I'm rather surprised how many people don't know any gays
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« Reply #50 on: May 31, 2009, 08:19:42 AM »

that would depend on whether Brittain is a good catch or not Cheesy

Speaking from past experience as a single man, my awkwardness did not depend on whether she was a good catch or not.
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« Reply #51 on: May 31, 2009, 10:06:54 PM »

oh i know lots of them. but i know few straights.
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« Reply #52 on: June 01, 2009, 07:56:44 AM »
« Edited: June 01, 2009, 07:58:47 AM by brittain33 »

Curious... would that be more comfortable or less comfortable for men you interact with who are gay? That is, uncomfortable as in "potential romantic interest", or comfortable as in "not awkward about emotions, etc."?

Comfortable. If they're uncomfortable on the off chance that there's some sexual tension there, that's very different from straight men being uncomfortable with my being gay. I rarely pick up on the latter, primarily because most men are good at hiding it and behaving with common courtesy.

There's some more I could say here about how this works, but discretion is kicking in. Wink
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« Reply #53 on: June 01, 2009, 09:45:01 AM »

If people don't want to see you as gay, they're not going to see you (or anyone else they know) as gay.
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« Reply #54 on: June 03, 2009, 05:06:06 PM »

I'm not surprised by this. Besides myself I didn't get to know any (openly) gay people until two years ago. (Nowadays I know almost as many as I know straights)  We moved from a small town to a bigger city which made all the difference. Also I have observed that several slightly homophobic friends and relatives have become more positive towards homosexuality after me and other friends have come out to them. My Grandma might still not approve of same-sex marriage but at least she doesn't compare us to pedophiles anylonger.

Also if someone would teach me how to gaydar I'd be happy. I had a crush on a guy for several months but I was convinced he was completely straight so I never did anything about it. Two months ago he came out...   
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