How's gay life in the city? (Philadelphia: design, top, baseball)

[SeventhFloor]

Originally Posted by jackswastedlife

In my home country, most people are homophobic. I haven't fully come out of the closet yet (only a few close friends know), but I'm thinking about embracing the "gay life" after moving to NYC.

Is it normal for gay guys to flirt in public? Do they give you their numbers if you strike up a conversation and there's a connection? Is most of the population open-minded?

NYC is very gay friendly. Even in the hood (which sometimes can be very close-minded) you see gay people living their life.

[luvnyc]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

Me, I would say something like,

(I'm a native Brooklynite, what can I say).....besides, every gay man, has an inner black woman.....

As a black woman I take offense to that. What are you saying? All black women have attitudes or are bitchy? Suppose I say all Greek people are lazy?

[NyWriterdude]

Originally Posted by luvnyc

As a black woman I take offense to that. What are you saying? All black women have attitudes or are bitchy? Suppose I say all Greek people are lazy?

That's exactly what he was saying. I also think he should speak for himself, not all gay men are catty.

[Kefir King]

People know I'm gay and I openly tell them so no one is going to try to
hook me up on a date with a girl or there's just certain other things I can
avoid by being open.

And nobody is going to drag you to a Mets game.

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by luvnyc

As a black woman I take offense to that. What are you saying? All black women have attitudes or are bitchy? Suppose I say all Greek people are lazy?

it wasn't meant to be offensive. It was meant that a gay man and a black woman can talk, and we get it.

we understand the phrases black women use, and we get it.

do you get that?

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by NyWriterdude

That's exactly what he was saying. I also think he should speak for himself, not all gay men are catty.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!: smack:

that's not what Im saying, and dont speak for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by nywriterdude

that's exactly what he was saying. I also think he should speak for himself, not all gay men are catty.

didn't say that either (INSERT NASTY WORD HERE)
YOU DID

[NyWriterdude]

Originally Posted by nightcrawler

it wasn't meant to be offensive. It was meant that a gay man and a black woman can talk, and we get it.

we understand the phrases black women use, and we get it.

do you get that?

Do all Black women get gay men or vice versa? No. You're sticking your foot in the mouth there as well. There was absolutely no reason to claim that you had an inner Black woman, period. You offended a Black woman in saying that, proving that there isn't this special bond between Black women and gays, certainly not any more than any other groups of people.

[nightcrawler]

Originally Posted by NyWriterdude

Do all Black women get gay men or vice versa? No. You're sticking your foot in the mouth there as well. There was absolutely no reason to claim that you had an inner Black woman, period. You offended a Black woman in saying that, proving that there isn't this special bond between Black women and gays, certainly not any more than any other groups of people.

WELL, On "Americas next Top Model", one of the men used that expression, and as a gay man, I got it, and I thought it was funny. You don't like it, tough, too bad.

so don't go and get yourself in an uproar. freedom of speech, get over it.

[30to66at55]

And here I thought all women like gay men. They can relate to them and not feel a threat.