Brownstone Pride
We have been insulted. Our posts have been ridiculed. But we are here, queer and proud to be a part of Brownstone Brooklyn. At the suggestion of other gay and lesbian posters and other gay men and women I have met in Brooklyn, I am starting a new thread to put out the idea of…
We have been insulted. Our posts have been ridiculed. But we are here, queer and proud to be a part of Brownstone Brooklyn. At the suggestion of other gay and lesbian posters and other gay men and women I have met in Brooklyn, I am starting a new thread to put out the idea of a gay and lesbian meet and greet in a park or other public place to bring together gay Brownstoners in an informal and fun atmosphere. Many of us have been defending each other from bigoted posts on this site. Let’s celebrate our place in our neighborhoods. Any suggestions?
OP–count me in.
And to the posters who say there are no homophobic posts – give it up and read back through old threads.
OP is merely suggesting that it might be nice for the gays o nthe board to get together? How is this any different than new mothers/fathers wanting to get together for play dates or like minded trade people forming a networking group to pass on referrals?
uh…and one’s sexual orientation is related to this web site exactly how…?
I think you guys are all missing the point. If the OP feels like he encountered bigoted posts, the way to deal with him is not to tell him he is wrong and then to go on and talk about your own perceived feelings of discrimination. If someone feels excluded the thing to do is include them and make them feel like they do belong; talking about irrelevant issues that straight white men go through isn’t exactly helpful. I say that we should encourage more open gay postings and see how that goes.
PS: I am a very straight male who has been discriminated against because I am big into design, architecture and aesthetics, and am assumed to be gay…lets meet in a sports bar (which isn’t really in line with my gay-ish tastes, but…)
Yeah, I second, third and fourth the impression of imaginary discrimination. We live in a most open, least discriminatory area of the most open, least discriminatory city of the least discriminatory country/society/nation in history. Must pseudo-victimhood be injected into EVERYTHING?
Dont totally disagree 9:51 – But I just am tired of the double standard. I am white, stright and lived in park slope and south slope for the last 7 years. I would love to compare how many times white Park Slopers are bashed on this site compared to gays. I bet the statistics would be staggering.
Now, what do you people think of the All Straight Park Slope meeting I am proposing? I mean lets get together people and overcome all the adversity and negativity on this site towards us – Who’s with me?
I’m not gay, but I completely understand where OP is coming from as I’ve seen a few bigoted posts on this board (the main one that comes to mind was in relation to a question someone had about gay bars). This isn’t about a group segregating itself, it’s about people who might otherwise feel alienated coming together to share their experiences. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
Borrowing from your idea O.P., I too as a straight guy wish to start an all straight Brownstoner meet and greet.
For those of you who feel insulted and ridiculed – Please provide evidence to this fact. I for one would love to see how an “All Straight” thread and meeting would go over in your mind OP…Not too good I bet.
Do you really need to segregate yourself to feel validated? I mean really, whats next? All black brownstoner forum, all working class brownstoner, all brown haired-under forty-asian/jewish mixed brownstoners…
I really haven’t found anything discriminatory here either but I still think it’s a good idea since there are things gay homeowners go through that straight ones may not; like when dealing with contractors and they say stuff like “check with your wife and see what you decide†and its awkward sometimes correcting them saying: “well, actually I have a husband, not a wife†Sharing experiences like that would be useful for me, but like I said I haven’t seen any bigoted posts