LGBT: Would you consider being LGBT a culture,?
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as in a way of living?
The reason I ask is because there's a multi-cultural event going on at my school, and the GSA is thinking about proposing a booth idea. At this event, people take on a booth, and label on a country - cook their kind of food, educate people on the culture in that country, etc. - whereas, I questioned what food is LGBT, etc.
So in considering this, if you do think it is a way of living, how has living a bi(tri, quad, etc.)-cultural life affected you overall?
TIA for your answers.
The reason I ask is because there's a multi-cultural event going on at my school, and the GSA is thinking about proposing a booth idea. At this event, people take on a booth, and label on a country - cook their kind of food, educate people on the culture in that country, etc. - whereas, I questioned what food is LGBT, etc.
So in considering this, if you do think it is a way of living, how has living a bi(tri, quad, etc.)-cultural life affected you overall?
TIA for your answers.
Get out of my head!!
I was just thinking this SAME thing. Good gravy - how odd.
Yes, I think it is a culture. I was thinking about it this way - if you were to wake up one morning and were straight - what about you would change? Would your style or fashion sense change? Would you mannerisms change or the inflection in your speech? Would you views of the world, religion, politics, civil rights, etc...change? Would your morals change?
We have our own outlook on life and issues. We see beauty in things most people take for granted. We have a more tuned senses that allow us to take a greater appreciation for music, art, sciences, etc. And, what I find the most amusing about all of this - is that we all reach that level (or close to it) all on our own. We didn't grow up with it around us - but we still became part of it. Like there's this cosmic link we all have to some unknown heritage we all share.
It has effected me by giving me a sense of community and belonging. Since we share many views and ideals, it's comforting to know that we are not all alone out there is the big bad world of heteros....lol...It has made me a stronger and more out spoken person - not just for LGBT issues, but for human rights overall.
Gay food - the only one I can honesty think of is quiche.
Great - now I'm hungry.
I was just thinking this SAME thing. Good gravy - how odd.
Yes, I think it is a culture. I was thinking about it this way - if you were to wake up one morning and were straight - what about you would change? Would your style or fashion sense change? Would you mannerisms change or the inflection in your speech? Would you views of the world, religion, politics, civil rights, etc...change? Would your morals change?
We have our own outlook on life and issues. We see beauty in things most people take for granted. We have a more tuned senses that allow us to take a greater appreciation for music, art, sciences, etc. And, what I find the most amusing about all of this - is that we all reach that level (or close to it) all on our own. We didn't grow up with it around us - but we still became part of it. Like there's this cosmic link we all have to some unknown heritage we all share.
It has effected me by giving me a sense of community and belonging. Since we share many views and ideals, it's comforting to know that we are not all alone out there is the big bad world of heteros....lol...It has made me a stronger and more out spoken person - not just for LGBT issues, but for human rights overall.
Gay food - the only one I can honesty think of is quiche.
Great - now I'm hungry.
♀Redheaded Sunshine☼
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I guess some people could consider it a way of living or culture. I mean it is different in what we face from some people day to day. But it's not like we have different holidays or food or anything like that. Well except Pride week.
It affects me not so much day to day, but when we go places we can be forced to deal with looks or discrimination. In looking for a house, we have to be treated like roommates rather than partners because we can't legally get married in our state. So we have to sign 2 leases etc. It's not big things, but it's annoying.
It affects me not so much day to day, but when we go places we can be forced to deal with looks or discrimination. In looking for a house, we have to be treated like roommates rather than partners because we can't legally get married in our state. So we have to sign 2 leases etc. It's not big things, but it's annoying.
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miss.curi0us(:
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it is a way of living, so yes i would consider it a culture, 
Nope. I guess it could be considered a community because of society's categorizing and negative attitudes to LGBT people and therefore tend to gravitate towards each other - especially to resist unfairness and discrimination. But it's not a culture. LGBT people live their lives in a plethora of ways - just as non-LGBT people do. The view that an LGBT culture exists suggests that LGBT people are a group of 'different' people, and puts more of a stigma on us.
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AckDuScheisse!!
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Not at all. I feel that some people TRY to make it a culture, because they don't feel accepted by their own culture, but that's just silly.
If it IS a culture, it's kind of a joke of one.
I'm gay, and I live in the American Culture, and I fit that, and I love it.
Whenever I go to places like boystown, where they claim they have their own culture, I want to puke because of all the sex orientated ideas they consider "culture"
If anything, the people who claim there's culture, are describing a massive open sex culture.
Nasty!
If it IS a culture, it's kind of a joke of one.
I'm gay, and I live in the American Culture, and I fit that, and I love it.
Whenever I go to places like boystown, where they claim they have their own culture, I want to puke because of all the sex orientated ideas they consider "culture"
If anything, the people who claim there's culture, are describing a massive open sex culture.
Nasty!
Reef Blastbody
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No. I firmly believe that being LGBT transcends culture since we are part of every culture there ever was or ever will be. I believe that there is no gay/lgbt lifestyle nor will there ever be one. We're everywhere and the sooner as the populace gets it head out of the sand and realizes that the better off we'll all be.
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'peaNUTs'
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Yeah..i guess.
Muffins! (The Original)
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I don't think it's a culture in itself.
Maybe a way of living, at best.
Culture, to me, is something that a coutry, state, city, or town may have because of the music they listen to, the clothes they wear, the different foods they eat, and their social norms.
Maybe a way of living, at best.
Culture, to me, is something that a coutry, state, city, or town may have because of the music they listen to, the clothes they wear, the different foods they eat, and their social norms.