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Originally posted by MyNameIsMiro
I'm glad to see someone saying this. I think you may have misinterpreted my situation a bit though, because you seem to think I'm black, but I'm not (I'm white) -
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It's late, and my reading comprehension is clearly off tonight.
But either way, I still feel for everything you've said thus far.
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Originally posted by MyNameIsMiro
There just seems to be a lot of hatred in general in the Castro, and it's really ****ing lame and pathetic. One of the things I love about the bay area is the cultural and racial diversity. Muni is like a ****ing rainbow of diversity, and I feel so lucky to live here - but the gay community here is often very trashy, and full of social structure crap that I thought died when I left high school. It's not just about race, people treat you differently based on how you DRESS, ****, even what bars you hang out at.
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So true. When I first came to the bay, I was amazed at how culturally diverse it was, and how open and free everyone is about being yourself and loving who you are. Then, when I owned up to being gay and started looking into the gay scene, I was just horrified at what I saw. It's really sad, tbh.
But as you said, there are also lots of great gay guys in this area. I've made friends with a couple (who have since moved away, sadly). I just can't believe that among all the mess the gay community throws at straights for not accepting us for who we are, and giving us equal rights, we then turn around and reject our own because of silly **** like skin color, fashion, or even where we live or hang out at.