Apr 19 2009
A day in the life of a Gay Christian..
You would think after all these years, I wouldn’t be affected by the jokes I hear about being gay. I have straight friends who know I’m gay and they are pretty respectful when it comes to that. But when we hang out with THEIR friends, they cannot control what their friends joke about. Even a simple, “That’s so gay!” remark gets me. I don’t know. Maybe I’m being too sensitive lately but I am having a hard time with hit.
One of my friends who is a cop, went to the extent of warning his straight friends about saying anything or making a joke about gays when he and his wife invited me to their party. Everyone respected it. I actually felt uncomfortable that no one was joking or saying anything about it… so I had to start. And when I started, they felt more at ease and really – I had a great time.
So what’s the difference? I don’t know. These are two separate occasions that are similar but I was offended in one and not the other. Am I losing my mind?
