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by Deus Ignis » Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:00 am
by Borderlands of Rojava » Fri Jan 22, 2021 4:17 pm
by Borderlands of Rojava » Fri Jan 22, 2021 4:17 pm
Deus Ignis wrote:I go the 'Don't ask don't tell' policy - if you're gay I don't want to know (that's your business not mine)
by Auristania » Fri Jan 22, 2021 4:21 pm
Personally, I don't believe that there is a responsibility to come out. Too many people, famous or not, can't safely come out and their safety comes before political concerns. A better way to combat bias would be to educate people on the facts, which would be more effective and less likely to risk anyone's safety or mental health. Essentially, coming out should be a personal choice only.
by Kannap » Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:24 pm
Deus Ignis wrote:I go the 'Don't ask don't tell' policy - if you're gay I don't want to know (that's your business not mine)
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by Ors Might » Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:35 pm
by Adamede » Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:56 pm
Ors Might wrote:I’ve had bad luck during the few times I’ve tried to come out so I’ve more a less adopted a “it ain’t their business” mentality. It helps that I don’t really feel the need or a desire to be in a romantic or sexual relationship at this stage in my life.
by Destyntine » Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:59 pm
by Page » Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:22 am
Destyntine wrote:I honestly have been in many situations where I question to myself if I should tell a specific person that I am bisexual. Sometimes the best thing to do is to be picky with who I should admit this to. I know some people who would change their entire view towards me if I ‘had to’ come out to them.
Choosing who to come out to should be completely personal, and nobody should be forced to announce their preferences to the public. Why does the public even care about my preferences unless they use it as an excuse to try and shame me.
by Ifreann » Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:36 am
Those people should be honest with their partners.
by Heloin » Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:49 am
by Nevertopia » Sat Jan 23, 2021 4:46 pm
Heloin wrote:The question is wrong. In an ideal world it should be everyone else's responsibility to be supportive of people who do and understanding of people who don't. It shouldn't be anyone's responsibility to have justify themselves, even for those who are fine staying in the closet.
So the CCP won't let me be or let me be me so let me see, they tried to shut me down on CBC but it feels so empty without me.
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by A-Series-Of-Tubes » Sat Jan 23, 2021 6:39 pm
by Bombadil » Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:01 pm
ArranVidLand wrote:Rachel Maddow is wrong, and she is a bit of an annoying person too. We straight people don't have a 'responsibility' to announce to everybody we meet and to say to the cameras "I'm straight" so it would be unfair for gay people to be told that they have a 'responsibility' as Rachel puts it. If any gay person doesn't want to reveal their sexuality then that's fine.
by Adamede » Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:55 pm
Nevertopia wrote:Heloin wrote:The question is wrong. In an ideal world it should be everyone else's responsibility to be supportive of people who do and understanding of people who don't. It shouldn't be anyone's responsibility to have justify themselves, even for those who are fine staying in the closet.
youre wrong the question is right, we dont live in an ideal world.
by Heloin » Sat Jan 23, 2021 7:58 pm
Nevertopia wrote:Heloin wrote:The question is wrong. In an ideal world it should be everyone else's responsibility to be supportive of people who do and understanding of people who don't. It shouldn't be anyone's responsibility to have justify themselves, even for those who are fine staying in the closet.
youre wrong the question is right, we dont live in an ideal world.
by Geneviev » Sat Jan 23, 2021 9:12 pm
Bombadil wrote:ArranVidLand wrote:Rachel Maddow is wrong, and she is a bit of an annoying person too. We straight people don't have a 'responsibility' to announce to everybody we meet and to say to the cameras "I'm straight" so it would be unfair for gay people to be told that they have a 'responsibility' as Rachel puts it. If any gay person doesn't want to reveal their sexuality then that's fine.
Well there's no issue with announcing you're straight, no one would bat an eyelid. This should be the same case being gay, it shouldn't have to be a thing to come out because it shouldn't be an issue.
So I'm going against the grain of this thread to say it is a responsibility but that doesn't mean it's not a choice. I wouldn't begrudge anyone for not taking that choice but, for me, the very hiding of one's sexuality is to feel it's wrong. It's not, and that feeling shouldn't be present and I would feel that if more people were entirely casual about mentioning their sexuality then it would become more normalised.
by Farnhamia » Sat Jan 23, 2021 10:25 pm
Farnhamia wrote:What Maddow said ...1. Gay people — generally speaking — have a responsibility to our own community and to future generations of gay people to come out, if and when we feel that we can.
2. We should all get to decide for ourselves the “if and when we feel that we can” part of that.
3. Closeted people should reasonably expect to be outed by other gay people if (and only if) they prey on the gay community in public, but are secretly gay themselves.
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