I'd be embarrassed...

I have had a couple of interesting conversations with older people (read: my parents' generation and up).  They are sooo very very interesting. Yes….lets go with interesting.


Scenario #1
So I'm talking to an older gentleman and he asks me about the "freaks" in Atlanta. I was like the who?

"Freaks…. you know the lesbians."

Really?

So its normal when you like women but its freaky when women like women?  You get that that makes no sense right. Like none. Full stop. 

Scenario #2

An older gentleman says "so are you girlfriend and girlfriend or boyfriend and girlfriend?"

So to be clear this question was still posed to a girl about her and another girl.  That's two girls. Now…..tell me how two girls can be girlfriend and boyfriend?  Just tell me. I'll wait. 

Scenario #3

An older lady says "I just don't see why I'd want to be with another woman. How is that even pleasurable?"

Ma'am…..no one is asking you to see that. You clearly don't want that in your life and that's fine. You don't have to see why anything. And how is it pleasurable? To be honest, that's not your business if its not a part of your life. No body is explaining to you why or how or what or when they do whatever they do with whoever they choose to do it with.  Have several seats.

Scenario #4

And older gentleman says "Make sure you keep your draws on around all those lesbians."

Sir…lesbians aren't predatory. They don't stalk after people and then force their way into these peoples' lives and beds. They're just like you actually…they're people that like women for their lifetime partnerships. Stop this foolishness.

Scenario #5

I said "You know if I was dating a home owning physician who happened to be female, I wouldn't be embarrassed. I'd be proud to be with her and proud of her." 

Response from older person "Well I'd be embarrassed."

My response "Well that's tough for you!"

ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?!?! Most people would be running laps around the sanctuary if I found a home owning physician that was a man but simply because that person is a woman you go from praise dance to embarrassed?!?! Miss me with all of that nonsense. 

WE AREN'T ACCEPTING BIGOTRY HERE! 

Y'all catch my drift! These older folks have no idea about anything concerning the gay community or gay people. They are random AND highly mis-informed.  No one needs you to understand anything but that these are your fellow human beings and fellow Americans and they deserve the same protections under the law that you enjoy.

Full stop.