tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post2236123646922384476..comments2023-10-10T07:04:37.427-07:00Comments on Breaking the Silence: What? I'm Gay??LGBT Voiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588389608055410787noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-51871974248330962412012-07-10T11:08:33.782-07:002012-07-10T11:08:33.782-07:00Lara, I like your comments. :) And I love the ide...Lara, I like your comments. :) And I love the idea of people first. It's hard to hate people when you look at them that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843841715950263247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-68115390327614641882012-07-09T19:32:56.504-07:002012-07-09T19:32:56.504-07:00Oh just coworkers. No bosses thank goodness. Most ...Oh just coworkers. No bosses thank goodness. Most everyone doesn't have mean comments to say. Actually nobody has said a mean comment to me. But people talk. They always have and they always will.Dupreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968879156196070439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-61623516920126743232012-07-08T16:48:58.241-07:002012-07-08T16:48:58.241-07:00I love lesbians! Who's talking?I love lesbians! Who's talking?MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424898669243629310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-89498173529686495702012-07-08T16:48:17.852-07:002012-07-08T16:48:17.852-07:00Stop it! You're making me blush! That, too, s...Stop it! You're making me blush! That, too, sounds lovely.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424898669243629310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-19854271041703286752012-07-08T15:00:17.412-07:002012-07-08T15:00:17.412-07:00I think this is awesome. Sometimes I want to tatto...I think this is awesome. Sometimes I want to tattoo a rainbow on my forehead just so people know. But then again it's none of their business. Of course it's awkward because people will start talking about lesbians and I'll be like umm excuse me!Dupreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968879156196070439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-30215799696865452712012-07-07T10:42:36.967-07:002012-07-07T10:42:36.967-07:00MJ, from all the comments I read about you on this...MJ, from all the comments I read about you on this blog and your blog posts, you sound lovely also. Perhaps we will be able to meet in real life some time.Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632123456804564429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-12956344577283961102012-07-06T14:15:30.523-07:002012-07-06T14:15:30.523-07:00Lara, you sound lovely! I love this thought and I...Lara, you sound lovely! I love this thought and I am going to do my best to implement this type of thinking and speaking. Thank you!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424898669243629310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-58512065015569640392012-07-05T19:50:21.968-07:002012-07-05T19:50:21.968-07:00I have a granddaughter who has Down Syndrome (thos...I have a granddaughter who has Down Syndrome (those of you who know me will be confused by how I'd have grand kids--I have step children). Anyway, her mom is a strong advocate for her daughter and taught me people-first language. You never say "the Down Syndrome girl" but rather "the girl with Down Syndrome". I didn't realize how much I'd define a person by what they "had"--you know, the deaf girl, the autistic kid, the bipolar woman, etc. etc. I love the idea of people first. <br /><br />HOLD ON--Don't misread me, I'm don't count gay as a disability--gay is a wonderful variation on the spectrum of human existence. But still, seeing people first before anything else, be it gay, straight, mentally ill, disabled, is a cool way to live. People first. Thanks Jo. <br /><br />p.s. Tiffany says I should comment more. So here I am :)Larahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12632123456804564429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-74350673105300848672012-07-05T13:20:05.968-07:002012-07-05T13:20:05.968-07:00Yes! Win! I love your box analogy :)Yes! Win! I love your box analogy :)Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17802608903076625315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-51712031080041277462012-07-05T10:57:01.801-07:002012-07-05T10:57:01.801-07:00It's a really good sign that you forget - your...It's a really good sign that you forget - your sexuality is only a small part of who you are and shouldn't define your entire life! :-) <br /><br />On a (slightly related) tangent, my husband is Indian and has a pretty thick accent. At least, in the beginning I had a really hard time understanding him on the phone, when I couldn't rely on facial cues. Now I don't even notice the accent anymore - I can't for the life of me figure out if it's because his accent has softened or I've just become so used to how he speaks! I suspect it's the latter, as some of my friends and family get confused sometimes when he speaks. But I guess it's good that I sometimes forget he has an accent.postmormongirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455759739126093761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-73744393002993529082012-07-05T07:59:38.661-07:002012-07-05T07:59:38.661-07:00Yes, sometimes I do too. Other times it's all...Yes, sometimes I do too. Other times it's all I can think about. Then, other times still, I'm reminded like a ton of bricks. <br /><br />I actually relish the times I forget. Because, like you said, it isn't what defines me or my friends who are lovely people who also happen to be gay. My sexuality is only a part of who I am, but I'm also a student, a business professional, a musician, an artist, a writer, an activist of sorts, a volunteer, spiritual, etc., etc., etc. <br /><br />Thank so much for this post and for the reminder.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424898669243629310noreply@blogger.com