How much Homophobia do you suffer on a regular basis?

[BritBoy1989]

Just wondering- thought this might spark up some discussion if people share stories, etc as well as be interesting to see whether it has decreased much (if any) in recent years. Thanks for replies in advance!

 

[HoodedRat]

None.
......

 

[gsdx]

I can't say that I've ever experienced it.

 

[rickycub87]

Not really much anymore. I am so thankful I'm past that shit because I dealt with it for YEARS from my dad's side of the family. Now that they're pretty much not in my life anymore I feel pretty good about the fact that I don't have to hear from them anymore. My friends are supportive and I think the closest to homophobia I come anymore is hearing it in the media.

 

[MoufOfKhaos]

Either none at all, or it's so little that it's like a black speck on a white shirt.

 

[SLOPPYSECONDS]

Just wondering- thought this might spark up some discussion if people share stories, etc as well as be interesting to see whether it has decreased much (if any) in recent years. Thanks for replies in advance!

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from creatures livin on earth

thankyou

 

[Scottyboi]

Haven't experienced it since high school. At least not in the malevolent kinda way (people might say "that's so gay" around me but i mean come on, w/e on that)

people don't tend to insult the 6'4" muscular guy

 

[ManLicker]

Got it all the time at work in the early 80's - until the guy I worked my ass of for put two and two together. Of course, when he got a gay boss he had an incentive to fly right.

 

[Ninja108]

Not a lot...have to see if that changes when we move into our new house.

 

[Anders123]

More than I had anticipated I would.

Though, the phrase 'regular basis' puts it into question. I think that once I've completely removed certain people from my life, the occurrences of homophobia will not be so regular.

I've cited stories on these very boards in the past, and that's where I'd rather keep them. Troubles always seem to be less troublesome when you stop talking about them all the time.

 

[BostonPirate]

I don't suffer homophobia, anymore than I suffer the fools who are homophobes

I either talk back to it, or I report it to the police.

 

[undisclosed1234]

None, but to be fair where I stick my dick isn't really as defining of a trait for me as it is for other people in the area so y'know, I guess it's not as easy to tell. I had to tell my really good friend four times before she believed that I also liked guys.

I told an old high school friend a while back and he sort of freaked out, not that I hook up with guys but that I sucked dick ("I always thought you just got blown, not the other way around"). That was funny.

Moving south to Texas now so I guess we'll see.

 

[yummylongsword]

I have to say I haven't ever experienced homophobia. I'm pretty sure I could deal with it from a complete stranger (not that I'm sure how a stranger would know I was gay unless I was making out with my BF or something), but I'm afraid some of my extended family might react badly... I'm not completely out to a lot of them yet.

 

[LilBit]

Very little. It was pretty bad when I was living in Delaware, but I've had very few problems with homophobia in North Carolina.

 

[nondescript]

someone I don't know sent me a text message today saying "hey fag"... I guess that is homophobia..?

 

[MentalFirewall]

On a regular basis? Just people in my class that aren't close to me calling each other fags for comical effect.

Extraordinarily (like, once a month, tops), there'll be someone who laughs at me in the street, but that's become moot ever since I got addicted to listening to music in the street with my headphones all day. If I can't hear you, you can't reach me with evil, evil words xD

 

[FanofFiction]

I see homophobia so infrequently that I couldn't even call it a regular basis. Once a month maybe? Not even that.

 

[FanofFiction]

Time to move perhaps, Travis?

 

[BlackAdam13]

Good topic!

I have to say less and less as I get older. I received the most abuse when I was young (between 6 and 15)...mostly before I even knew what being gay was. It's kinda fucked up, but the only people who ever made fun of me (or threatened me) for being "different" were my black male peers, including my own cousins. I don't think I ever really got over that one. It's probably why I tend to give black guys a wide berth to this day.

No one else ever gave me shit...at least not to my face. I was known as a mean child, with a mouth that could reduce just about anyone to tears so everyone else generally left me alone out of fear of being torn down. The irony here is that I only ever did that when I was attacked first to defend myself...

Being slight framed and unathletic as a child, I was called every gay insult under the sun at the time by my immediate peers until I was about 16. It was only until I could outrun and/or outjump most of them and proved to be good at the sports I played did that stop.

These days, no one gives me grief about my sexuality. It's a non-issue. The people that know me well treat me like any other guy. I could give a fuck about randoms. What they think doesn't matter in the slightest. Unsurprisingly, while I'm still generally distant from people, I'm not mean anymore either.

 

[giorgiobaby]

great question actually, when I was much younger in the early 80's it would happen from time to time. Now hardly ever. I'm an average sized man 5'11 200 lbs and I think it's enough of a deterrent to keep people from trying anything. I live in a small town, but have enough of a reputation for not taking crap from anyone. I'm scrappy and not scared to call someone out if they have the nerve to say something derogatory to me concerning my sexuality. It doesn't hurt that I'm heavily tattooed and have a shaved head and look just mean if you mess with me. I have stepped in when I've seen men picking on small gay men (why always the small ones?). I like to think that it's getting better, even if only in my small part of the world.