Re: Untouchables [Andreas J., please read]

On Wed, 3 Dec 2003, Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:

> RANT ALERT!
>
> (christophe quoth:)
> >  I even met homosexuals who discriminate bisexuals.
>
> What's the idea?  Do they discriminate against straights
> as well, or only bisexuals, and under what pretext?
The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras* used to not accept bisexuals on the
grounds that they might appear to dilute the situation and also 'Roberts
further noted that the policy [of not accepting people who identified as
bisexual, queer or hetrosexual, as opposed to gay, lesbian or
transgendered] was originally intended to reduce homophobic violence and
sexual harassment at the Mardi Gras and Sleaze Ball parties from those
people who were attending from outside the gay, lesbian, and queer
communities' (http://www.anythingthatmoves.com/ish19/n-auspride.html). In
general, googling for '"mardi gras" sydney bisexual' will turn up a bunch
of results both related to this and other discrimination (and other
unrelated things, too).

* Which is what 'Mardi Gras' implies in Australia, which makes speaking to
  Americans sometimes Interesting.

Also, there's the fact that some people consider them 'fence sitters':
they consider them really gay people who refuse to come out 'fully', even
though its entirely possible for them to be attracted to both. Obviously
seeing as hetrosexuality is what is required for childbirth and these gay
people aren't attracted to women (or lesbians to men), people who claim to
be attracted to both are lying.

The committee of Spaced Out, a homosexual-friendly (i.e. practically
exclusive to homosexuals, because non--homosexual-friendly SF clubs in
Melb. have nothing against their homosexual members) science fiction club
in Melbourne, were described to me a few years ago as 'hetrophobic'.


> [*] I have myself often been treated like an idiot
> because of the way I speak.
Pardon me if this is out-of-line, but what's the way you speak?

--
Tristan

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