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Originally Posted by Fmeh  It makes me want to be closeted, something I never want to be. I don't want to go in the closet, but when I'm around that kind of culture, I sort of have to be--I'm not sure if you're familiar with the kinds of comments people from that culture make about gay people, but it's VERY ugly. I'm not necessarily worried about getting beat up, but I don't want to have to be in defense mode CONSTANTLY every time I go out somewhere because of how much this culture has spread--and it's NOT a black thing, it has nothing to do with race--it's a culture, plain and simple, a REALLY ugly culture.
The idea of that kind of culture gaining momentum quite frankly terrifies me. I DON'T want to live in the closet. I DON'T want to have to worry about dressing "flamboyant" if I want to. I've been out of the closet since I was 17, and I'm almost 35 now. |
Yeah, this pretty much describes my life in North Houston. When I'm around liberal people I'm quite out. When I go home to the apartment complex, I won't even bring a friend home with me. This is by no means a very bad neighborhood, but the homophobia and sexism are extreme. I have to maintain a public image at the complex that would almost be fitting for a nun. It's very tiring.