{This thread is a continuation of the original “Ask the Gay Guy!” thread.}
Response to the original Gay Guy thread has been great! Alas, 10 pages and 450 posts is too long, so here we are at Ask the Gay Guy II!. For the sake of continuity, I’ll re-post the original premise here:
As there seems to be more than just a little misinformation out there, both subtle and gross, about homosexuality, this thread is here to function along the lines of “Homosexuality 101: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Homosexuality But Were Afraid To Ask.”
Essentially, if you have a question regarding homosexuality (i.e., “Why are people gay?” “What does top/bottom mean?” “What’s your phone number?” ;)), post it here, and I and several of my gay male cohorts here on the SDMB (Otto, SqrlCub, matt_mcl, and others) will post our personal experiences and knowledge on the subject. No, none of us are “experts” on homosexuality, but we do know what it’s like to be gay, so between our personal experiences and factual data we can cite, it seems to be useful for some people to even have one gay person’s point of view. (Personally I used to do these things in sociology, social work, etc. classes in college - basically it was, “Hi, I’m gay - any questions?” and people would write down questions and a bunch of us would answer them. We called them MTQ’s [Meet The Queers].)
Fortunately, we have also been blessed with even more diverse points of view on this board. First, we have several lesbians (beakerxf, neuro-trash grrrl, and others) who have been willing to share their experiences and knowledge with us. Then, we have several bisexual men and women (Quadell, and others) who have also been kind enough to impart us with their wisdom. (And please, if you have any bisexual-specific questions, pop over to Chef Troy’s “Ask the closeted bisexual guy!” thread and post them there!) Alas, to date there have been no self-identified transgendered folk here, but if questions are asked, we will answer to the best of our abilities, seek others who could answer more directly from a personal perspective, or cite from other sources on the topic.
Fortunately everyone has adhered to a few simple rules, which I’d like to see continue:
[ul][li]No flaming (other users, that is); that’s what the Pit is for.[/li][li]No religious debates; there are adequate other threads in GD for that.[/li][li]No civil rights debates; there are adequate other threads in GD for that, too.[/li][li]Opinions should be expressed in a non-abusive way (at least try not to be offensive, and assume what you’re reading isn’t intended that way, either).[/li][li]If you are expressing an opinion, do not state it as fact, unless you have the cites to back it up.[/ul][/li]
So let’s open up the floor once again… any questions?
Esprix