17 Things All Gay People Have Heard Before

So you're telling me that if I pray Jesus will make me straight? I've NEVER heard that before.

1. "But you don't LOOK gay!"

Really? Is there some set look for us that I don't follow or.... because I mean I definitely like girls.

2. From parents or people older than you: "Are you sure it's not just a phase?"

If by "phase" you mean a period of time that spans my entire lifetime in which I am attracted to the same gender, then yes. It is a phase.

3. "If you turn to your Lord and Savior, He can help you."

Wait... I thought He made me. If He made me gay then why would he help me not be anymore?

4. "You can make it work with someone of the opposite sex though."

Ohhhhh yeah that's a totally new idea to me. Being with someone I'm not at all attracted to just because society wants me to... that's a new idea I have never tried in my life. Thank you for your valuable wisdom.

5. "You CAN'T be born that way."

So you're saying at age 4 I knew liking girls was wrong? Wow I was a REALLY well informed 4 year old.

6. "Being gay is a choice."

Remind me what day was it that you decided to be straight? Was it a Wednesday or...?

7. "Can't you just try to be normal?"

1. I AM normal.

2. Believe you me, if we could just switch it off- some of us would.

3. No one WANTS to be ridiculed for how they feel and love. Promise.

8. "Wait... so how does sex even work with y'all then?"

Easy. We work with what we have. Guess what? It's FANTASTIC. We don't need what you think we do, it works just fine for us.

9. "It's just unnatural."

I'll tell you what is unnatural: How I feel when I try to be attracted to whomever I'm "supposed" to be attracted to. If we are going by what natural actually means... being gay IS natural to me.

10. "How do you even find one another?"

A LOT of diligence that's how, especially in conservative areas.

It is often said in the gay community: Dating for us is like finding a job, you either go on-line or are referred by a friend.

11. "But how can you be sure?"

I'll tell you. It's like this journey that only gay people go on where we go to the magical gay fountain, spin around six times, throw a coin behind us into the fountain, and (this is the good part) we have a paper that just pops out of the fountain that says, "You're gay." By the way, the fountain is in LA.

12. "You're going to hell."

Will ALL of the gays be there? That seems a little more close to heaven to me. You know- considering heaven should be a place full of people who aren't judgmental, who just love and support one another. If THAT is hell, sign me up.

13. "I HAVE to set you up with my other gay friend, y'all would be great together."

Would be be great together simply because we both enjoy sex with other men or...?

14. "But you dated (insert mistake's name here.)"

I'd have to generalize and say most gay people have once dated someone of the opposite gender. This doesn't mean that this is concrete evidence that they are in-fact straight.

15. For guys: "Oh my gosh we HAVE to go shopping." For girls: "Wait so do you like guy stuff?"

Oh my word... JUST because I like the same gender that doesn't mean that I suddenly act like the opposite gender. I'm gay and I love to watch sports and go to the gym. I'm lesbian and I love to go shopping. People who fall into their own gender stereotypes can still be gay. Fact.

16. "I'm not into you like that."

I didn't think you were? Don't flatter yourself sweetheart, just because I'm gay doesn't mean I'm into you.

17. The ever so common: "I can't be friends with you anymore if you're gay."

Hard fact to learn apparently: Just like how when you're straight you aren't into EVERY person of the opposite sex, we aren't attracted to EVERY person of the same sex. Especially if you're a homophobic asshole, then especially not you.