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Don't post in this thread to say "gay gamers are like everyone else, why do they have a special thread?" It is something that has been posted numerous times, and this isn't the place for that discussion.

For regular posters, don't quote the trolls.
NIIINO
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Slovakia1320 Posts
August 29 2010 17:28 GMT
#561
Can a gay get erection when he looks at him self in the mirror ?
Haemonculus
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United States6980 Posts
August 29 2010 17:30 GMT
#562
On August 30 2010 02:16 Louder wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 30 2010 01:46 wollhandkrabbe wrote:
On August 28 2010 19:17 Mora wrote:


So much of our culture is focused around your sexuality, how can you not see how dramatically that it would change your life to be gay?

I'll make a brief list of everything that i see that is about heterosexuality, that's thrown in my face all the time:
* guys talking about hot girls
* posters with hot women on them
* baby strollers. they always have a mom and a dad.
* music, always about straight relationships
* movies, always about straight love (seriously, almost every movie has a relationship in it)
* segregated washroom facilities (men / women)
* straight people holding hands. they're everywhere.
* spousal RRSP programs
* clubs / bars
* straight people dancing in clubs


Much of life/culture is focused around finding love/satisfying lust. Not only does the majority of culture not accommodate for my sexuality, but a large part of it disapproves of it.


There's nothing i can say that will give you understanding.

I cannot describe the feeling i get from seeing two guys holding hands in public. It makes me want to holler at the top of my lungs with joy. Yay love, you know?


Where I live homosexuals are waaaaay more 'in your face' about those things than straight people. To a point where you are equally likely to see a gay / straight couple kissing in the street. And there is nothing wrong with that. Actually very few people here bother at all.
So just sayin: for whatever reason, be it religion, way of life, sexual identity or whatnot - you can always move to where you can openly be who you are. there is a place to feel at home for everyone somewhere IMO.


I better go out and tell all the black kids to stop wearing Sean John and stop listening to rap, and tell all the Mexicans to stop ... driving low riders (fuck I don't know) ... because hey...
[/u]
I know what you mean. I have nothing against racial minorities, but I really wish they had the decency to *act* white like everyone else. Being exposed to such differences makes me uncomfortable. Clearly it's a problem with their culture, and should be corrected.
I admire your commitment to being *very* oily
Kerotan
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
England2111 Posts
August 29 2010 17:40 GMT
#563
On August 29 2010 21:42 Drteeth wrote:
There is a darker side to homosexuality though too isn't there?

Hanging around public toilets waiting for random gay men to have sexual acts with? EG George Michael.

Obviously the threat of AIDS is more of a threat for gay males. In the not so enlightened mid 80's it was actually called the "Gay Plague"

And as male (straight and happily married) I know what a sex mad lot us males are, and if hanging around dirty stinking toilets floats your boat, hey go for it. But the gay communities worldwide are known for how promiscuous they are and not everyone will be super careful or indeed sensible.
Which in my opinion is a cause for concern.

I personally at first didn't think this thread had any place on a gaming forum, however, after reading the the replies I now feel it has sparked some intelligent and lively debate/conversation.

Good luck to you.


This is disgusting.

There is a dark side to any thing, so saying there is a "dark side" is really pointless.
Secondly, and what bothers me more is that you clearly know nothing, in Great Britain HIW/AIDS is more prevalent in heterosexuals than homosexuals.
You typify homosexual conduct in a way which would never stand if it was heterosexual conduct, "so you like to fuck girls in the pussy, well have good luck doing it in a cheap motel in a fursuit, if it floats your boat."

So yeah, concern is good, but administering concern to one group of people based on outdated statistics and outmoded morals is disgusting.
Nerdette // External revolution - Internal revolution // Fabulous // I raise my hands to heaven of curiosity // I don't know what to ask for // What has it got for me? // Kerribear
Liquorshot_852
Profile Joined July 2010
Korea (South)72 Posts
August 29 2010 17:43 GMT
#564
so if you find woman disgusting, you're gay? does that mean you have to be able to stick your dick in a guy's ass?
Louder
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States2276 Posts
August 29 2010 17:47 GMT
#565
On August 30 2010 02:43 Liquorshot_852 wrote:
so if you find woman disgusting, you're gay? does that mean you have to be able to stick your dick in a guy's ass?


If all else fails, there are always goats.
Badjas
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Netherlands2038 Posts
August 29 2010 17:51 GMT
#566
On August 30 2010 02:43 Liquorshot_852 wrote:
so if you find woman disgusting, you're gay? does that mean you have to be able to stick your dick in a guy's ass?

I don't think that implication holds. If you are attracted to guys and you're a guy, then that would imply you're gay. And personally I don't see how it would feel to be attracted to guys and have difficulty relating to the experience (in an empathic way), but I bet it is a 'you know it when you feel it' thing.

If you're not attracted to women, then it might be that you haven't developed that far yet. In whatever way that could be.
I <3 the internet, I <3 you
Lennon
Profile Joined February 2010
United Kingdom2275 Posts
August 29 2010 18:07 GMT
#567
On August 29 2010 08:17 MoRe_mInErAls wrote:
Stop hating. Some of the greatest Starcraft players ever are gay and we deserve a safe thread to gossip about them without getting banned.

Bertrand '(T)ElkY' Grospellier and Guillaume '(P)GiYom' Patry are in an open relationship according to Facebook.


One of my best friends is my dad on facebook.
Ian Ian Ian
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
915 Posts
August 29 2010 18:11 GMT
#568
Lol wtf..

Wasn't there just a thread on this forum about there being a "girl only" starcraft group or whatever and that got put down with quotes like this..

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On August 26 2010 09:22 Octothorpe wrote:
You're going to have a lot of trouble establishing a fun and friendly clan when the vast majority of the community is not eligible to be a part of it.

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On August 26 2010 09:40 DoctorHelvetica wrote:
Would anyone create a "males only" SC clan or a "whites only" SC clan? This just further supports the idea that girls who game are somehow special or deserve more attention for it than anyone else does which is part of the reason they are discriminated against in the gaming community in the first place.


Someone tell me how this is any different..

Crushgroove
Profile Joined July 2010
United States793 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-29 18:30:26
August 29 2010 18:14 GMT
#569
Removed in acquiescence to a superior point.
[In Korea on Vaca] "Why would I go to the park and climb a mountain? There are video games on f*cking TV!" - Kazuke
Kennigit *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada19447 Posts
August 29 2010 18:15 GMT
#570
Girl only clan
Ask gay starcraft players questions about being gay.

Difference seems quite evident.
Ian Ian Ian
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
915 Posts
August 29 2010 18:17 GMT
#571
On August 30 2010 03:15 Kennigit wrote:
Girl only clan
Ask gay starcraft players questions about being gay.

Difference seems quite evident.


I'm reading through the thread now.. just skimmed before.

By the title I just assumed that it was going to be a gay only clan or whatever. My bad
freespeech
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2 Posts
August 29 2010 18:20 GMT
#572
On August 30 2010 03:14 Crushgroove wrote:

If everyone in the human race was gay, it would be the last generation of human beings.


yeah, and if everyone in the human race was a man, it would be the last generation of human beings.
Scorcher2k
Profile Joined November 2009
United States802 Posts
August 29 2010 18:23 GMT
#573
On August 30 2010 03:14 Crushgroove wrote:
Something to consider: Gays are good people, but they cannot reproduce. If you bought a Horse from a breeder, the breeder would be legally liable if he didn't inform you that the horse wouldn't mate, as its considered a defect of genetics.

If everyone in the human race was gay, it would be the last generation of human beings.

But I have nothing against a homosexual minority, who you do what with is your business... just remember that they have to find straight people to have kids they can adopt if they want families, because they aren't capable.

As mora already pointed out... He has had sex with a woman and plans on doing so again. If everyone in the world was gay we would simply have a much easier time handling our population problems, as well as not have all of the children given up for adoption. God forbid that people intelligently approach having a child instead of just screwing away until it happens.

Mora, I left my question back on page 13 for you :D
Crushgroove
Profile Joined July 2010
United States793 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-29 18:36:41
August 29 2010 18:34 GMT
#574
On August 30 2010 03:23 Scorcher2k wrote:
As mora already pointed out... He has had sex with a woman and plans on doing so again. If everyone in the world was gay we would simply have a much easier time handling our population problems, as well as not have all of the children given up for adoption. God forbid that people intelligently approach having a child instead of just screwing away until it happens.


For the record, that's not being "gay" or homosexual, its a bisexual who has commited a homosexual act. Which to me just says he can't make up his mind and likes sex in general. Kinda nullifies the "I'm born gay, its just how I'm wired" argument.

Also, being straight and taking a logical, planned, intellectual approach to procreation aren't mutually exclusive, nor is the discussion of heterosexual reproductive prudence particularly relevant to the topic of homosexuality, its a red herring, so stop.


On August 30 2010 03:20 freespeech wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 30 2010 03:14 Crushgroove wrote:

If everyone in the human race was gay, it would be the last generation of human beings.


yeah, and if everyone in the human race was a man, it would be the last generation of human beings.


And wouldn't that be a monumental PROBLEM for humanity?
[In Korea on Vaca] "Why would I go to the park and climb a mountain? There are video games on f*cking TV!" - Kazuke
floor exercise
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Canada5847 Posts
August 29 2010 18:34 GMT
#575
On August 30 2010 03:20 freespeech wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 30 2010 03:14 Crushgroove wrote:

If everyone in the human race was gay, it would be the last generation of human beings.


yeah, and if everyone in the human race was a man, it would be the last generation of human beings.

If everyone was a man yes (unless science really pulled through in that generation)

but if everyone was gay that doesn't mean they would suddenly forget that they have to continue populating the earth through procreation
wollhandkrabbe
Profile Joined May 2010
Germany97 Posts
August 29 2010 18:35 GMT
#576
On August 30 2010 02:16 Louder wrote:
The thing you fail to acknowledge is that straight behaviour is also extremely IN YOUR FACE hollering at the top of your lungs I AM STRAIGHT.


What I was trying to say was that everyone does it and everyone should. Also applies to openly displaying your religion or even balancing a way too small cap on your head to show that you are quite the 'gangster'.
The point: Don't be annoyed by or even try to change poeple who judge you. Instead be with people who don't.
HeaDStrong
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Scotland785 Posts
August 29 2010 18:44 GMT
#577
On August 30 2010 03:34 Crushgroove wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 30 2010 03:23 Scorcher2k wrote:
As mora already pointed out... He has had sex with a woman and plans on doing so again. If everyone in the world was gay we would simply have a much easier time handling our population problems, as well as not have all of the children given up for adoption. God forbid that people intelligently approach having a child instead of just screwing away until it happens.


For the record, that's not being "gay" or homosexual, its a bisexual who has commited a homosexual act. Which to me just says he can't make up his mind and likes sex in general. Kinda nullifies the "I'm born gay, its just how I'm wired" argument.

Also, being straight and taking a logical, planned, intellectual approach to procreation aren't mutually exclusive, nor is the discussion of heterosexual reproductive prudence particularly relevant to the topic of homosexuality, its a red herring, so stop.


Show nested quote +
On August 30 2010 03:20 freespeech wrote:
On August 30 2010 03:14 Crushgroove wrote:

If everyone in the human race was gay, it would be the last generation of human beings.


yeah, and if everyone in the human race was a man, it would be the last generation of human beings.


And wouldn't that be a monumental PROBLEM for humanity?


how about you read the thread instead off responding to stuff taken out of the context?
PaprikaSpice
Profile Joined August 2010
United States41 Posts
August 29 2010 19:01 GMT
#578
I will never understand the people for whom the "it's hardwired/not hardwired" distinction matters. Even if it were entirely a choice - a little mental switch everyone could flip back and forth as often as they liked - why would that matter?

Anyway, it's not that. I just don't fall in love with or want to have sex with women. Sorry. Just don't.

A thread like this is sort of strange to me, though. If it's truly "ask queers about being queer," it's only so useful. Queers are just people, and no one can answer for everyone else. Some guys want to have a lot of sex with a lot of different people. For me, attraction builds slowly and is very dependent on emotional connection; I've actually had a difficult time staying hard with a guy I found attractive because sex just came too soon (in fact it had to, I was on my mid-tour R&R from Afghanistan). Now I've been with my boyfriend for almost 4 years and can't see wanting to be with anyone else.

Hm, kind of veered off the point there. So yeah. Queers are as different and similar as everyone else is. I've never really played an online RTS before, but watching some of the casted videos of high level SC2 play made me want to try it out. I started in bronze, was promoted to silver recently, and I feel like if I can get good at keeping track of and remembering everything I need to do, I can eventually make diamond for sure.

I also think rats are the cutest pets in the world.
I like fishing a ton, but make my BF do all the cleaning and filleting.
I'm almost done with the Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie.
I've been skydiving a few times and loved it, but it's too expensive for me to get licensed.
Etc.
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Masamune
Profile Joined January 2007
Canada3401 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-29 19:23:20
August 29 2010 19:12 GMT
#579
Crushgroove why do you keep posting in this thread? I wish one of the self-proclaimed "biologists" would have already covered a lot of your bs by now.
On August 30 2010 03:14 Crushgroove wrote:
Something to consider: Gays are good people, but they cannot reproduce. If you bought a Horse from a breeder, the breeder would be legally liable if he didn't inform you that the horse wouldn't mate, as its considered a defect of genetics.

If everyone in the human race was gay, it would be the last generation of human beings.

But I have nothing against a homosexual minority, who you do what with is your business... just remember that they have to find straight people to have kids they can adopt if they want families, because they aren't capable.

As already mentioned, most gays have the ability to reproduce, they just choose not to. Furthermore, from an evolutionary standpoint, homosexuals are an alternate mechanism of evolution designed to pass your genes from one generation to the next. It’s what’s called kin selection and you should probably read about it. A gay gene hasn’t been found in humans yet (although one has actually been found in fruitflies) but it’s almost certain there is a biological mechanism involved.

Just because a homosexual chooses not to directly pass their genes on from one generation to the next does it mean that THEIR genes can’t be passed along by other relatives!

On August 30 2010 03:34 Crushgroove wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 30 2010 03:23 Scorcher2k wrote:
As mora already pointed out... He has had sex with a woman and plans on doing so again. If everyone in the world was gay we would simply have a much easier time handling our population problems, as well as not have all of the children given up for adoption. God forbid that people intelligently approach having a child instead of just screwing away until it happens.


For the record, that's not being "gay" or homosexual, its a bisexual who has commited a homosexual act. Which to me just says he can't make up his mind and likes sex in general. Kinda nullifies the "I'm born gay, its just how I'm wired" argument.

Also, being straight and taking a logical, planned, intellectual approach to procreation aren't mutually exclusive, nor is the discussion of heterosexual reproductive prudence particularly relevant to the topic of homosexuality, its a red herring, so stop.


Show nested quote +
On August 30 2010 03:20 freespeech wrote:
On August 30 2010 03:14 Crushgroove wrote:

If everyone in the human race was gay, it would be the last generation of human beings.


yeah, and if everyone in the human race was a man, it would be the last generation of human beings.


And wouldn't that be a monumental PROBLEM for humanity?

If you actually read Mora’s post history, you’d find out that he is completely gay and is not attracted to women sexually. I don’t know why he decided to have sex with a girl and I don’t know how you jumped to it nullifying the "I'm born gay, it’s just how I'm wired" argument. All it means is that Mora is a slut. If everyone straight on TL was offered $10,000 to get their dick sucked by another male, I’m sure some would take the offer and it wouldn’t automatically mean they were gay—perhaps just a little desperate for some extra cash.

You know what else would be a monumental problem for humanity? If everyone female lost their vagina and grew a cock!

Let’s stop with the hypothetical situations because they can get really silly really fast.
Masamune
Profile Joined January 2007
Canada3401 Posts
August 29 2010 19:14 GMT
#580
Oh yeah and the question of whether gays are attracted to themselves when they look in the mirror is as stupid as asking girls if they are attracted to their fathers or boys if they are attracted to their mothers.
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