Don't Tell Me How to be Gay

Posted by Olivia Mistelle Maxell June 26, 2010




Word to the wise: Don’t tell me how to be gay. 

I recently read an article of sorts stating open gay and lesbians who choose not to emerge themselves in the whole gay/lesbian history/art/literature and lifestyle are just self-loathing homosexuals. It went on to add these “straight-acting” gays/lesbians want to be accepted so much by the evil heterosexuals, that they desperately mirror the “sinister straight lifestyle.” 

I pause to roll my eyes and take a deep breath to say with assertion, “SHUT THE FUCK UP!”  Who sold out to push this shit?!

It’s ridiculous to denounce open gays and lesbians that supposedly “act straight.” It’s no different than those ‘straight camp’ fanatics handing out manuals on how to be straight instead of queer. 

Who the hell gives anybody the right to push such intolerant sanctimonious asinine rhetoric to isolate certain members of the gay and lesbian community?  Projecting much?  I don’t need a "how-to guide" on the acceptable manners one should display if gay or lesbian. We are trying to evolve past labels but yet I see so many tossed around by the ones preaching to look past them? And please, if you disagree, don’t sigh in sorrow for my supposed “minimal enlightenment” with that burdened over-educated ideology, either. This egotistical socialist approach in presuming to know what others feel or what’s good for them is just ridiculous. Shut up. 

The LGBTer’s living in between the larger cities are doing their best being who they are. Some don't have the luxury of being ‘super gay’ and others are just not naturally ‘super gay’. Most are just living their lives and happen to be gay. What's the big deal? 

So, I say, shut up about what a dyke or butch should wear or not wear to be a ‘true dyke’ or a ‘real butch’.  All this is showing is lack of tolerance to the LGBT and straight community by others in the LGBT community. It’s the same kind of narrow-mindedness shown by the bible thumpers who tell us how to be less gay and more “Jesus like.” I’m tired of being labeled this or that. Let’s stop manufacturing so many brands to stitch on people. 

Be yourself. Love yourself. 

Posted by Olivia Mistelle Mistelle at Sunday, June 27, 2010 4:09 PM
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Tags: DADT selling out gay olivia mistelle maxell LGBT be yourself the l word community lesbian
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  • Tuesday, June 29, 2010 5:05 AM skate wrote:
    Wow, you mean all gay people aren't metrosexual urbanites? Holy shit! Oh wait... I'M not a metrosexual urbanite, and have no interesting in becoming one! I don't subscribe to the urban gay community's consensus reality! Oh my god!

    Hahaha, laughable. And let me just add: DON'T friggin tell me what political views I'm supposed to have. I'll take care of that, thanks. If you think I hold the views that I do simply because I'm unenlightened, and I'll come around to your view once I "learn the facts," you're in for a disappointment.
    1. Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:25 AM Olivia Mistelle Mistelle wrote:
      'If you think I hold the views that I do simply because I'm unenlightened, and I'll come around to your view once I "learn the facts," you're in for a disappointment."

      Ha-ha! Right? 

      I'd have to say that I've had to give some facts to some that denounce a certain new unpopular bill (by a less percentage) because they actually had the wrong facts and didn't know a lot of the circumstances. But I agree with you. I was told at this cubscout benefit for my son, that "the more educated a person is the more liberal they are".  It was said in a really pompous bullshit tone, too. This person actually will only shop and eat at places that are "blue." I told her my education background and told her the more I'm learning about things the more I'm finding myself Independent instead of leaning to the far left or right. 



      1. Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:22 PM skate wrote:
        "the more educated a person is the more liberal they are".

        I sometimes think that if I saw the world in this simplistic kind of way, life would be a lot easier. But I would also be an utter dolt, so no thanks.

        Perhaps someday that woman will grasp that the entire liberal/conservative paradigm is nonsense, and the people behind the Democrat facade and the Republican facade are the SAME FRIGGIN PEOPLE. Look at their campaign donations!

        All just an illusion to give the public some sense that they are "choosing" . . .

        Dems and Repubs are virtually identical in terms of their positions on all major issues. Both are pro-war and pro-big business, and that is the major crux of their platform.
        1. Tuesday, June 29, 2010 9:16 PM Olivia Mistelle Mistelle wrote:
          I totally agree.

          After my sudden addiction (trying to kick it) with watching more and more news---I see no difference but just a different agenda of sorts. 

          What has me worried is this socialist/communistic ideal people are starting to gravitate toward (some without even knowing it). 

          As we've seen in the past---it doesn't work and the countries that have tried both have failed miserably and fallen into economic melt-down. 

          God, is it happening already? Who knows, but yeah, that lady ended up squirming away from me when I responded to her asinine remark about liberals being more educated (more entitled to believe above the stupid is what I got from the statement).  Told her I once considered myself a hard-nose far-left liberal and now I want nothing to do with that room of extremists as I don't want to be in the same room as the far right-wing peeps, either. 

          I hate that you can only vote Dem or Republican. We need a new road of thought to travel---and it sure as hell doesn't have Obama's agenda floating above it. In my personal opinion, of course.

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