Why can’t we have Gazpacho?

I love that we can discuss our big gay families freely without judgement here Uncle, cousin, and many friends fall under the lgbtqia umbrella. If you're ever in Gloucester MA I can recommend a bed and breakfast owned by my uncle, it's right behind the Gordon's fisherman statue.

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People, I was a dancer for a million and one years.  I didn't know straight people existed until I was in my 20's. 

People, I was a dancer for a million and one years.  I didn't know straight people existed until I was in my 20's. 

Hehehhe! Exactly. And I did drum corps and musical theatre as a teenager so.......... 

People, I was a dancer for a million and one years.  I didn't know straight people existed until I was in my 20's. 

I went out and purposely made gay friends because my mom would tell me how disgusting they were.



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Pancakes!

Is that some super advanced gay thing I've never heard of?  No shame buddy, you be you!

I don't really have that many gay friends or family members.  Still, it's just basic human decency to not hate people because of who they love.

I don't really have that many gay friends or family members.  Still, it's just basic human decency to not hate people because of who they love.

Precisely.  I really don't get why some people are offended by someone else's choice of who to love...  I mean, really?  How does it affect them?

I don't really have that many gay friends or family members.  Still, it's just basic human decency to not hate people because of who they love.

one would think...it's shocking how it's not that simple to so many people.

I don't really have that many gay friends or family members.  Still, it's just basic human decency to not hate people because of who they love.

I was thinking about it, and I have determined that I don't have any gay relatives.  Quite a few friends, but nobody in my family that I can think of.

I did accept and display an ally magnet on my car back when I was in university, and my mother asked me what it meant (it was a rainbow triangle).  When I explained it to her, she looked a bit apprehensive and asked if I was gay... she looked genuinely afraid of the answer.  But then she tried to say, "It's okay if you are...!"  But I saw the look on her face.  I'm glad I turned out to be straight, and my heart goes out to people who have parents like my mother, or worse. 

My husband and I STRONGLY suspect one of my cousin’s is gay.  If he is, he hasn’t revealed it to the family. 

One of my BFF’s is gay.  What’s funny is I randomly sat next to her in an auditorium of 1100 on my first day of university.  I sat next to her and said inside my head “she’s gay”.  We quickly became good friends and after my divorce she moved in with me.  We were roommates for 4 years before I moved to Colorado.  During this time, she had a rather serious crush/disastrous relationship with a man (firefighter at that).  After I moved to Colorado I was back visiting and she said she needed to tell me something.  She said “I’m gay”. My reaction “I always knew that but then you through me off with the Jason thing”.  She said, “Really?  I’ve only just figured this out.”  Lol!  I am honoured that I was the first person she told.

Love her to bits.  She is my cat’s other Mommy.  She was the first person I called when Copper was dying. 

My cousin ( or second cousin? My mom’s cousin’s kid) is gay, his brother oh is a HUGE catholic (think him and wife are are on baby number 8?} flat out told him to NOT come around family functions because he didn’t want his kids subject to that. And the worst part Is that his parents didn’t defend him.

My mom know invites him to all her family functions (she’s always the host).

Just makes me angry!

My aunt is gay, we’ve all know it forever and my mom used to live with her before her and my dad were married. She said they used to go to gay bars all the time etc. But I never knew my aunt to bring a partner around until after my grandma passed away...so maybe she felt she couldn’t.

I would love to find a church who accepts gays. I was raised strict catholic and don’t really agree with all of the catholic values but I find myself uncomfortable at more modern non denomination churches, so I need to find a good middle ground.


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I’m Presbyterian.  We love gays!  We allow them in leadership roles and the first church in the USA to welcome gay couples to marry in the church. 

My aunt is gay, we’ve all know it forever and my mom used to live with her before her and my dad were married. She said they used to go to gay bars all the time etc. But I never knew my aunt to bring a partner around until after my grandma passed away...so maybe she felt she couldn’t.

I would love to find a church who accepts gays. I was raised strict catholic and don’t really agree with all of the catholic values but I find myself uncomfortable at more modern non denomination churches, so I need to find a good middle ground.

With my uncle, I was pretty gullible and my family always referred to his partner as his friend and roommate. It took until marriage was legal for me to realise the truth because they were that good at hiding it to an impressionable kid and then kept up the ruse for way too long.

My friend is a pastor at a unitarian church and they have a massive presence at pride and offer specific services for lgbt folks who aren't comfortable in a full service. It's pretty incredible because the church is meant to be a place everyone is welcomed with open arms, and I know many of my transitioning friends get very lonely and feel a loss of community as they go through the process.

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KFDancer, that’s funny with your friend and I so relate! My friend who just had the babies spent all of uni and years and years after trying to find a guy to have a relationship with and could never figure out why it isn’t wasn’t working.  I knew she was in denial about being gay, but I knew she was raised in a church that is definitely not accepting and she had trouble with it.  When she told me she had a met a woman and it was serious, I was like ‘Yay, you finally figured it out after all these years!’  And she was like, ‘Really? I just figured it out’ (She also left that horrible church and joined a new church where her wife has been training to be a minister)

I had my forays in uni, but I figured out that I like men best.

I've got a cousin who's gay and he's active in the LGBT group at work.  I'm not sure what to think of that though.  Should there be groups formed based on sexual stuff at work?  Where I put Mr. Johnson doesn't seem like work topic.

Tami, What is your opinion on the controversy about the women only pools at Hampstead heath?  Some women don't want to allow trans people to swim there.  And don't want trans people in rape crisis centres, domestic violence shelters etc.
It seems discriminatory to me.  You have to accept everyone as they are.  What do you think?

Tami, What is your opinion on the controversy about the women only pools at Hampstead heath?  Some women don't want to allow trans people to swim there.  And don't want trans people in rape crisis centres, domestic violence shelters etc.
It seems discriminatory to me.  You have to accept everyone as they are.  What do you think?

Not tami but I think that's discriminatory and also incredibly sad.