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_refugee_  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Coming Democratic Schism - NYTimes.com

There's actually an interesting bit of research going into the difference in acceptance with male gay-ness and female gay-ness (or lesbianism) and how being male and having a greater disposable income may have helped play into greater public male gay predominance and/or 'acceptance' (through the success of businesses like male gay bars vs. female gay/lesbian bars, for instance). Unfortunately I can't speak much more to this, heard about it through some friends of mine, but it's an interesting thing to think about - how the historic higher male salary, and thus disposable income, multiplied by 2 in a couple, may have encouraged businesses (and other structures) to cater to gay males, but not gay/lesbian females.

However, like, it's all research and I know nothing conclusive, I just find it an interesting topic to consider. I do wonder how the rates of aggression/homophobia/attacks compare across genders as I wonder if greater public presence via gay males may have taken its toll elsewhere.





JakobVirgil  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My folk theory is that gay men take the brunt of the violence/homophobia but no stats in front of me [if only I could figure out google] . I had a student once a young woman in an all-female sexual relationship she said "Two dudes is an abomination before God. Two chicks is sexy".

In the Courts and Market I think gay men are more likely to have the cheddar to get the cheddar than Gay women or women in general.

havires  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I had a student once a young woman in an all-female sexual relationship she said "Two dudes is an abomination before God. Two chicks is sexy".

You should have said that two chicks is an abomination before God, just like two men are. That would have thrown her the biggest right hook ever, I think.

Of course I have to clarify (or feel that I do) that I'm totally fine with everybody marrying anybody that they want. Within reason of course (nothing like this old men and young boys organization, that shit is sick).

mkr  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My standard is equal capacity to consent. Two adults getting drunk and marrying in Vegas are being dumb and shortsighted, but they're operating with a similar capacity for and depth of judgement.

havires  ·  3786 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well in the context of the quote and the flip I made on it, I was talking about an actual marriage, like living somewhere it's legal and then getting married.

user-inactivated  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If only you could figure out google you would be an unholy force of nature

JakobVirgil  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Do they have classes.

b_b  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you have an hour to spare, here is a video about how to type into a textbox.

http://www.google.com/insidesearch/searcheducation/training.html

JakobVirgil  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I am going tear shit up with my new Google skills

JakobVirgil  ·  3787 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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