Homo/Bisexuality in your Hometown

[Alex_3869]

Hello everyone.
I am wondering how people react to homo/bisexuality in your area. Where I used to live it was very bad, but now that I am in a bigger city they seem more accepting of it.

[Twilly F. Sniper]

Depends on how well they know them. Like everyone excepts mine. But not the sexualities of other LGBT.
To add, I'm one of the only non-closet LGBT where I live.

[teen.jpg]

I don't really tell anyone.

[lijrobert]

I may live in Alabama, but the people in my town are moderate as far as Alabama is concerned. They don't like gay people, but they don't speak out heavily against them and they wouldn't kill a gay person.

[1_21Guns]

I live in quite a small village, seems to be a case of nobody actively protests against it but because it is quite an old fashioned place I'm assuming some residents could be more welcoming of it shall we say.

[Alex_3869]

I may live in Alabama, but the people in my town are moderate as far as Alabama is concerned. They don't like gay people, but they don't speak out heavily against them and they wouldn't kill a gay person.

It's hard to believe that killing actually does happen. Thanks for responding

[Pittsburgh]

I think people are probably more critical in a smaller town

[Alex_3869]

I think people are probably more critical in a smaller town

That's how people felt about gay/bi in my old town. It was quite small.

[Saxophone 44]

I live in Portland...

[Blood]

I used to live in New Orleans. We're very accepting to homosexuality. But i've recently moved to a much, much smaller town and I can't look at another girl without being called a fag/whore/dyke.

[Syvelocin]

In my hometown? Most are Cons, so not bad. Where I am now? It's like gay people paradise here. Moving was the best choice of my life. You see gay couples just on the street every day, students with gay pride bracelets in my classes, everyone acts so normal when you use the "girlfriend" word. With the exclusion of the occasional stink-eyes on the bus, this is the most accepting town I've ever been in.

Really, US should be entirely made up of liberal college towns.

[Lovelife090994]

I live in the city and we have one of America's first gay mayor, Houston, Texas' own Anise Parker.

It's mixed though the view on sexuality period regardless of what you are.

The ethnic and religious groups generally oppose homosexuality yet you never hear of any protests, but we do have a predeminately homosexual neighborhood, in fact many open homosexual Houstonians make a lot of money and run the city, so Montrose the aforementioned neighborhood is a nice and lively area.

Me? I am from Dayton, Ohio, a small city, it is a city with a nice relaxed town atmosphere and because Ohio is predominately conservative generally Ohioans are not the most open to homosexuality either but unlike the South it is mainly looked at as a shock but then ignored.

[Alex_3869]

I live in the city and we have one of America's first gay mayor, Houston, Texas' own Anise Parker.

It's mixed though the view on sexuality period regardless of what you are.

The ethnic and religious groups generally oppose homosexuality yet you never hear of any protests, but we do have a predeminately homosexual neighborhood, in fact many open homosexual Houstonians make a lot of money and run the city, so Montrose the aforementioned neighborhood is a nice and lively area.

Me? I am from Dayton, Ohio, a small city, it is a city with a nice relaxed town atmosphere and because Ohio is predominately conservative generally Ohioans are not the most open to homosexuality either but unlike the South it is mainly looked at as a shock but then ignored.

I used to live in Ohio and I still go there quite a lot because of family. Same thing with Michigan. Very conservative. In school three was a transsexual and like he(her now) was the talk of the town for like three years.
He was the only gay kid (out) in our class. Even I there were others they wouldn't have come out because they saw the ridicule for three years

[LiamC]

I know two girls who are bisexual, that's it... I'm not fully out so I can't exactly comment, all my friends are fine with it though so in my experience my town is fine!

[justin 13]

well Im not out, im surrounded bu homophobic people and my school is catholic, and my Dad is very conservative, so I rather stay put in my str8 role.

[Laquifa]

BAHAHAHA not here.

[kylem1229]

Its a mix around here. Some are ok, while others arent.

[steellord321]

It's really bad here, so bad i transferred schools. Small towns are just shitty all around but especially if gay.

[Magnus Bane]

some are very nonsupporting and yet others can surprise you when you think they wont

[sqishy]

I'm the only person I know who is not straight in the town where my school is. How everyone will react when I do eventually come out is unknown. I have a lot of optimism and motivation, but I know that there will be at least a few who will take this as a problem at the least. So I really don't know.
I can only dive in, everything's for speculation and there's not much evidence to go either way.

[mwahablablah634]

I live in the midwest so its mixed. The older people don't like it but the younger people like 20s-30s i think do. Just depends they might just act like they support it so you won't get mad or something i dunno

[Omgtheykilledkenny]

I have moved around quite a lot but have have to say I haven't yet met a person who has had a problem with gay or bi people. Most people I have met believe in equal rights and all that jazz so everything's all right.

[LouBerry]

I live in a really little town. It is very much not accepted here. It's like, Satan might kill your children if you even think about it. It's really stupid.

[Alex_3869]

I live in a really little town. It is very much not accepted here. It's like, Satan might kill your children if you even think about it. It's really stupid.

That's how it was near me.

[LouBerry]

That's how it was near me.

It's really a horrible situation.

[Alex_3869]

It's really a horrible situation.

Yeah, I can only imagine how the trans at my school had been going through. And it was for three years. People can be so cruel

[Luminous]

I live in a pretty big city, the second biggest in New England actually (Boston being the first biggest, NY is not part of New England). So there are many different opinions and depending where you are it is most likely accepted, but it really varies. I haven't really told anyone though.

[Elysium]

It's a normal thing here. People don't treat it any differently. I grew up with a lesbian couple for neighbors (and their son, cute kid); my aunt has been friends with a gay couple for as long as I can remember; my elementary school librarian was openly lesbian; my French teacher is openly gay. I've seen same sex couples holding hands in public. Those are just a few examples.

[Lovelife090994]

I live in a really little town. It is very much not accepted here. It's like, Satan might kill your children if you even think about it. It's really stupid.

Congrats on being a moderator! My family's views. "If you are gay then you are gay but I have to go to the word with you on that one." In short we don't like homosexuality and the like but we will not judge you but since so many homosexuals do not associate with people who think that way or whom are Christian (in my area definitely).

[ksdnfkfr]

I live in a pretty liberal big city.

[lukene]

Well I live in a small town and I'm not really in touch with the school community except for the people I sit with and in my classes, all the girls I know are fine with it, a pretty big selection of the guys aren't but most of the ones that are I couldn't really care less about. I know I would get shit off heaps of people but I would have heaps of support as well. One of the main reasons I'm not out is one of my best friends is totally against it, and I know she isn't a true friends if she can't accept me but it still sucks because I love her...

[Saint of Sinners]

Well, here in singapore, people don't usually discuss homosexuality/bisexuality much. In fact, there's quite a lot of homophobic attitudes here due to traditional asian conservetism and various relegious reasons. Most of the LGBT comunity remain closetted, although there are a few brave souls

I'm pretty much the only pro-LGBT guy in my school:(

[Rexster]

where i live if your aren't str8, then you are in danger. serious bullying, and i've even heard of guys getting beat up at school just because someone thought they were gay. so i would never tell anyone here. especially my bros or dad.

[HEN_iP]

Fairly open and welcome over here :)

[NikosamA98]

I live in the biggest City of my country and you can see gay people everywhere. Though Venezuela as many other Latin American countries are pretty conservative and religious, homosexuality is being accepted more and more. You can see gay activists on tv at least twice a year and there are pretty huge manifestations and gay marches (the last one happens once a year).

Now at school is totally different. Teens are mostly homophobic here. Homophobia and bullying is most seen in schools for the low class teens. Thankfully my school is,not one of those and there's no bullying at all and there's no fixation on gay people (there's just one kid and teen guys were bad to him on 5th and 6th grade but then everybody supported him). I'm planning to come out this year so im going to know on first hand how it really is. Wish me luck! :B

[Alex_3869]

I live in the biggest City of my country and you can see gay people everywhere. Though Venezuela as many other Latin American countries are pretty conservative and religious, homosexuality is being accepted more and more. You can see gay activists on tv at least twice a year and there are pretty huge manifestations and gay marches (the last one happens once a year).

Now at school is totally different. Teens are mostly homophobic here. Homophobia and bullying is most seen in schools for the low class teens. Thankfully my school is,not one of those and there's no bullying at all and there's no fixation on gay people (there's just one kid and teen guys were bad to him on 5th and 6th grade but then everybody supported him). I'm planning to come out this year so im going to know on first hand how it really is. Wish me luck! :B
Good luck!!! :yes:

[Plasma]

Hello everyone.
I am wondering how people react to homo/bisexuality in your area. Where I used to live it was very bad, but now that I am in a bigger city they seem more accepting of it.

In my town you don't see it often, but when you do, it is often frowned upon, and made fun of. It's a shame, really.

[Hypers]

Where i live its terrible. Its scary.

[lyriclover]

Well I've gotten death threats. I mean, not like the principle at school cared when I told him but meh. I think I'm the only openly homosexual person in my school, and I can see why. The only horrible part is where I live, it shouldn't be like this. I live in a small town in Western NY. I mean, yeah I can get married someday, if I can survive the school system, and the town. I lost friends because parents told their kids not to go near me. These kids are 15 and still listened to their parents. I'm basically shunned by 95% of the straight people at school, but a lot of people that are mostly in the closet hang out with me.

[AbyssalLight7]

In my town there was this one bisexual guy and word got out (school halls can be tight packed sometimes) and he bumped into someone and next thing you know there's rumors everywhere that he tried to finger the guy's ass, he got picked on a lot and left the school for a neighboring town and last I herd he dyed his hair black, wears only black, and probably cuts himself, so ya not-strait males get chewed up and spit out by society in my towns school, so no other guy has ever let if they weren't strait, I know like 4 girls who are bi/lesbian and they seem to get along socially fine (only 2 are open about it)

[Ryhanna]

Eh, my town's okay. There are very few openly gay or bisexual people here, so it's quite hard to judge whether or not it's really accepted. I know a lot of young people are very supportive of their gay friends here.

Teenage boys, though... A lot of them are very uncomfortable with themselves here, I think.

[Wyatt 13]

I never heard anything about gays here. Just my friends making jokes that's it.