Gay empowerment

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

I'm empowered by my being born a Human.

I'm empowered by the very Life that has been granted me.

I'm empowered by the intellect, and talents, that my DNA has afforded me.

I'm empowered by the Luck that I was born a natural citizen of The United Sates of America.

I'm empowered by simply who I am.

That I happened to turn out being a Gay Male is only one aspect of who I am.

I might wish I would have been taller, though.

The only things that limit us are our own perceptions of how we fit into Society, and the abilities we have to make things happen. It really comes down to our own views of ourselves, and what we are willing, and able, to do.

"Gay" does not totally define, nor limit me.

Granted, that might present some challenges when interacting with others. However, as times have changed, and General Society has become more accepting, it's not quite the discreditation that it used to be.

I do not need "Gay Empowerment" since I already have "Personal Empowerment".

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Reading the OP's posting history, he is in India, or was recently from there. His perspective may well reflect an Indian gay perspective. I'd like to hear his view on how that has shaped his desire for a gay enclave.

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[sixthson]

Reading the OP's posting history, he is in India, or was recently from there. His perspective may well reflect an Indian gay perspective. I'd like to hear his view on how that has shaped his desire for a gay enclave.

I noticed that, too, and it is why I give him the space to hold the ideas he does. I can only hope he evolves over time.

Personally, I can't think of anything worse than to live in an all gay world. I wouldn't want to live in an all white world or in a world where everyone held the same political or religious views, either. Variety is the spice of life and all that jazz, you know. Besides,
what would the world be like without a few bisexuals thrown in the mix?

 

[HoodedRat]

Personally, I can't think of anything worse than to live in an all gay world. I wouldn't want to live in an all white world or in a world where everyone held the same political or religious views, either. Variety is the spice of life and all that jazz, you know. Besides, what would the world be like without a few bisexuals thrown in the mix?

I totally agree ... it may well be an old cliche but variety truly is the spice of life ... a world of dull uniformity where everyone looked the same, acted the same, and thought the same would be my idea of hell on earth. Besides, I could never leave my straight friends behind just to go and live in a gay ghetto.

 

[zoltanspawn]

... a separate country for gays...

A great big gated community, huh?

Anyway, now that you've been identified, we can begin to understand your very different ideas.

 

[rareboy]

And your user name suggests your an aging feminist with a postivie interest in the history of the working class and indigenous peoples. Unfortunately thats not true.

I think she's the professor who called him out on his bullshit and gave his paper failing grade...and to get even...he thought it would be clever to use her name on a gay porn site forum.

 

[Hotrich]

I love where I live, and that's warts and all! I would never dream of changing most of it, just to try to eradicate poverty and ill health once and for all. So no far away Island for me, and I'm glad to see the majority of people wish to continue living where they are. I feel so empowered with my life, despite being gay.
To go somewhere else would just be so destructive, an admission of some form of defeat. I do not feel defeated.
I admit, I would love to defeat this bad cold that I am suffering from, but I continue to grin and bear it, as we say in England

 

[sixthson]

I totally agree ... it may well be an old cliche but variety truly is the spice of life ... a world of dull uniformity where everyone looked the same, acted the same, and thought the same would be my idea of hell on earth.

Kind of like the Stepford Wives.

 

[rareboy]

Are there no homo gaybourhoods in Indian cities?

 

[tarallucci]

Ideally, no particular group should have more power than another.

I enjoy being comfortable with the entire human race whatever their colour, creed, sexuality, or politics.

Isolation is for losers...discontented with their choices, and with that in mind, I wish them well seeking their escape from reality.

So you are comfortable with extremists and pedophiles.

Not to say we're all winners and losers at the same time, every day.

 

[kallipolis]

^Extremists, and their ilk teach me what not to emulate.

Much like the Taoist Ying, and Yang (dark, and bright) understandings are opposing elements alive in every human person...no exceptions.

 

[zoltanspawn]

Are there no homo gaybourhoods in Indian cities?

No.

 

[rareboy]

How horrible.

I know there are clusters where the transgender males will live...but it sounds to me like this is what India really, really needs.

It would be like Bollywood on crack or steroids.

 

[NotHardUp1]

So you are comfortable with extremists and pedophiles.

If we're going to take the thread off course, let's not do it by half measures.

My best friend in college was my suite mate. We were quite different, but he was a true friend.

Years later I found out he was a pedophile. Not sure how many or what he did, but I was horrified. Yet I found out I had not stopped loving him as a person. I actually went through a bit of a grieving process. I felt betrayed in that he'd never been able to talk to me about it, to trust me. But, then again, it is huge. That doesn't make me feel less terrible for the children he harmed, but it didn't mean he stopped being a person to me. He was apparently a person very different than I had guessed.

As for extremists, say what you mean. Terrorist? OCD grammarian? Pacifist? Vegan? Your term is too vague to mean anything.

 

[Willie Boy]

I get respect when I eat stuffed cabbage.

It isn't respect. Not at all. They're just trying to get close enough to jam a cork into Uranus before the volcano erupts!

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

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[tarallucci]

NotHardUp

It was a response to his statement. I knew he meant to say that he is able to live with any type of people and not that he appreciates what they do. Just the term comfortable seemed inappropriate.

If we go with the alibi that everything is relative... then a pedophile becomes a good person, speculators, mobsters, because that's their condition and have reasons to behave so.

The word extremist has a precise meaning on the dictionary. We tend to customize too many things.

 

[eastofeden]

Ahhh...found it. I was kinda LOL a few hours after I read this thread and replied ...and now that I re-read it I see that the cultural difference explains the idea....but I wanted to ask anyway...when was the last time you spent any time in a huge group of gay men?

I think you may want to spend a little time in a "gay ghetto" or just around maybe a thousand or so gay men at once and then ask yourself if you still think it is a good idea.

Not many people want to talk about it honestly but the fact is oppressed groups of people oppress each other....

The people who originally oppressed you have you trained to ask for their approval and acceptance and I think the answer to your question about a separate society is to give yourself approval and acceptance..then you won't need one.

In other words..you have to empower yourself...

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

folkees luv enpower word
_wot a planet report card ?_
not a gurd
*no change ten"

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[pat grimshaw]

Hello their victims of discrimination.

I want to inform to you about the tremendous potential gay empowerment could have on all of us....

Whitney has some practical advice on how we can empower ourselves.

We can live without shame!

 

[FPNY]

I'm feeling a lot less empowered by our president elect. We are going to have to watch him very carefully.