A Few Misconceptions About Gay Men

First of all, I am not gay, I am also not homophobic. I am related to a gay man and know a few others which is why I chose to write about this controversial topic. Over the years I have heard some outrageous things said about homosexual men and I just wanted to clear a couple things up.

Just because you are a good looking guy, they are not going to try to kiss you or anything else. Chill out. I am willing to bet that you are aquainted with at least one homosexual man and you don't even know it. Why should you treat them any differently than you would any other man? Not every woman alive wants your body ( sorry to disappoint you), so what makes you think that every gay man wants your body? They don't. Their attraction for someone works pretty much the same way the attraction between a man and a woman works. The only difference is that they like other men instead of women. So you don't understand that, okay, but that doesn't give you the right to say that they can't be who they are.

Not all homosexual men act like women. There is nothing wrong with acting like a woman, don't get me wrong. If you were to meet my gay relative, you would never know that he was gay. He looks, talks, and acts just like any other guy. The only real difference, and this is one I love, is that he is so easy to talk to. It is true that gay men are a woman's best friend. They understand what you are talking about and can comiserate with you. Go ahead, bash men to one of your gay friends! He'll be right there with you, then may even go shoe shopping with you when you're done!

This last one, I have to tell you, blew me away when I heard it. I had a neighbor go off, not knowing how I felt about it or about my relation, about this and I was shocked beyond words. GAY MEN ARE NOT PEDOPHILES!!! Just because they like other men does not mean that they are after little boys! How could anyone think that!?!? There are so many pedophiles out there that are not gay, why would any one believe that all gay men are after kids? My relative is probably one of the best babysitters I have ever had for my kids. I trust him with my kids and know that he would never even consider harming them. For my relative's safety I did not inform this neighbor, who knows him, that this relative is gay. I didn't know what she would do or say to him and I rarely spoke to her after that incident.

I'm not asking you to understand why men like other men or why women like other women. I just want you to realize that homosexuality has been around longer than you know. The only reason you are aware of it now is because there is more tolerance and awareness. I don't pretend to understand all there is to know about it but I do know that they are people just like everyone else. We all have feelings and emotions. We all have opinions and I feel that everyone, regardless of color, race, sexual preference, political beliefs, etc., should be treated the same and accepted for who they are. If you don't agree with me , well, that's fine. You are entitled to your own opinion on the matter.