Why celebrities come out

[sp1814]

I would like to take this opportunity to address some rather ill-informed posts on the recent thread on the gay cricketer who came out.

Does it matter? Yes - it does, because gay kids need to have a variety of role models. It makes them feel better about themselves.

Why do gay people feel the need to announce their sexuality? Well, why do straight people do the same? Think about it! Every wedding you've ever been to ha been a declaration of heterosexuality. Every time a bloke picks up a copy of FHM and points out how much he fancies Cheryl Cole - isn't he shouting about his sexuality?

Please continue to raise questions on sexuality, but try to think before writing, because some posts come across as the product of extreme stupidity.

[reefer]

Are you posting under two different names Jack that does not make any sense to me

[mightywease]

<What an extremely bizarre point of view.>

Why is it? Did you choose to be hetrosexual? I didn't I just am, its normal and natural. People who are gay don't choose to be gay, they just are. It is normal and natural.

[mightywease]

< Well it ain't mine, so, that makes me a whatever bigot, interesting. >

No. you are bigoted because you use phrases like "limp wristed"

[sir.prize]

On a lighter side . . . .

James Allen interviewing Ralf Schumacher at a Grand Prix, asked:

"What does it feel like being rammed up the backside by Rubens Barrichello?"

Plus of course the iconical cricket quote "The Batsman's Holding, The Bowler's Willey".

Kind of Frankie Howerd-ness.

[andy-hughes]

doc - why did you feel to post the comment about playing cricket with a limp wrist?

Is it your idea of humour?

Are you being mischievious?

Or are you being provokative?

[andy-hughes]

Thanks doc.

And my question?

[andy-hughes]

i don't think anyone has an issue with a little gentle joshing (AOG excepted of course!) - but that is a long way from nasty insulting belitting comments and observations designed purely to boost the insecurities of scared straight men by offending homosexuals who are bothering no-one.

[Kromovaracun]

"My bum has a waste pipe and i think that is all it should be used for ie waste.
Does not matter if it is a female pipe or male pipe it is for waste to leave the body.
I do not find it natural for it to be used for any other thing. "

I understand that. But what I'm saying to you is that your distinction between your opinion of your gay friends and of their sexual activities is a little bogus. Your gay friends wouldn't be gay if they didn't have gay sex*. So claiming that you don't have a problem with gay people because you hang out with gay friends doesn't work because you do appear to have a problem with the fact that they're gay, you just choose to ignore it in their company.

[*Yes, I'm aware that gay sex doesn't just consist of anal. I'm trying to be concise.]

[Kromovaracun]

doc:

"Will never understand why blokes fancy blokes.
I must be a homophobic bigot."

No, not necessarily.

What would make you a bigot, however, is if you refuse to accept that people who are different from you have a right to coexist peacefully and happily, if you call people 'disabled' because of some pseudo-scientific image in your head which isn't based on any substantial knowledge, if you respond to challenges with childish jokes and badly informed comments, and dismiss out of hand anybody who outlines the flaws in what you say.

See, that would make you a bigot.

[whiskeryron]

// natalie

It seems the norm is to be straight// Really!!! from all the posts about the subject it would appear that somebody wants us to think that it is the norm to be anything but straight.

[ummmm]

Of course it's the norm to be straight. The majority of the population are straight...doesn't make homosexuality abnormal though..

[Kromovaracun]

"Great fun winding up the willy wooftahs "

Excuse me?

[Kromovaracun]

You're on the verge of breaching Site Rules, doc. I'm not here to be called names worthy of a secondary school changing room.