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spinatus
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 Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: Being gay in your coutry? |
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 Although I'am not gay, I'am interested in your opinion about this subject, because being gay in my county is very TABOO!
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Ducky
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| In america its been some what accepted, most people are ok with it but a lot of religous groups are very against it. Over all its been excepted by mainstream culture but since the issue of Gay marriage was raised there's been a lot more controversy. |
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z0z0
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 HI,
Being gay in my country Oman is consider as a TABOO too  |
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ClarissaMach
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| Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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In Brazil things are more or less like America, according to what Ducky described. Of course very religious people don't approve it, but they would never do any harm to a homosexual.
Some of my best friends are gay.
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RedRose
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:21 am Post subject: |
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Gay people are living a poor life in China. here people usually can't stand them, just because they are the minority.
However, they deserve a better life in my opinion. after all, they are the same human being as us, why can't they live with their beloved partners?
Here in China, gay people dare not reveal their sex orientation. if people know they are gay, then those gay people would receive some invisible pressure from people, and that will make their lives very difficult. |
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ad-miral
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:42 am Post subject: |
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| In Germany people accept gays. And they give them so many advantages that sometimes you also want to be gay. |
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RedRose
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| ad-miral wrote: |
| In Germany people accept gays. And they give them so many advantages that sometimes you also want to be gay. |
Haha! I don't think you should become a gay just because you can receive any advantage 
Imagine: if in China, lesbians might live a rich life without working(of course, that's never gonna happen), I still wouldn't like to become a lesbian, because it's very painful for me to make out with another woman. I always prefer a man. |
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flying_pig319
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| Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:59 am Post subject: |
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| ad-miral wrote: |
| In Germany people accept gays. And they give them so many advantages that sometimes you also want to be gay. |
Really?
Gosh, I never knew that!
Yeah, in America it really varies from place to place (generally more democratic areas like New York or thereabouts will be more accepting, and places like Texas will be less accepting). Many of the religious groups still have problems with it, but I think many Americans (or most well-educated Americans) have no problem with gay people.
There are some hate-terms going around resulting from this though. If someone does something lame or stupid, you might hear someone say "that's so gay" or "he's so gay" (even if the person is not a homosexual).
It's awful. I refrain from using those terms.
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RedRose
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| Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:51 am Post subject: |
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| flying_pig319 wrote: |
| There are some hate-terms going around resulting from this though. If someone does something lame or stupid, you might hear someone say "that's so gay" or "he's so gay" (even if the person is not a homosexual).It's awful. I refrain from using those terms. |
oh? then here that's so gay actually means an insult?
Even in an open country like US, there is some kind of discrimination towards gay people, no wonder gay people can't live a good life. |
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flying_pig319
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| RedRose wrote: |
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| There are some hate-terms going around resulting from this though. If someone does something lame or stupid, you might hear someone say "that's so gay" or "he's so gay" (even if the person is not a homosexual).It's awful. I refrain from using those terms. |
oh? then here that's so gay actually means an insult?
Even in an open country like US, there is some kind of discrimination towards gay people, no wonder gay people can't live a good life. |
Yeah, it's definitely an insult.
It's really sad.
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Linh
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| Is it true that Europeans see this issue in a much opener view than Americans? e.g. gay pop bands are acceped more widely in Europe than in America (like the British band Pet Shop Boys); Some European countries have already approved gay marriage while America is still arguing on that. |
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garfield_jesse
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What would you do if a gay loved you?
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RedRose
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| garfield_jesse wrote: |
| What would you do if a gay loved you? |
then he is not a qualified gay
and he is the worst gay in the world
then I would tell him:"what's the matter with you?"  |
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ad-miral
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| Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Linh wrote: |
| Is it true that Europeans see this issue in a much opener view than Americans? e.g. gay pop bands are acceped more widely in Europe than in America (like the British band Pet Shop Boys); Some European countries have already approved gay marriage while America is still arguing on that. |
very true, but teenagers here also use "being gay" as an insult.
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Linh
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| ad-miral wrote: |
| Linh wrote: |
| Is it true that Europeans see this issue in a much opener view than Americans? e.g. gay pop bands are acceped more widely in Europe than in America (like the British band Pet Shop Boys); Some European countries have already approved gay marriage while America is still arguing on that. |
very true, but teenagers here also use "being gay" as an insult. |
Well, that's also an insult in my country  |
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