# 100 Great Things About Being A Gay Man! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 11, 2000, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488 "2000-10-11T02:00:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@bwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bwk)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/21 "2000-10-12T05:39:50Z")
Great list, so many of these apply to some of the friends I have. Uh-oh, does that make me one of those women other people can’t stand? Hmmm… Edina and Patsy are too, too funny. Comedy Central used to show them late at night on weekends, but have stopped. Grrr… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/22 "2000-10-12T07:00:29Z")
**Sqrl** , **Demo** , **Blue Twylight** , **Coldfire** and **Biggirl** …much obliged! Welcome, **bwk**! * * * [ **Edina** : Inside of me there is a thin person just screaming to get out. **Mother** : Just the one dear?]([http://www.anu.edu.au/nceph/Tor/Sounds/thin.wav](http://www.anu.edu.au/nceph/Tor/Sounds/thin.wav)) ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/23 "2000-10-12T07:05:28Z")
> [@](#): > > you are 90% lesbian on the fact that you like the Indigo Girls alone Uh oh. I think I need to have a talk with my wife … 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/24 "2000-10-12T07:07:25Z")
BTW, what part of Cajun country do you hail from originally, Cajun Man? I live in Lafayette right now and my wife is a native of Ville Platte. Just wondering, since we don’t seem to get too many people who live/have lived in Lousiana on this board. ---
**Author:** ![DRY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a87d85/32.png) [@DRY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DRY)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/25 "2000-10-12T07:14:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Cajun Man \* > \*\* > > * * * > > [ **Edina** : Inside of me there is a thin person just screaming to get out. > > **Mother** : Just the one dear?]([http://www.anu.edu.au/nceph/Tor/Sounds/thin.wav](http://www.anu.edu.au/nceph/Tor/Sounds/thin.wav)) > \*\* I remember this scene. It was great! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/26 "2000-10-12T14:00:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by **neutron star** \* > BTW, what part of Cajun country do you hail from originally, Cajun Man? I’m from the Boudin Capitol of the World…Houma! I moved to NYC in the early 70s. My SO ( **DrMatrix** ) is from Amite. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/27 "2000-10-12T15:38:17Z")
Mmmmm … boudin. Just reading that word makes my mouth water. Tasty stuff! ---
**Author:** ![vix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a88e4f/32.png) [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/28 "2000-10-12T15:53:48Z")
Happy 100, Cajun Man, and nice post. This, especially, cracked me up… _83. At some moment in your life you’ve envisioned having back-up girls._ 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/29 "2000-10-12T16:48:57Z")
I’m straight but not narrow minded. As my brother is gay I’ve been intruduced to things like John Waters movies and uh, other cultural influencs. I can answer affirmative to a lot of the items on your list without it threatening my heterosexuality. I couldn’t give a rat’s ass about who Julia Roberts is sleeping with and I adore AbFAb sweety darling but I just don’t get Joan Crawford. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/30 "2000-10-12T17:43:16Z")
Cajun Man, I used to live in Laplace. Who knows, maybe we unknowingly crossed paths at the Bourbon Pub or Cafe Lafitte’s? ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/31 "2000-10-12T19:10:11Z")
I just realized that I’m a gay man. With heterosexual tendencies. Trapped in a woman’s body. ::d&r:: ---
**Author:** ![bwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@bwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bwk)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/32 "2000-10-13T04:34:06Z")
Hey, I might have run across some of you also in LA… La Penieche (sp?) on Dauphine… the Bastille… the Clover Leaf Grill… the Friendly… the Mint… uhhoohouuhohoooh… I need a Separator. Bad. I miss NOLA so much. Can I just say something? You can never have enough hats, gloves, and shoes… This is the one, Pat… Have any of you heard the Junior Vasquez mix of abfab? You simply MUST, if you haven’t. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/33 "2000-10-13T07:28:59Z")
> [@](#): > > I used to live in Laplace. I had an experience in Laplace that restored my faith in humanity … well sort of. I was on my way to the airport in Kenner and stopped in Laplace to get some gas. I was in an unusually good mood that day since I was picking up my wife whom I hadn’t seen in months (she joined the Army and quit. Long story). Anyway, when I went in to pay for my gas, I overheard the rather scruffy-looking people in front of me talking with the cashier. They had forgot their money at home in Mississippi and couldn’t pay for the gas. The only deal they could work out with the cashier was to leave their drivers licenses with her and go all the way back to MS to get money. I paid for my gas and followed the guys outside. “Hey,” I said, “I overheard your little dilemna there. How much do you owe?” “Thirteen dollars,” one of the guys said. I offered to pay for their gas and told them they could mail me the money when they got home. I knew I’d probably never see it again, but I didn’t care. Like I said, I was in a jovial mood. I started writing out my address when one of the guys asked me if I liked Valium and Xanax. Well, duh. Who doesn’t? Turns out these guys were so grateful for my favor that they gave me **fifteen Xan-bars** in exchange for the gas! For those not familiar with drug culture, those suckers cost about $5 apiece on the street! $75 worth of benzos for a tank of gas! See, there really are cool people out there! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/34 "2000-10-13T08:00:02Z")
Cajun Man - bite me! No wait… I was kidding. Happy 100th! Hey Neutron- I once picked up this hitch-hiker in BC and drove him 800 km to his destination in Alberta. He had no money but gave me a huge zip lock bag of hydroponically grown oregano. I weighed it when I got home and there was 8 ounces of it packed in the bag. A friend told me that it was worth several thousand dollars but since the guy who gave it to me had a huge duffel bag full I guess there was some to spare for a good samaritan like myself. That was damn fine oregano too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/35 "2000-10-13T15:30:24Z")
Happy 100th, Cajun Man! ------& -----🙂 —////\\ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/36 "2000-10-13T16:00:24Z")
**SqrlCub** : Big HUGS backatcha! **Democritus** : You’ve seen “Steel Magnolias” too many times…track lighting…oy! 😉 **Biggirl** : You know how shy I am. ::blushes:: **vix** , **Feynn** and **Spider Woman** : Thanx! **goboy** : I haven’t been back to NOLA in over 10 years. When I lived there, I didn’t patronize the Pub and Lafitte’s very often. My usual haunt was the Golden Lantern. **andygirl** : You’re a trip, girlfriend! 😃 **bwk** : The Clover Leaf Grill was one of our favorite eateries in the Quarter…we ate there often. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/37 "2000-10-13T16:30:15Z")
Oh, and **Spider Woman** …'love your party hat! ---
**Author:** ![Spider\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Spider\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider_Woman)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2000, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/38 "2000-10-13T17:22:02Z")
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**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2000, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/39 "2000-10-14T00:28:43Z")
Cajun Man, you tacky bitch! You’re not supposed to give away secrets like that! As a holder of a BS in Theatre Arts, I can say “been there, done that” or at least “seen that” for some of these (especially the backup singers). Can I be an honorary gay man? No, forget it. My wife won’t let me. Very funny post, CM. Congrats on your 100th, and my best to you and the **Doc**. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2000, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488/40 "2000-10-16T04:33:18Z")
**Cajun Man** Congratulations on you 100th post. The list you posted is great. I have to agree with **biggirl**. Speak up Man. Hi **DAVEW0071** , good to see ya. **goboy** , I used to go to the Pub and Lafitte’s, but that was about 15-20 years ago. I met **Cajun Man** at the Pub 20 some years ago. (Has it really been that long?) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-great-things-about-being-a-gay-man/36488.md?page=3)