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Homosexuality and tolerance
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| Lira |
How tolerant is your workplace/school regarding homosexuality?
A student of mine asked me if he could bring his boyfriend to class today (it was his birthday, and the guy was waiting outside - but, it started to rain, and there are no seats in the corridors). I didn't mind, as long as the guy kept quiet: this was not the first (nor, I presume, the last) time a student brings a friend/lover to class for whatever reason. No one else seemed to mind, and that goes well with the tolerant tradition of our university: I've seen gay couples, lesbian couples, and even a trio, wandering around the campus undisturbed, sometimes holding hands, and sometimes making out. Not even my most pious students seemed to be bothered by his presence. This would not be true, however, in most other institutions of higher education where I live. There, I believe someone would've mocked them at some point, and/or the guy would be ostracised as soon as someone found out he was gay.
How is it where you live? Is your city "gay-friendly"? Your workplace? Your school? |
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| Sushipunk |
Brisbane has a lot of rednecks, and from time-to-time there are gay bashings reported. It's getting better over time though.
There are a few 'alternative' suburbs where gay culture thrives, specifically Spring Hill and Fortitude Valley, and there are a number of gay clubs in those areas, along with the regular nightclubs.
In the city clubs, it's far less common to see, as that's where all the football wankers go drinking. Aggressive, drunk meat-heads + gay people (more specifically, gay men) = violence, in a lot of cases. |
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| astroboy |
| Pretty tolerant here. I'm sure if a gay couple were holding hands late at night in some of the outer/working-class suburbs they'd probably eventually run into someone intolerant. But in the more urban areas violence against the queer community is quite rare. Universities are probably the most tolerant places of all. Most student unions have a "queer representative" some faculty student bodies also have queer reps. Melbourne uni had a "queer lounge" in the union building at one stage. I believe I remember being taught "queer theory" and critical legal studies as some of the alternative schools of legal philosophy in first year. |
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| chlola |
| I'm in the beauty industry. Gaydom RULES.:) |
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| lücid |
i live in New York.
HAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! |
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| denys envy |
| everyone's at least a little gay. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by denys envy
everyone's at least a little gay. |
5%? 10%? How much, damn it?? |
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
5%? 10%? How much, damn it?? |
well i think it varies person to person. some are gayer than others... |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by denys envy
well i think it varies person to person. some are gayer than others... |
That makes sense, I suppose. Well, looks like I'm on a mission to work out my gayness level.
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
That makes sense, I suppose. Well, looks like I'm on a mission to work out my gayness level.
:gsmile: |
i'd start off with a solid 9%... i mean the whole bird pix thing is at least a little bit homo. |
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| The17sss |
| the only time I've seen a lack of tolerance against gays in real life is when they are so in your face about their gayness, a la Perez Hilton. |
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| chlola |
i've been intrigued by girls.
who hasn't ?? |
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