r/GayIRL - Pokéballs, Right?

[@tt7190]

i remember once in school this girl said to me "what are you, a freaking lesbian" and I just put my hand on her table and said "why wanna go on a date with me?", she never spoke to me again. Moral of the story is: FLIRTING BEATS HOMOPHOBIA

[@karolinkiehl4097]

Oh my God, I did the same thing and it works pretty darn well. 😂

[@BramLastname]

Yeah, the "You interested?" card always works, Especially in front of their peers.

[@TheNormExperience]

What was that Jack Whitehall joke? Some overzealous lads started a pub fight and he panicked thinking he’d lie and say he had a weapon to scare them but what came out of his mouth was, “I. Have. An. ERECTION!” And they fled 🤣

[@GreyPunkWolf]

ALWAYS. Unless you're targeted by several people at once. But presenting as a 183cm "guy" back then, that has not yet become an issue. Mightve been if I wasn't naturally intimidating though.

[@bane2201]

Great reaction! Same idea as my planned way to end bullying: make it seem sexual. Someone punched me? Moan and say "another please!" I was lucky (not bullied), so I never got an opportunity to find out whether that'd be better or worse. Maybe that was for the best.

[@stormy035]

Fun fact: apparently Jesus being shown as a white dude comes from paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, that apparently used his boyfriend as model.

[@EvilFookaire]

Also fun fact: Depending on which version of the bible someone follows, Jesus liked to go on trips into the desert with either twelve dudes, or eleven dudes and a woman. At the very least he was very open-minded (about matters of the heart as well as the flesh), or maybe even very much into those dudes (be it romantically, platonically or very, *_VERY_* carnally). Another fun fact: God is in all of us. Maybe he's just being a bit too big or too rough on those who end up raging against the gay/bi/lesbian/whatever non-straight people.

[@stormy035]

@@EvilFookaire Jesus definitly was open-minded. The dude literally told people to be good people. As for the other fact, nah, they're just stupid nothing to do with god or religion

[@jeezpotato]

another fun fact, Leonardo davinci was arrested twice for being caught with his boyfriend

[@SuidicalRaccoon]

Wait what?! So all those homophobes who are christian are praying infront of a portret of a gay guy,... thats,... HILARIOUS

[@SuidicalRaccoon]

Jesus in reality wouldve had a brown skintone and curly hair, hed been jewish actually. But the churches dont allow that

[@darkdragon523]

Fun fact: Someone told Chris Hemsworth that Thor is sometimes called Protector of Lesbians and his excited response was "Protector of Lesbians, Yes!" So I now accept this as cannon.

[@lokic-ug2sc]

Truly a god.

[@lztx]

I came out as trans to my mother near my 40th birthday by letting her "catch" me coming home from a shopping trip in my new normal attire. Some of her comments: it's a surprise; you aren't going to believe it, I brought you a skirt. And later comments: you do your makeup better than your sisters; that jacket isn't very girly, wear this instead; this is my old blouse, oh it fits you better... 💜

[@alex_blue5802]

Yay wholesome moms!

[@BuzzBunnyTTV]

I'm glad you have someone like her in your life 🥰

[@Picking.a.name.is.hard1]

Honestly that's so amazing. It's also so cool to hear from "older" people in the LGBTQ+ community, because it makes me feel like it's ok that I haven't figured everything out at 20

[@SarahAbramova]

Yay! That's so cute!

[@thorodinson292]

When I came out as bi to my mom, she just said "called it".

[@rabidrabids5348]

I remember in high school during class, one of the teachers had an LGBT+ student talk about their experiences growing up, and it's sad to think that so many people would describe an open discussion in the name of education "indoctrination".

[@ranc1da]

I understand everything in this paragraph except that last word. What does it mean??

[@gaxalee7392]

@@ranc1da It’s essentially a fancy word for “large scale brainwashing”.

[@HuugTuub]

The saddest part is, there's indoctrination going on there.. but not where they think it is.. they're too far gone to realise who's actually indoctrinated.

[@starlightthewolf6612]

I don't know about anyone else, but I would rather "indoctrinate" kids into loving themselves and embracing who they are without shame, than teach them to hate themselves and how worthless they are

[@friend_trilobot]

To understand the bizarre and whacked out worldview of anti-LGBTQ folk and why they act the way they do, simply imagine that the child in this scenario having an open discussion is a Nazi, serial killer or a member of a cult... or in milder versions, imagine theyre an anti vax parent spewing misinfornation - that's how anti-LGBTQ people see queer people - it doesnt make sense why LGBTQ people would be seen that way but, then again, humans don't usually make decisions based on logic, even when they think they are

[@Merp_a_Derp]

I am in LOVE with that "I wasn't groomed into heterosexuality" tweet because it is the absolute perfect defense against the new bill in Florida and how the governor is saying being taught about homosexuality is indoctrination. I gotta use that when the need arises

[@llSuperSnivyll]

Not to mention the whole "showing gays as normal people is indoctrinating homosexuality" completely falls flat, because, if that were the case, everyone would be hetero, since heterosexual couples are plastered everywhere in media.

[@obnoxiousbluebird6634]

My 8yo daughter calls skirts "bum curtains" Also I remember when I was in yr 9 (15yo) one of the kids in class spoke about his experience. At the time he identified as a lesbian and was born female but was already beginning to live life as a guy. All good yeah? People asked questions, and it was all really relaxed and friendly....until the teacher spoke up and asked him "Do you still sit down to pee, because guys stand up" It was amazing, he looked directly at the teacher and said "Pee? Gay people don't pee sir, why would you think that? That's really weird" Teacher was mortified, bright red, rushed out the room,. I'm guessing to google "do gay people pee?" because came back a few minutes later and gave the guy detention! Matt, you're a legend!

[@brianlance8263]

Obviously by that teacher's logic, I am a woman. I hate standing to use the bathroom and will take any opportunity to sit when going even if it is just to pee.

[@obnoxiousbluebird6634]

@@brianlance8263 my little brother always has been, from starting training, and probably to this day a "sitter" like you. My 3yo son is mighty comfy on the toilet so he'll probably be a sitter too lol

[@solsystem1342]

you heard it here first. All you need is an stp or to sit down when you pee and poof! Full physical and social transition to the binary gender of your choice. This tip is going to make my gender fluidity much easier to express.

[@grahvis]

I knew a gay woman student that claimed to be just as good at peeing in a bucket as any of the boys she played with when young.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

@@grahvis Ngl, the LGBTQAI Community has a damn-harsh Time right now. Seen the videos 'GOP vs Queer' by 'Some More News' and 'Telltale Atheist? Funny but also wow.

[@KyleRayner12]

Conservative senator: "See, that's why I have Grindr! To detect homosexuals. That's it!!"

[@mariabarker2036]

Sigh...

[@e_jiuu]

The way someone has definitely done this 😭

[@Hoshiono]

I don't know about Grindr, could you perhapse explain the reason for that video in the end? ☺☺

[@KyleRayner12]

@@Hoshiono It's a hookup app explicitly for gay men. The video is showing people so familiar with it that they can recognize/react to the start-up noise it makes.

[@Soken50]

@@KyleRayner12 notification* (it's also great at detecting those who don't use it)

[@cyanity1017]

I remember one time when I came out as genderfluid to my biological mom. My grandma was chill with me being genderfluid [ her only concern being me getting harassed or harmed since where we live is considered dangerous for LGBTQ+ people ] so I thought my biological mom would be chill too, but she yelled at me saying it was indoctrination. She got arrested a few months later [ it was unrelated to the pride thing but I still consider it karma ] and my grandma got me a genderfluid pride flag skirt and I've never been more happy. /Gen

[@SupportBadger]

Aww that's adorable( the grandma I mean) also another genderfluid person!!

[@Creatures_of_the_Everquarry]

W grandma

[@Alinor24]

Your grandma is awesome 😊

[@99temporal]

Best grandma

[@SingingSealRiana]

Love that you got such an amazing granny to Support you!

[@ojrmk1]

I did have a friend come out to me as bi back when we were 18. However, he had somewhat effeminate mannerisms, and we'd all gone to a gay bar on Hurst St. in Birmingham's Gay Village (it's on the map) for his 18th birthday. "Simon" I said "I already guessed you weren't straight." His response was heartbreaking. "Oh. I didn't want you to be afraid of me." I just smiled and said "Well, you know I'm straight, and you've not propositioned me, so I'm pretty sure it's all good, man. I'm just glad you feel comfortable telling me." That was back in 2000, so I guess it was even scarier back then for guys like Simon.

[@EmilyCat]

This warms my heart. True friendship

[@lavender3609]

Awh, that's really awesome.

[@ojrmk1]

@@EmilyCat Should be the bare fucking minimum. I yearn for a world where there are no more closets to come out of.

[@grunge-616]

@@ojrmk1 ah yeah, bare fucking

[@FreshCarrotsFinally]

@@ojrmk1 everyone keeps their clothes in drawers, the true form of clothing storage

[@EvilFookaire]

There is a flaw in the research about that Ecuadorian spider. The scientists didn't slap the spider with their scientific probing stick. What if the spider was just upset that he was the only one not getting hit with that research? What if, at seeing the female scientist get slapped, the spider figured "Oh shit, it's those damned bisexuals all over again!!!" and just went back to raging on its first victim? What if it's actually a happily gay but bi-hatingt spider that just wanted to be included in some hardcore "nude grecco-Roman wrestling"? Those scientists dropped the ball there, they should go back and include the spider in some more thorrough research, and if it does turn out to be a case of feeling left out/envy, they should take the spider to dinner, maybe to a club as well, as a way of apologizing.

[@deathsecretary2055]

This is why it's so important to repeat experiments.

[@EvilFookaire]

@@deathsecretary2055 And to consider adding in varying factors. Never know what difference even a small thing can make. Or an average-sized thing. Or a big thing. Or six things at once. Or- eh, you know what, I'm just going to slam back a whiskey and watch some movies with lots of explosions now, before the balance of the force is lost forever. But yeah, science is full of surprises and not of judgement.

[@TG-ge1oh]

@@EvilFookaire Careful though. Whiskey has a reputation for instigating strong desires for scientific experiments in people.

[@QuikVidGuy]

"slaps spider with woowee* *spider dies*

[@Master_Conner]

Actually, if you read the article the spider seems turned on when it is shown two women kissing.

[@everything5066]

Speaking of "protect the children from the gay " .. I was born and raised in an Arabic country and there's this weird trend where movies try to 'send a deep message' by portraying gay male characters as *rich* predators who always end up causing *THE DEATH OF A CHILD* after hypnotizing their fathers into sleeping with them . I always found that to be weird and illogical as a child even before I became aware of homophobia.

[@christopherb501]

And of course, even IF there were any validity to that, the larger takeaway should be, as it usually is, "eat the rich". The predators perform it and get away with it because of the privilege of wealth, ergo, nobody should be so rich. Message backfired, homophobic elites.

[@vel5785]

as someone raised in india i must say, you guys had gay characters?

[@wordforger]

On the whole "Were you taught to be straight?" thing, it's kinda funny because in the ace and aro communities that's kinda what a lot of us thought before we realized ace and/or aro are things. A lot of us faked liking people we weren't attracted to because we thought that's what everyone was doing. Because we were told EVERYONE HAS SOMEONE.

[@The1Ryu]

Are you upset that society communicated to you the biological truth that we are a pair boning species that has the goal of reproduction? Because I hate to break it to you that nothing will ever change that.

[@ImperialisticTendencies]

Ahahahaha, totally not heavily relating to this (I am)

[@Whit-wy2ow]

Lmao I was thinking the same thing. I had an entire year long crisis as a teen before I finally "concluded" I was straight. Lol should have been a sign. Didn't figure it out until I was 26

[@CastaBoo]

Same, i had a crisis over not liking anyone until one day surprizingly it changed and now im some kind of bisexual but i cannot feel crushes... i think im aromantic but i don't want more existential crisis for the moment :|

[@gillianbravepie]

Same, lmao. Always said that I wanted a husband and two kids because, well that's what my best friend at the time was always saying, but 10 years later I can confidently say that I went the exact opposite direction because: 1. Aro 2. Gay 3. I hate children

[@faust507]

I never thought accepting myself as gay would be so liberating But alas, I was not gay but just high on weed and I was scrolling through furryirl

[@TheClick]

omg

[@raaaaah33]

@@TheClick omg owo👉👈

[@faust507]

@@TheClick I got a reply, poggers

[@arealisticbeautystandard8920]

mog

[@doomse150]

That was a plottwist and a half, jeez. But highly entertaining ngl

[@V.C.5036]

A guy told me that his friend wanted to go on a date with me and when I told him I was lesbian he went back and I heard them laughing and making fun of me. Jokes on them though, I’ll be the one to get a girlfriend before them.

[@nathryl03]

The homophobic spider article is probably my new favorite thing, and I don't even like spiders lol Edit: The two siblings pretending to date each other's partners is tied for favorite thing now :)

[@aetch77]

I thought the double date was genius as well.

[@austynmorris318]

"Paul almost met the same fate, until he slapped Cheryl, the young blonde intern, flat across the face with four inches of scientific discovery" I AM ON THE FLOOR IN STITCHES

[@flow185]

I wanna write a fanfic on that

[@lunarixis9957]

@@austynmorris318 Satire articles are always golden but this is a cut above the rest lmao

[@assfuckerthejointpounder5834]

Imagine if do spiders from the same clutch did that

[@gaxalee7392]

When I was in 7th or 8th grade(around 12-14 years old), my friend came out to me as bisexual. This specific situation sent me on a sexuality crisis; I didn’t realize until I was 19 that it’s because I had a crush on her.

[@SuidicalRaccoon]

Do you two still know eachother?

[@A.i.r_K]

@@SuidicalRaccoon no really, are you guys in contact?

[@gaxalee7392]

@@SuidicalRaccoon No, unfortunately

[@-munci]

@@gaxalee7392 🥲

[@chrysanttemum872]

Same! But I just thought I had a crush on her because I had jealousy issues. I'm aroace :)

[@talachedaka2000]

A trans_male med_student friend of mine was dissecting cadavers as part of their studies. Some of the cadavers had undergone gender reassignment and the other med students, you know, the ones who will become doctors, were laughing and being extremely homophobic and transphobic. The teacher never challenged those students about it either. Absolutely disgusting.

[@SingingSealRiana]

I am very sorry you Had to vitniss Something Like that, IT Sounds absolutely vile

[@LiliaArmoury]

okay alternative idea for straight eye that makes it wholesome: group of straight guys give a transman who came out as an adult lessons on how to express themselves as a guy but in so doing all the guys also learn how to express themselves better too

[@robin9759]

Needs to be a movie

[@maledictionwolf]

There was a queer eye episode with a trans man IIRC. They helped him figure out suits and stuff.

[@aidenmiles2027]

Yes PLEASE, I would watch the hell out of a wholesome bunch of straight dudes chilling with a newly out trans guy. I can't express how much help and affirmation that would've been for younger me

[@violetmaritime]

so do gay men not know how to be a guy then?? queer eye literally did an episode like this perfectly well

[@maem7462]

6 seasons and a movie. That would he adorable. They can help the trans man know how to do certain things like shaving a beard and stuff. Of course having the cis men learn more about expressing themselves more as well would be wonderful

[@lucideandre]

Those “most powerful types of LGBT allies” ignored number 4. Wholesome old people. Especially wholesome grandparents.

[@iamacatperson7226]

Yes! They're confused sometimes, but they're still supportive, and it is so wholesome

[@lucideandre]

@@iamacatperson7226 yeah! It’s like that “I don’t understand Korean but I still believe it’s a real language”. I really appreciate allies who are comfortable enough with themselves to say “I don’t understand this part of you, but it’s part of you, so it’s great, and I’ll support you in that however I can”. (Makes me wish my family were like that. But it still warms my heart when I see it happen)

[@The1Ryu]

And number 5. The vast majority of people.

[@subparlario4916]

as OT always says, "We stan a wholesome grandma!"

[@loturzelrestaurant]

Ngl, the LGBTQAI Community has a damn-harsh Time right now. Seen the videos 'GOP vs Queer' by 'Some More News' and 'Telltale Atheist? Funny but also wow.

[@jai-is-jai8278]

My dad insisted on going to my semi-formal then proceeded to have a fit because "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry came on. He complained because it was "too sexual" and didn't complain when there was hetero sexual songs.

[@lmlimpoism]

classic.....

[@bumblebee2822]

There was a project we did a while back where you would write an argumentative essay and then the teacher would argue against your point. One kid was arguing for trans rights and trans inclusive bathrooms, and at one point yelled, “As a member of the trans community-“ That was how they came out to the class. It was sweet. Everyone respected their name and pronouns, even the teachers.

[@commandercorl1544]

"Theoretically, possibly, in this debate's scenario I am trans!"

[@dicklover4203]

@@commandercorl1544writing this down as a way to come out

[@waffles3629]

Yeah, having to Google "Is it legal to be queer in *place*?" is quite depressing. Nothing like having to make sure you won't be arrested for existing.

[@alex_blue5802]

As a trans person its more about my odds of dying.

[@The1Ryu]

So it made you appreciate how progressive the US is and consider that the fight for gay rights should be focused in that country and not a progressive one like the US. Right... Right?

[@waffles3629]

@@The1Ryu why does it have to be only one country at a time? You can fight for equal rights for all, not just for one place. And if you think the US is progressive well, uhhh, wow.

[@The1Ryu]

@@waffles3629 That's like asking a doctor why he doesn't treat a paper cut on a finger and a broken leg at the same time. You address the largest problem first. It doesn't matter if I think the US is progressive, you have already shown the US is progressive. It's legal to be a queer person in the US but not in other countries, that make it progressive compared to those countries. Straight people don't have any rights in the US that a gay person doesn't also have.

[@huhhuh9598]

@@The1Ryu Buddy, you don't just get a few bare minimum laws done and leave it at that. Like what the hell man, you don't just estabilish freedom and democracy for all at once and you are done there, because you'l need to continue to keep fighting that your rights don’t get taken away. All those laws you mention got achived with alot of gruelling blood and sweat, and it’s nice to appreciate how far progress has come, yet you don’t stop pushing a cart till it reaches it’s destination. Somewhere, you are going to care more about your own cart reaching it’s destination than someone else’s lagging behind and you will put greater effort into saving your own progress. To give a specific example, Switzerland might already be near invincible from their geographical position to holding everyone’s money, but they don't just put all their trust in that alone- they still keep a well trained army, still maintain bunkers that can fit the entire population and more incase they get destroyed and has rigged the whole country so that with just a single button all the roads and bridges become unusable incase of an invasion, and are very picky to who they grant citizenship to. They don’t just stop their preservation efforts just because other countries are lagging behind. See where I'm getting at? I'm sorry if you got butthurt that the US isn't as perfect as you grew up beliving it was, but this isn't a case of “Us bad" as much as it is "Us could be much better". Look, my country might hold the best numbers of LBTQ rights in it’s ally group, but that's not much of a feat to brag about if the bar is already piss poor, and the rights are rapidly dissapearing to the point that the member with the lowest rights are 1% away from being on the same level of a fucking Russian puppet state. I don't know if I should either cry or laugh at that. This isn’t the sports team where "we are still fairly decent because we are on the midtier of the rank list" where we look at how my country is still higher than yours, it's a criteria of human rights being met where the only acceptable value is 100%. And okay even if we still look at how well other countries are doing compared to others..., maybe if you were from Málta and got accused of doing poorly I'd understand your reteliation, but this doesn't make sense. Hell even Montenegro has better values. If a shitty forgotten ex-Yugoslavia country can have high levels of LGBTQ rights that surpasses the economical powerhouses of Europe, then one of the wealthiest global powers has really nothing to bloat about. Edit: Added a sentence since originally it kind of seemed like I implied that Málta was ex-yugo country, Woops.

[@captainnemolostintheocean1652]

The first time I talked with my parents about LGBTQ+ my dad used the "choice" argument And I simply asked him his favorite ice cream flavor and why does he like it or why does he not like the other And that's it. I don't know why is it hard

[@quack694]

I love the way click doesn't just skip over the fact that not everyone has a good family.

[@The1Ryu]

Ya but that really has nothing to do with being gay. My family is very accepting of homosexuality, that doesn't mean they didn't still screw me up.

[@einienj3281]

My nieces saw 2 guys walking hand in hand, when we went to have ice cream.. They asked me why they are doing it, I said bc they like each other and they were like; "oh, ok.".. that was it.. children have more elastic brains..

[@chey7691]

It's never been complicated, children are just honest and untainted by hatred yet of those blinded to the colors that weave the tapestry that makes humankind.

[@fluffystuff500]

@@chey7691 Are you a writer? because that is a wonderful and quite poetic analogy.

[@chey7691]

@@fluffystuff500 not really just another avid reader, and I get poetic when a little tipsy like I was watching the video. Click is best paired with a good glass, usually something stronger when it's gonna be a weird one.

[@meh9677]

​@chey7691 if you ever see an ao3 fic that contains that wonderful description, just know i stole it🤭

[@deviousAesthete]

My mom is bi and I am a feminine-preference transmasc, and we joke all the time about how much men suck. Right now she’s going through her second divorce and I was joking with her about how it’s probably for the best she gets a wife next time. I love being able to have fun with my mom.

[@snorpenbass4196]

Growing up in the 80's, homophobia and homophobic jokes and slurs were *everywhere.* Even if I'm ace (and thus always forgotten by both sides), I am so damn grateful it's slowly becoming the territory of only the convinced, openly bigoted and not, like, *everyone.*

[@The1Ryu]

Dude what are you talking about? There have been pro-homosexual episodes of mainstream TV since the 70s, homophobia has always been restricted to bigoted people.

[@Syoubat]

Hello fellow ace 😀

[@solsystem1342]

@@The1Ryu I'm sorry, when was gay sex decriminalized again? (presuming you live in the US that's somewhere between the 70s and the 2000s!) That's not even subtle it's straight up legal punishments for gay people. Some states never even repealed the laws they're not applicable due to Lawrence v. Texas but still saying "homophobia has always been restricted to bigoted people" is absurd. Not to mention, some places around the world today still have these sorts of laws. A few are even punishable by death.

[@The1Ryu]

@@solsystem1342 Okay lets take this in, I'm not talking about the rest of the world I'm talking about the US, that's really so obvious that I shouldn't need to directly tell you, but here we are. If you want to fight against anti-gay laws in other countries, fly at it, but then you should show some appreciation towards countries like the US that are not so backward. Next, would you like to point to a law that actually prohibits homosexuality, because Lawrence v. Texas was about sodomy laws, not homosexuality, and sodomy laws effect straight people too.

[@k1dd038]

Hello fellow ace! i'm aro :,D

[@Phoenix_Wright2]

I remember once I tried to come out to my mom about my identity and then I took it back after she started yelling about how she “didn’t raise a person named Fred or a person named Ted” After an hour of listening to her yell and me constantly saying “Never mind, it’s not important.” I told her. She suspected my transgender friend “influenced” me or some shit like that. She went through my phone and my private messages to find out whether or not he did. She found out that my friend didn’t, but saw my preferred name and cried. Cried because she’s so upset that her own precious kid was going down a “difficult path”. I called her an idiot many, many times. To this day she still doesn’t accept me for who I am and I’m now too scared to tell anyone my preferred name and identity. But that’s alright, my mom seems to have forgotten about it anyway. Just a few more years to go until I can move out and actually be free and be who I am and stuff.

[@r3ptomaniac190]

Good luck! You got this!

[@MLiskindagay]

oof

[@ameliasellers6396]

I hope you find a better support network and are able to openly be yourself.

[@BramLastname]

This stuff is just so confusing to me, My parents genuinely thought I was a bisexual transgirl since I was 4. Expecting me to come out at multiple occasions, But maybe I'll just bring a dress to family weekend, Just to add some fuel to the fire. Also I could probably convince my sister to watch some spicy stuff with me in my parents living room, Maybe then they'll understand I don't want them to watch over my shoulder every time.

[@John_Weiss]

You Are Valid.

[@oddone6785]

Some dude from my school keeps calling me gay as an insult and I just keep saying "yup, I'm in into girls". He's stopped doing it as much

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

My two brothers would somewhat regularly use "gay" as an insult when we got into arguments (they be friendly arguments though. Friendliest i am with one of them). However, they stopped after i started using the comeback "what, you got a problem with gay people?", because they can't do anything against that. Disagree, and they've lost there insult. Agree, and they get called a homophobe and have zero comeback. Was quite fun for me..

[@satanswhore123]

In NZ they did a PSA campaign ‘if it’s not gay, it’s not gay’ trying to get people away from using it as an insult. Some of the ads were pretty witty. The message being ‘it’s deeply disappointing but it’s not gay’

[@John_Weiss]

Back in the 1990s, when I first came out, my response to the, "that's gay," insult was to come back with, "So… it sings along to showtunes in a piano bar?" Or: "It's an ardent fan of Liza?" [or Judy Garland, or Bette Midler, or whichever other Diva I felt like naming] Or: "It hits the gym 4 times a week?" Or anything else that I or other gay men of that decade did on the regular. And I'd always deliver these questions - usually at least 2 of them back to back - in the most confused tone of voice I could find.

[@TheAwesomes2104]

Today, my very close friend and co-worker said "Dude, remember back in the day when we could say 'That's Gay" meaning something was stupid, And it wasn't a big deal, and nobody got all offended over it. I sort of miss that, it was fun." And I just said " Uh, no, I don't remember that, but also I don't recall being a straight, white, cis, man who could degrade other identities without recompense because of my privilege, so maybe that's why... Also, if I tell your bisexual fiancé you said that, and if she decides not to spend the rest of her life with you, well, she already has my number." Btw, he's not homophobic, just a bit ignorant due to the whole straight, white, cis man thing. (And for context, I'm an AFAB pansexual.)

[@KingNedya]

I wish that worked with my sister. She always uses it as an insult or to describe something she doesn't like, I remind her of the issue with that, and she just doesn't care and continues anyway. Sometimes even an inescapable logic trap fails if they just don't care about any of the implications with which you are trying to trap them.

[@Santisima_Trinidad]

@@KingNedya well in that case, just call her a homophobe whenever she uses gay as an insult, and then at least you've traded insults and can rest easy. She still won't care about what's wrong with her using gay as an insult, but we're not here to correct peoples mindsets, just insult them back, or get them to effectively retract the insult.

[@kimhohlmayer7018]

Btw, I’m a straight lady but felt so good when a lady cashier at a gas station flirted with me. It’s great that someone thinks I’m sexy even though I’m passed 60.

[@darthmaul216]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

[@kaliban4758]

i am a cis male and I had something similar happen to me a few years back, and I just looked at them and said thank you

[@krokulridgestalker7007]

Me a trans woman, who transitioned in my mid twenties after living my whole life convinced I'm gay and still sometimes forgets that that's not the case anymore: **slamming fist into table** well my teachers were all straight and I still came out bent, like a French horn! Me: **looks over at my straight husband, who I'm in a straight relationship with, after transitioning into a straight woman** GASP !!

[@AutumnTehKitty]

I life hacked this by being genderfluid 😆🏳️‍⚧️🌈

[@edmundjimenez9136]

Me just the other direction. Tho am single atm 😢

[@liizaa.hanson1245]

Me: “Dad, do I look straight” Dad: *looks at outfit* hold on I’ll be right back Dad: *comes back with one of his dress shirts* replace the cardigan w/this and you’ll definitely look guys now Me: “but that’s one of your FAVORITE shirts…are you calling yourself gay?!” Dad: “what?! No! I just feel like non-men wearing oversized men’s shirt is more of a gay thing these days” I laughed so hard when he said that omg 😂😂😂

[@fionafiona1146]

I love boyfriend clothes, especially boyfriend scented ones ...I don't know how lesbians handle wardrobe sharing in both directions

[@sidrat2009]

@@fionafiona1146 I believe (it's probably not true but is totally harmless) that like most have summer/winter wardrobes, lesbians and gays have lipstick/lumberjack & dungarees/bear outfits. There's nowt wrong to mix and match according to personal preference. Just heard the phrase leg prisons for trousers ("pants").

[@Ann_Wall-Chiasson]

Little confused but he's got the spirit lol

[@neoqwerty]

@@sidrat2009 Well now I feel better calling my socks foot prisons.

[@JacquelineUnderwood]

@@fionafiona1146 double the closet size, same amount of laundry responsibility. Sounds brilliant to me unless you break up and have to figure out splitting it all

[@CartoonHero1986]

The intro to the porn where they are talking about baseball and chess reminds me of how porn (well at least gay porn) from my experience depicts the use of consent quite regularly now a days. I remember someone at work arguing that consent is sometimes hard to clearly give/get if there are language barriers and other communication issues and I was like "dude I watched a porn last night where a French and American guy that couldn't speak to each other hooked up after finding each other via a hookup app specifically for getting laid, and they STILL worked out consent before they started mauling each other! If they can take the time to show getting consent in a scripted and staged porn production, there is literally no excuse in real life! No consent means no sex how hard is that to understand?"

[@coruscaregames]

...okay I am genuinely curious about the display of consent, did they use Google translate?

[@CartoonHero1986]

@@coruscaregames Universal hand gestures while speaking until they both agreed on what they were going to do.

[@Mercury-ok8ie]

​@@coruscaregames👉👌

[@kaitiekat9032]

16:26 I grew up not knowing what homosexuality was until I was almost a teen and STILL turned up gay

[@HelluvaSwiftie]

Same

[@RyalnS.-ks2ln]

Same

[@lmlimpoism]

i didn't know what homosexuality was until i was 11 or 12. i had gay thoughts at 9.

[@Mercury-ok8ie]

​@@lmlimpoism guess you could not think STRAIGHT

[@celestewoodworth5627]

I found out about homosexuality at nine and was varying degrees homophobic until I was 14. Now I'm in my 20's, neither cis nor straight, and have a wonderful partner.

[@kaitlinannwright24]

As a teacher using "gay" as an insult is very much still alive. I say "we don't call people gay" at least 3 times everyday, often more

[@karolinkiehl4097]

At what kind of school do you teach? By that I mostly mean, how old are your students?

[@BramLastname]

I've had mixed experiences with it, On the one hand people definitely yelled it across the halls, On the other hand the guy that did it the most yelled it mostly at his boyfriend because he would react quicker to homophobes than his own name.

[@ghosts.despair6169]

I know I was bullied out of my school for being non binary. I'm finishing the rest of my freshman year at new school but the trauma still weighs on me. From getting misgendered constantly to being worried that I might get jumped. I've never been jumped but I'm still scared that it could happen.

[@ava_lavender]

It's definitely still popular with middle school boys; I've found that people have mostly grown out of it by high school.

[@missnaomi613]

@@ghosts.despair6169 my firstborn is non-binary. I'm sorry for what you endure. There are a lot of us that will keep advocating for y'all until the world is measurably safer for you. Meanwhile, please accept some mama hugs. 💛🤍💜🖤

[@chaoticdetectivepeach]

When Click said "Let's be gay, let's do crimes," I thought, "makes sense that he'd listen to The Orion Experience," then I thought wait a minute is this an actual saying, and googled it, and found the 3 greatest quotes ever. "Many blame queers for the decline of this society -- we take pride in this." "Some believe that we intend to shred-to-bits this civilization and its moral fabric -- they couldn’t be more accurate." "We’re often described as depraved, decadent, and revolting -- but oh, they ain’t seen nothing yet."

[@R..E..H]

Bro with the panda pfp i can't!

[@Kate-is5mz]

15:13 that dads dumb response... can't help but think of Chappelle when he was like "Being gay is the most gangster shit I've ever heard of".

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

My little brother asked my thoughts on fruity mixed drinks, flowers etc. I told him I don't care what everyone else thinks. Imma enjoy me. If their masculinity is so fragile as to be shattered by a fruity drink, flowers or pink, then they were never a man from the get go.

[@foxinabox5103]

Plus those fruity drinks got you drunk faster than those shots.

[@The1Ryu]

Well no one likes people who come to the game table, but then refuses to participate in the game. It's not that men can't drink fruity drinks, but when the game is 'who can drink the most shots' if you don't want to play, you are going to get ostracized at least a little.

[@melodyghoul9378]

@@The1Ryu Honestly this is valid, but this is almost never the reason insecure men I've met don't drink "fruity" drinks, they are THAT paranoid that a piña colada will make their wrist go limp and change their sexuality, your response is NEW to me. 😂

[@w.reidripley1968]

What liquor is best to spike a Starbucks Pink Drink with? Framboise?

[@kaliban4758]

​@@w.reidripley1968vodka

[@markalexander3659]

In the UK we actually had that version of Queer Eye. Queer Eye was initially called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and they also made a Straight Plan for the Gay Man spin-off lol

[@muso-kayumethedreambat7654]

Oh my God yes I would watch that

[@sweatavocadosauce4910]

HUH

[@Ysckemia]

we had that queer eye show in the 2000's but it didn't last very long

[@kris_the_purple_racoon]

on 10:54 the instult of gay is still used in dutch schools like when walking in the halls randomely you just hear "HEY HOMO" as an insult but when they yell it at me i just say "excuse me what can i do for you?" they go quiet after that

[@Iwastoolatetochangemyhandle]

OMG WAIT. I’m Dutch and my usual reply to “dat is echt gay” is something like “same” but I’m absolutely gonna steal your reply, that’s amazing.

[@ethribin4188]

Girl, angrily: "Dad! Im gay!" Dad: "No honey. I am gay. You are 6." I love this one xD

[@1orangutan656]

5 not 6

[@ethribin4188]

@@1orangutan656 either or xD

[@EmeraldEmsiron]

for some reason I read this in kratos's voice and I want to bestow the same joy upon you

[@LadyAneh]

Ain’t gonna lie I was mortified if I ever was asked to wear a dress as a kid. I’m a trans guy.

[@leporid257]

@@LadyAneh I thought of that. The convo also reminded me of the scene in Modern Family.

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

Honestly, though, that grinder noise thing is so adorable, and in some ways it's better than the app, because filtering for people at the same store as you guarantees at least one shared interest.

[@sidrat2009]

Would you mind time stamping the grinder noise thing? I found it by watching to the end. Thank you.

[@georgearnold841]

@@sidrat2009 its the very last thing

[@BramLastname]

I'll be looking out for this one

[@GrifoStelle]

It's like pavlov's dog... amazing

[@idk-lf3dh]

I'm just gonna use it in public so if anyone looks up and smiles I will muster all of my courage to talk to them

[@Cat_fomhar]

I’m trans and bisexual and I travel out side of Europe when I can, me and my dad are going to Armenia this summer to go trekking and when my dad asked me if I wanted to go the first thing I did was google “is it illegal to be gay in Armenia” (it’s decriminalized for anyone wondering). Its something I have to be careful about because of some of the places I go too so this summer for two weeks I’ll be “totally straight and cis”. I think the funniest was I was in Moscow airport and I just spent 9 hours screaming at my self in my head “DONT BE GAY” 😂

[@gunkflower]

0:38 click should start wearing a fursuit every video to establish he is scrictly *NOT* a furry, then those pesky commenters will stop accusing him of being one. why would anyone think this guy is a furry?

[@h1rhs33]

..now I know this is a joke and funny it is...but..hear me out...perhaps thats a little uh..counterproductive?

[@burnttoast5372]

@@h1rhs33 preposterous

[@gunkflower]

@@h1rhs33 what?? i have to agree with burnttoast on this one

[@h1rhs33]

@@burnttoast5372 hold on...are we entirely..sure? Like..wouldn't WEARING a fursuit be...atleast a little..susAmogus?

[@matthewboire6843]

He should make a mango fursuit

[@QuinZcoco]

As a bisexual guy from now on i'mma start insulting my friend by addressing them as "straight" whenever they start doing lovey dovey stuff around me 😌

[@saahilpatel9152]

Imma have to do the same

[@KaityKat117]

Ha! Straaaaaiiiit!

[@McGhosty1300]

I already do that😂😂

[@kaiyotee2475]

I already do that and they do that to me back and we're cool with it and it's awesome.

[@Jason_H_Martitinez]

But when i call people gay its bad Wow the double standards 😐

[@Al0miniumm]

It shocks me when I see a supporting video for our community and the comments consist of " I'm not homophobic, I support gay people, I just don't support the ones who make a their whole personality being gay". who hurt you?

[@ovinedreamer1451]

Well I knew a guy in college whose entire personality seemed to be "straight guy"....so perhaps the opposite happens too?

[@Al0miniumm]

@@ovinedreamer1451 I suppose- I just-

[@randomfandoms8994]

I know someone who is gay at my school but he is a cheerleader with the gay personality and said he doesnt want to date an f slur and one of my friends told him “but you are one” and he said he meant like the whole personality even though thats his personality

[@Queen_Of_Discord]

Once I was talking about persona 4 and I was like "Persona 4 is so gay" but then my teacher was like "hey, stop we don't use that word like that" and I was like "No, I'm talking about characters in a video game that are all homosexual. They're all gay. It's a positive. " And he was just like "oh ok"

[@XENOWOLFI]

Wots persona 4

[@alex_blue5802]

Oh I want to talk about persona 4 being gay! Persona traditionally isn't great with gay characters but then persona 4 had Kanji and Nauto who were both great.

[@Queen_Of_Discord]

@@alex_blue5802 Yu and Yosuke were super gay (especially in the anime). Like MEGA gay. Chie and Yukiko are dating each other and no one can convince me otherwise. Kanji is definitely pan because he seems to show attraction to both male and female characters and he likes Naoto regardless of how they present. Rise's the token straight person the gay friend group. Naoto's definitely genderfluid and they seem to be cool with any pronouns. Teddie is.... well, Teddie. CONCLUSION: Persona 4 is very gay indeed.

[@alex_blue5802]

Interesting, in the game there's a part where you can hit on Kanji and Yosuke gets mad about it. I thought it was just homophobia, but maybe he's jealous. I got more of a trans man vibe from Nauto, but I have no idea how to interpret English pronouns from Japanese text so it's hard to really say what anyone's gender is. Kanji I'd say either bi/pan, or maybe just gay. He did fall for the most masculine of the "girls" and seem unimpressed by Rise crushing on him. My most recent playthrough I found myself wondering if Nauto is ace, although maybe they're just figuring themselves out and not ready for romance.

[@Queen_Of_Discord]

@@alex_blue5802 Yeah, I definitely think Yosuke's rude comments is internalized homophobia due to his insecurities and as a result he takes it out on Kanji. He obviously has SOME kind of feelings for Yu that go beond friendship which is especially clear in the anime. -Honestly the anime is just so good, everyone who likes persona 4 should watch it, it's nothing like the dumpster fire that is the persona 5 anime-

[@labellissimabritneyellis7230]

Hi Click! My boyfriend's voice and accent are remarkably similar to yours and it's just another part of what makes him so schmexy! Love you!

[@aede_animation]

Are you one topic?

[@overarian]

That's so cool!!!

[@mariastevens6406]

@@aede_animation are you that bothered?

[@birdsonbread9363]

Glad to know I’m not the only one thinking his voice is great. r/suddenlygay? More like r/theclick’svoice

[@FXRITYMC]

@@mariastevens6406 shhhhh

[@tomatogoose4426]

Oh my goodness I just randomly remembered a brief little conversation I had with my grandpa. I am gay, but hadn’t told any of my family except for my sister at this point. My family and I was at a dinner to celebrate my grandma’s birthday I believe, and I happened to be sitting across from my grandpa. I wanted to tell the waitress that she had pretty hair, but was too shy to say so. A little after I finally said it (with some help haha), my grandpa turned to me and, without warning, went “so you’re a little fruity?” I didn’t even know he knew what that means. Threw me completely off guard. I went red and stammered out some excuse before continuing with the conversation. He is a retired detective so it makes sense he would pick up on how nervous I was to just talk to a girl, but still 😂

[@jaidynmiller1612]

Damn, grandpa caught you in 4k😂 my papa was super supportive of me too

[@meh9677]

Lol, a detective's gaydar is unmatched

[@meh9677]

Lol, a detective's gaydar is unmatched

[@ConnorPugs]

Thanks I am smelling good but my name is Connor not Liam

[@ashleycd6487]

Perhaps

[@TheClick]

you always smell nice, that goes without saying

[@luis_leitao]

So your name is Connor, but are you the android sent by CyberLife?

[@a_potat]

@@luis_leitao reading this in Sean's voice 😂🤌🏾

[@anserbauer309]

@@TheClick I actually put on deodorant before I watch your videos in the daytime. I'm a farmer and shower at night because after a day's work on the farm, I know I don't smell great.

[@sweatavocadosauce4910]

It annoys me sm that straight people call straight “normal” but they don’t call lgbtq “normal.” And I wish lgbtq was taught in schools so kids can learn about the lgbtq because it’ll teach the kids that the lgbtq is not wrong.

[@BramLastname]

My school had mandatory attendance for those lessons, People were free to walk away at any point, But obviously nobody did. In fact the most annoying part was some stereotypical straight guy telling us we weren't having enough "fun times". Everyone agreed that city slicker was not fit to teach us.

[@michanone]

Well, this made me think of the SexEd I had as a kid in the 90s. We were watching a video about the naughties and right when everyone payed the most attention, it said (and I quote): "You can do whatever you want to. The only thing holding you back is if it doesn't feel right. If you both feel good, enjoy it. You can feel something like this for a girl or a boy. It's not weird, it's natural." The voice in this video was totally calm, as if they were talking about the weather. 🙂 No one even flinched, we were all just a bunch of 8th graders that didn't question anything. Really, German education in the 90s was kinda cool.

[@LRM12o8]

Especially since not teaching about LGBTQ* is simply incomplete and therefore incorrect sex education. There simply are not only heterosexual kids, so only teaching kids about heterosexual relationships does not fully represent the reality and to LGBTQ* children that's as good as a lie! A very toxic one, at that! When I first realized that I feel attracted to other boys, I legitimately thought I was a freak or insane, an extremely rare exception and the only one boy far & wide who was into boys, meaning I could probably never find a boyfriend, because I've never been taught anything about homosexuality, I've only heard the term a couple of times as an absurdity presented in comedies and concluded that it must be either too rare to be worth talking about, or really be despised by the society I live in. None of it was true, but I thought that for many months or even several years and it was only when I discovered adult videos that I slowly realized other hay people exist and I'm not an unfortunate one-in-a-million case, condemned to a miserable life of never experiencing intimacy with someone else. And even then it took a couple more years to find supportive voices and realize I'm not scum for being gay and don't need to hide. I've been fighting myself over this from age 12 to almost age 17 and all those years of agony, self-hatred and identity crisis could've been entirely avoided, if O had been told as a child that I could also fall in love with boys, rather than that I WILL love girls one day, because I'm a boy. 😪💁‍♂️ I hope that enough people finally understand the pain it causes for some kids, so that schools can finally stop teaching "heteronormative sex education", or as I call it: the straight lie!

[@bane2201]

@@michanone I love that approach! I don't know why people care so much about what someone does with their body. Whenever I see some nutty conservative politician talking about what people do with their junk, I wonder why they care so much about other people's junk. Although, given how often conservative politicians get caught at orgies (at least in the US), maybe they just want to reduce the competition for junk.

[@SuidicalRaccoon]

Some straight people. Not all straight people are douchebags like those who say "normal". But i do agree with the rest, they should teach lgbtq+ like they do with straight. The whole kissing scene is a good example of that

[@Watcher_VIB]

Gay really went from meaning happy, to an insult, to a pick up line in less than a hundred years.

[@slevinchannel7589]

I think The Click and fans, who were always chill about peoples freedoms-of-all-sorts should check out Some More News Video about the GOP vs Queer. It's the kind of stuff that we should make fun of just like 'Satan!!!'-screaming Karens.

[@w.reidripley1968]

It went by "living the gay life of a bachelor (and at least more discretionary income, for all the nice things)" then to "Are you a friend of Dorothy's?" -- to Wizard Of Oz jokes, even about Toto too... to the lion, the tiger, the bear, and George. Takei, not The Jungle.

[@honey.suckle.plant_]

I'm happy I never had the "I shouldn't feel this way" or "I need to hide this" part when I realized my sexuality. I just accepted it and didn't think too much about it. Thats one of the reasons I loved being in the old gacha community as a kid when it happened, the people I met helped me understand it and I learnt its not bad at all! I wish other people had that when they found out so they wouldn't have to try repress it, but some other might have weighed into making them do that :(

[@TheAwesomes2104]

I'm pansexual, And once I realized it, I never was ashamed of it. However, with a very religious and homophobic Evangelical family in the Bible Belt, I still have to worry about getting hate crimed or disowned for it. Repression is so real. I feel like that's why it took me so long to discover that I was also attracted to women. Turns out I don't like men so much as I like the convenience and safety of being able to pass as a boring straight person. (Also, straight men are easy and everywhere, So it's not exactly slim pickin's.) Didn't help either that society sexualizes women so thoroughly that I didn't realize that it was gay to find other women sexy. I literally just thought that everyone found women sexy. And then I went to college and was finally around other women my age who I hadn't known since kindergarten, then it all started to come together.

[@ozymandiaz1002]

I live in Germany, and "gay" is still an insult. At least where I live. I always get into discussions with the people in my school who frequently use gay as an insult. I can't make it stop but I'm trying my best to play my part. I like saying stuff like: "and if they were gay, what about it?", "what's wrong with being not-straight?", "why would you judge that?". While it may be a way to make people suspect stuff about me, I do not care the slightest. And to be honest, people assume stuff anyways as soon as you don't openly show attraction to the opposite gender as it's the case with me. I don't experience attraction to any gender, so everyone who knows about me probably being ace/aroace is assuming I'm just either gay or straight but just in denial, therefore I might aswell not give a fck. I hope where you live LGBTQ+ -Acceptance is getting along better than in Germany!

[@kristophesiem5336]

I love dick, but I use gay as an insult because it sounds funny. A word can mean many things, I just separate the meaning of when it refers to a homosexual guy or just literally anything I wanna insult

[@BramLastname]

Yeah here there's the dichotomy between Using gay as an insult, yet also being accepting of your gay friend. It's kinda odd, but that's puberty for ya'.

[@zombiegordonf9320]

We need to accept the fact that the LGBTQ community exists and is completely fine. Stop being discriminatory against people liking a certain gender and grow up.

[@vincentpollmann3191]

Pupertät right? But for the next time it occurs like "thats gay" just say "and how do you know...?". Therefor they are in a argumentative cul-de-sac. How will they know about gay things if they ain't interested in those? If they not interested in those activities they cannot judge about the "gayness" of things and if they go on with explaining what they actually meant (something that's weird or ideotic or boring) it is 1. The same problem, how do they know that gay is something boring for them so they could use it as a metaphor for it if they haven't tried it at least once and 2. They dismantle themselves as dumb and/or homophobic, witch is actually a pretty well known behavior for men that have latent homoerotic phantasies, wich they cannot comprehend, as very old studies had shown. They're just out played easily that way.

[@ozymandiaz1002]

@@vincentpollmann3191 that's some interesting way to handle it.. Thank you, that's a pretty nice trick. And yes, puberty... 9th grade of school. But I dislike it nonetheless .

[@wickerbeastinlila]

Well... I have to say I've been confronted with sexuality my whole life. You have sexual stuff everywhere. In adds, in tv shows, in movies... sex is everywhere. And I still turned out to be asexuell.... suspicious...

[@meh9677]

Fr. It's almost like - bear with me - it's almost like... it's not a choice. GASP.

[@TheDestino8]

The decoy Sailor story kinda reminds me of the reason why only men are allowed to perform in Japanese Kabuki Theaters. So the story goes about like this: Way back in 1603 there was this shrine maiden called Izumo no Okuni, who started to dance in an at that time thought weird manner at the riverbed of the Kamo River in Kyoto (there's a Statue of her at approximately the same place. It's right in the middle of Kyoto). Her performances then quickly gathered a few more co-performers and a huge amount of fans, to the point that her new style of dance drama quickly got known all around Japan with many rival troops popping up. Now about the above reminding bit: At that time it was still typical for kabuki to be played entirely by woman (no matter if in need for male oriented and female oriented characters). Thing is the Japanese government didn't really like that the kabuki theaters developed the issue of those performers starting to earn extra income with adult funtime side businesses. So they considered banning Kabuki; but Kabuki was too popular for that. So they instead banned Woman from performing in Kabuki. Thing is.... The issue was not dealt with. Instead the Men who picked up on the performances also picked up on the side hustle all the same. Thinking that it would maybe solve the issue this time, they then banned young men from performing Kabuki. (So for a while it was only middle aged or older men who performed all the roles.) Thing is.... The old men really went at it and the hustle kept strong. So in the end the Japanese Government gave up at least part way and let the young men back at it again. ("weirdly" enough not the women though.... I guess they expected the "issue" to get worse if they did) Which is why Kabuki is 100% only performed by men to this day. (I'm not sure if such a law is still intact or not. I'm pretty sure it's really just a 'tradition' thing by now and not a law or anything like that)

[@bearo8]

Wow.

[@karolinkiehl4097]

Seems like the Japanese government forgot that all people are horny/ trying to make a living. XD

[@kissit012]

Sexism against women is tradition in many places. Historically, men stealing women’s jobs and banning us from them is pretty common. Metal forging, farming, hunting, government/major community decisions, land wealth/ownership, acting, dancing, writing/education, etc, all women’s jobs first that were taken over by men and eventually banned women altogether, usually because of religion or pure jealousy and control.

[@LRM12o8]

Ah yes, "tradition": The #1 excuse to not change weird things/mistakes that have been done fpr the past centuries 😅

[@gabo352]

The old men what?? Omg, YESS

[@slytherin1481]

Me: comes out as Bi at 18 Mum: it’s just a phase, everyone goes through it Dad: refuses to talk about it Brothers: joke about me stealing their wives Sisters: introduce me to their out workmates My brothers will make the jokes in front of our dad, it’s beautiful They will also go off at him if he makes homophobic comments behind my back Satan, I love my siblings😂

[@slytherin1481]

@Fat moths she seems to think bi and being a hormonal teen is the same thing

[@kaliban4758]

Sounds like the mom "experimented" growing yp

[@DyHi_]

Bro I remember I got fruity with a dude in front of the Ecuadorian gay-hating spider, and it came at me with the rage of the thousands of “suppressed heterosexual people” that it swears exists.

[@NanoBuns]

Me: Im totally straights Also Me: related to an UNGODLY amount of memes in various "Straight" subreddits

[@bombdotcom2168]

That's how it all starts my friend. That's how it all starts.

[@ashtonisvibing4763]

i shall be here waiting for when the "am i gay" quiz is finally searched/hj

[@Daelyah]

Just follow your heart, my dude, and be happy ✌

[@Anto-wd9rm]

Some law makers out there really heard “be gay do crime” and thought it meant “do gay be crime”

[@PapiyoneVineland]

I’ve worked at summer camps for years: I’ve called my colleagues (some of whom I see during the rest of the year) silly names for months, which would often change from one year to another, sometimes even three times per summer. If we screwed up once by calling a colleague by their real name, it would ruin the magic for the kids, so even if we came close sometimes, we almost never did. We would give each other horrified looks if it happened. CALLING SOMEONE BY A NEW NAME IS NOT HARD.

[@xerofelix7090]

Let's be fair, if I had "double income, no kids, lesbian aunts", they would have kicked my mom's ass and stopped her from isolating me and abusing my older sisters... which is why my mom would never have let them see any of us.

[@TheAwesomes2104]

"Why do I need to come out? If you still think I'm straight, then that's on you." is my exact opinion as well. None of my heterosexual siblings had to sit down with the family and disclose their sexuality, so why would I? Over 20% of the adults in my generation identify as LGBTQ. For perspective, only 16.7% of the US population wear contacts, but they still ask at the DMV if you wear corrective lenses, as it would be willfully ignorant to just ignore the possibility when the corrective lenses aren't blatantly obvious. You know when people find out I wear contacts? When they ask or if it naturally comes up. Wanna guess how people find out I'm queer?

[@TipsyBeveridge]

As someone who lives less than an hour away from BYU, I think that pride robe was the best middle finger to the University I've ever seen and I love it.

[@kaylaa2204]

I knew a homophobic guy once who I said that argument to "How would you feel if it was literally illegal for you to marry your girlfriend" His response? That he literally wouldn't care becasue "it's just a piece of paper" bullocks, you would care, especially if other people were allowed to just fine, but you're the exception for arbitrary reasons Thats what I said to him but he says "nah pretty sure you people are the only ones who would care about that" I'm convinced he was just trying to be right and was lying through his teeth

[@jakob7d6]

17:55 That reminds me of a interesting story to say the least: I had a girl in class and I really liked her. Then the little shy me confessed to her thinking the worst she can say is no. She said: "Sorry, but I'm lesbian." That needed some time to process. In the end I appreciate how it wasn't a problem for her, since that happened in school just between lessons. Edit: The worst thing probably was my answer: oh, cool.

[@gabo352]

I guess it depends on the delivery, but that doesn't seem like a bad response?

[@robertwilloughby8050]

I'd have thought that would be a great response..... easy-going about it and not putting her in a slightly awkward position.

[@jakob7d6]

@@gabo352It was a "oh, cool" because I couldn't think fast enough of anything else to say. And it sounded like I wouldn't care! That's probably the worst part of it.

[@melodyghoul9378]

@@jakob7d6 Dude compared to what I've heard, that's a perfectly fine response.

[@jakob7d6]

@@melodyghoul9378 thanks. that's comforting

[@6_checkmate_9]

12:33 lol That one hit deep! My sis is gay but when she came out we all knew already but I'll never forget how my parents looked at me and said, "I thought YOU were gonna be a lesbian. Are you sure there's nothing you wanna say?"🤣 Long story short, I'm demisexual

[@bazookallamaproductions5280]

if everyone's sharing their gayness, im 5'7" 180lbs, with an 11 inch beard. im a buff gay LOTR dwarf. 🤣

[@bearo8]

So you must enjoy the Hobbit movie? If you ignore the issues with the story, life and physics you get some pretty nice visuals. I guess.

[@Sr_ECO]

So...is the song diggy diggy hole the equivalent of YMCA for dwarfs?

[@BramLastname]

@@Sr_ECO I kinda spaced out reading that (As one does) And read siggy dong biggy hole And I don't know how that happened, But I love the image it conjured in my head.

[@annexhion5343]

you are what I aspire to be

[@HazeEmry]

Honestly extremely attractive in my eyes lol

[@ChroniclerAether]

When I was 10, "Barbie Girl" was played EVERYWHERE. The radio. Stores. Block parties. Birthday parties. School gatherings. It's. Um. Yep. Definitely NOT kids friendly.

[@LloydTheZephyrian]

What's it about?

[@commandercorl1544]

Wait, what is it actually about?

[@Akari.Oborodzuka]

@@commandercorl1544 Barbie does some.. "provocative things" hence the lyric "You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere"

[@w.reidripley1968]

...In the 80s it was 'Afternoon Delight.' In the 70s it was 'Midnight At The Oasis.' Suggestive, at least, and big hits both. Won't even get into the blatant 'Whole Lotta Love.' Before then, adolescent me thought Julie Andrews had the sexiest singing voice.

[@Sumio.]

.... "Your gay," is still a middle school insult. I am gay, so when someone said this to me, I said, and I quote, "Yeah, why? Wanna date me?" No one ever said that to me again

[@charlesduffy9755]

When Click said, "You know who's not only jealous but does join in?" I immediately thought "Apollo".

[@BeatriceF3]

Can confirm. My cat with the same name gets jealous and tries to be involved every time

[@charlesduffy9755]

@@BeatriceF3 Oof, awkward XD

[@Doryzitter]

Wait, I don't get it. Pls explain

[@charlesduffy9755]

@@Doryzitter I don't know if you're serious or not...

[@Doryzitter]

@@charlesduffy9755 Yeah, I'm serious. I was wondering which part of Greek mythology I missed where Apollo is jealous and joins in. Like srsly, I wanna know :^

[@wah8493]

It's not "Be gay, do crime". It's "Be gay, BE crime"

[@wah8493]

@@Jason_H_Martitinez Gay people don't choose to be gay, you know?

[@callmehotnotpretty1]

@@Jason_H_Martitinez you can't choose to NOT be gay. Just like you can't choose NOT to be straight. Being gay shouldn't be a crime worthy getting k^lled for.

[@pitioti]

21:36: That's funny, because, there is a Japanese painting known has "Young Noble Woman cuting her kimono to not wake up her cat" that exist XD

[@Jacqueline_Thijsen]

The same story is also told about the prophet Mohammed and his cat.

[@CertifiedShoeChewer]

I found self acceptance just over 2 years ago as and have been so much happier for it. Ironically, it came as a result of being with a toxic ex girlfriend. One of the few good things that came of that relationship.

[@bombdotcom2168]

Life is like a weird teacher. Sometimes you're their favorite student, sometimes you're their least favorite student. Either way you learn something at the end of the day that you'll probably forget tomorrow.

[@exemptrook4291]

Same thing happened to me but but my ex than came out as trans 2 months after the break up, so I guess I dated a boy before I even knew i was gay

[@daphnetilling6034]

I got excommunicated from the Mormon church for having sex with a missionary (it was not missionary but against the wall in a toilet lol) and he got sent back to Salt Lake (this was obviously before I found out I was trans) sooooo yeah not sure about the Catholic schoolgirl thing but certainly repressed lol

[@Gaburierairuze]

I recently moved to a ... "Less accepting" state in america and I must say that your channel is the only thing keeping me from losing faith in humanity. Thank you, Click💙💜💖 I must add, that the place i work at has a register with a screensaver programed to never hit the corners. This is literal hell :).

[@comso0]

Calling it now it's Florida

[@dhans9662]

@@comso0 Definitely Florida

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Texas

[@chandranelson2772]

When my brother was a teenager my mom called me and said “ I just looked in his room and he has a girl in bed with him! What should I do?” Then ten minutes later she called and said “ Never mind. It’s just his friend Christoph. You know he has long hair, so I thought he was a girl. They just decided to have a a sleepover.” I didn’t tell her that Christoph was gay and my brother was bi.

[@meh9677]

Lol, i would have loved to see her reaction

[@John_Weiss]

2:20 Back in the 1990s, we had to do this _in the US._ Because you could be arrested under "anti-sodomy laws" in many states if 2 people of the same sex so much as asked for a room with one bed when checking into a hotel. Many of us just avoided going to those states. And, the way things are going, in another 2-4 years, we in the US will have to avoid certain states yet again.

[@massylia2911]

Talk about progressive times 🙂

[@wilyriley_]

uh, little update: yeah I, as a trans American, already have to do this in my own country

[@Genderqueerquack]

15:04 This guy is accepting!!!! He’s saying that unirionically, he’s very supportive lol

[@harmgrim3258]

13:04 This way of thinking is so much problematic that it even affect heterosexual couples: I have long hair and people often mistakes me for a girl (even with short hair), i am shorter than my gf. Sometimes when i kiss my gf in public there always an old person to tell us "a little restraint ladies" (i don't know how to translate in english, i'm french). The best part is, when i turn aroud with my deep voice, the expression of confusion on their faces and the way they walk away not really knowing what they had actually seen.

[@alchemysaga3745]

You managed to get the point across with the "a little restraint ladies." So don't worry about it. And sorry to hear about people being big dumb dumbs.

[@Cookie91807]

I'm actually asexual but I do watch pron when bored and I can confirm that the Catholic boys and the school girl equivalent

[@foxinabox5103]

Rating the story of a porn is tight!

[@LloydTheZephyrian]

@@foxinabox5103 But is it tight as [redacted and demonitized]?

[@lazyryan3766]

I figured asexual means porn has little to no appeal. Could you be orchidsexual, meaning you feel sexual attraction but have no desire for a relationship, or bellussexual, meaning you have interest in certain sexual actions, the aesthetic of sexual relationships, and/or aspects of sexual relationships, but do not feel sexual attraction and do not want a sexual relationship?

[@wulfleyn6498]

9:59 The BIGGEST brain move.

[@liamroberts5375]

Dear God the intro finally hit me. What makes it worse I'm currently isolating and thought I had lost it for a second

[@shinybearevidra]

Are you ok?

[@wolf1066]

11:56 - I totally agree with that. I'm not even gay, I just think we should *_all_* talk to evangelical Christians like that.

[@tiffanyhaddox7499]

Love it 😂😂😂😂

[@dragoninthewest1]

18:49 I loved that part of Christmas. Aunt Joyce and Aunt Denise gave some of the best gifts. It helped that Aunt Joyce was Robin Williams's accountant

[@siriusdragon]

I had a friend in highschool who told us she was going to try and make her son gay if she had one. Like if she found straight porn, she said she'd take it and replace it with gay porn and introduce him to cute gay guys. I have no idea where she is now and we ALL told her that's not how it works.

[@melodyghoul9378]

She sounds very confused but .. she has the spirit?? Her kid is going to have some interesting stories to tell for sure 😂

[@Toni-lo9ms]

9:00 If somebody actually did that and did it well you'd never know unless you happened to be a gay kid with homophobic parents who ended up there. And the lucky kids who did wouldn't want to ruin it by telling anyone openly. Makes you think.

[@Riomy13]

7:05 Oh man, that reminds me of an acquaintance of mine. She's studying Social work and wants to be a counselor for children and families. But she's also adamant that same-sex couples shouldn't be raising children. ... had a lot of talks with her but honestly at this point I'm just sitting here waiting with popcorn for her inevitable downfall.

[@itsgonnabeanaurfromme]

People with her toxic mindset should not be allowed to affect others' lives.

[@nataliegoodfellow3185]

14:32 family is nice but it’s not required. I had to cut off my entire family this year. It started with my parents because they were abusive and controlling. Even checking my bank statements to figure out where I was. (I was 19 and full financially independent). Then the rest of my family when they showed me time and time again that my feelings in all this didn’t matter. That all that mattered is that I hurt my parents. So I just decided to cut them all off. And I’ve been so free. I freely talk about being in a relationship. I wear what I want. I say what I want. I watch what I want. And I’m sad I had to cut them off but I’m more me than I’ve ever been.

[@alexisfeiler1175]

I love how Click gives us a “kiss” at the end of his videos like it will fix the horrors and memes and beauty he just put us through🤣🤣.

[@Kel-IRL]

Fun fact: The famous actor Neil Patrick Harris came out as gay in 2006. He has a husband and kids now.

[@SaroPlaysGames]

W username and pfp

[@JadianRadiator]

9:32 Homosexual intercourse was so normalized by ancient Sparta that it was seen/used as a team bonding exorcise in their armies.

[@matthewboire6843]

It would definitely Increase bonding

[@melon_ladd]

Ah yes... pokeballs... gotta... catch... the balls?

[@EvilFookaire]

No no no. You use the balls to get the poke-a-man. Or maybe the poke-a-man is the one that has to use the balls. I'm not sure how that stuff works, not my thing, but as long as it works for someone then it works, end of story.

[@lexishade3154]

What are we....using to catch the balls....? **remembers a lot of furry Pokémon** *well sh-*

[@arfansthename]

@@EvilFookaire r/definitelycorrect

[@ronaid-with-an-i]

Gotta catch the boys

[@conlon4332]

9:55 This would be such a great premise for a TV show! Like these four gay high schoolers are the main cast and they hang out together and figure out all the different things that happen each episode together. And they go on double dates, and sometimes there's drama and misunderstandings... this would be so cool! And sometimes they get caught by their parents and they have to make up ridiculous stories but the parents always believe them.

[@dannin1278]

8:02 Fun Fact the military is probably the single largest organization to help gay people find a gay community. Especially in the 40's.

[@kissit012]

Prison is #2

[@Adiraisnthere]

20:39 That was the best Bumi impression I have ever heard but I know it was unintentional and that's what makes it good

[@mae1810]

26:30 my favorite song for years was "save a horse, ride a cowboy"...

[@tim_the_traveler]

I remember how I was so in the closet after experimenting with gay feelings as a teen that I just refused to date anyone to the point that people instead assumed I was Asexual...5 years later, turns out they were right.