by PurplySparkleyJoey on Sept 26, 2002 8:53:14 GMT -5
Same again chucks ... only this is the girly vertion!! check out this top web site if you fancy a look at where i got some of the ideas from gold-star lesbian
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Post by Taz on Sept 26, 2002 16:28:39 GMT -5
well err I'm Taz!!! or if your my family it Tara!!
err do people really say hi there im lesbian!!
or hi i'm gay!
hello I'm bi nice to meet you!
really!! well anyway I'm Taz so thats thats!! PMSL
love and stuff
TAZ XXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Post by OnlyMe on Sept 27, 2002 5:10:16 GMT -5
I don't consider myself to be lesbian, bi, gay or whatever. I can't help the ppl I fall in love with, so who know's I could fall in love with a bloke in the future...(doubtful but could happen!) So then what would I call myself?? I don't want to be stuck with a label on me, cus things change in life....who knows where we'll end up! I just don't want to close doors and set limits yet  LOL i dont make any sense! ......shuttin up now! lov ya xxxxxxxxx |
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Post by Funky-Fran on Sept 28, 2002 7:59:10 GMT -5
if i had to I would us gay, as i often do.
Lesbian doesnt seem to be a favorate word of mine
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Post by PurplySparkleyJoey on Sept 29, 2002 18:50:38 GMT -5
humm ... i have to agree .. i would always say im Gay. Lesbian is a funny word really!! And i personally find it a little more offencive and i only use it when i have to. Dyke i think is FUNNY!!
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Post by Fraggle on Jan 28, 2003 23:13:53 GMT -5
I'd pick gay-less sylables, I also don't mind dyke or queer. I also hate lesbian, probably cause the word makes me think of some straight mans view of what a lesbian is, and it just has too many connotations. Lesbian=sex,very *friendly* person,blonde,bimbo etc
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Post by freewheeler on Jan 29, 2003 14:42:33 GMT -5
I voted other, coz it depends on who I'm talking to.
My favourite is probably Gay, or Dyke, tho the first one can get ppl confused due to my name (George/Georgie) and boyish appearance, and coz most ppl still think Gay is only for men.
Dyke, now that I like, it sounds strong and proud. Queer is pretty good too, but not a lot of ppl understand it. The older ppl in my 'hood still use it in the old sense of the word.
One said to me once,
"ooooooh, yunno, there's some queer folk in Derbyshire <our> St., aren't there?" in complete innocence!, so I replied (doing my best to stifle a laugh),
"Certainly are Mrs ---, certainly are!" (thinking of myself, and my gay neighbour)
Lesbian is my least favourite. Tho I still often use it, to prevent misunderstanding. I agree that it does have some negative connotations...e.g "lesbo action" type hotlines/vdos. But, so do all of them, I reckon.
I think a lot depends on who's mouth they're coming out (no pun intended) of.
If I think that the person is meaning to be respectful, then I'll not make a stink about tem using the "wrong" word. Though if they persist, then I might quietly "correct" them.
What do other GLAD members do when they feel that someone is addressing them with th wrong term?
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Post by PurplySparkleyJoey on Feb 2, 2003 19:52:15 GMT -5
Gorgie ... you always come up with something good to say!!! I think your right about the situation thing ... i use lesbian/gay/dyke where i feel aproprate .. i guess you have to learn to read people a little bit and work out what they will understand or deem acceptable  |
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Post by Fraggle on Feb 8, 2003 2:24:05 GMT -5
I voted other, coz it depends on who I'm talking to. Queer is pretty good too, but not a lot of ppl understand it. The older ppl in my 'hood still use it in the old sense of the word. One said to me once, "ooooooh, yunno, there's some queer folk in Derbyshire <our> St., aren't there?" in complete innocence!, so I replied (doing my best to stifle a laugh), "Certainly are Mrs ---, certainly are!" (thinking of myself, and my gay neighbour) Awww Straight people can be soooo cute ;D |
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