Comments on: Stop Homophobic Bullying http://www.bitheway.co.uk/2008/05/01/stop-homophobic-bullying/ An exploration of male bisexuality Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ben h http://www.bitheway.co.uk/2008/05/01/stop-homophobic-bullying/comment-page-1/#comment-519 ben h Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:14:47 +0000 http://www.bitheway.co.uk/?p=7#comment-519 im 13, and iv came out at my school and just about everyone knows but my parents, simply because i don't know how they will take it because there not very open minded, well, nether is my school but i don't depend on the people at my school for a roof over my head and support when stuff goes wrong. iv had a ot of bs comments but im one of those people who simply don't care if im laughed at because words don't hurt me, and i can reason with every single comment i get. here are some of the odd comments/questions that iv got when your in locker room do you think about feeling boys up? some people think just because your bi it means that you must fancy every guy you see and if you close the curtains at your house they think you have had sex with someone, and they pick someone you wouldn't be attracted to in a million years. im 13, and iv came out at my school and just about everyone knows but my parents, simply because i don’t know how they will take it because there not very open minded, well, nether is my school but i don’t depend on the people at my school for a roof over my head and support when stuff goes wrong.

iv had a ot of bs comments but im one of those people who simply don’t care if im laughed at because words don’t hurt me, and i can reason with every single comment i get.

here are some of the odd comments/questions that iv got

when your in locker room do you think about feeling boys up?

some people think just because your bi it means that you must fancy every guy you see and if you close the curtains at your house they think you have had sex with someone, and they pick someone you wouldn’t be attracted to in a million years.

]]> By: bitheway http://www.bitheway.co.uk/2008/05/01/stop-homophobic-bullying/comment-page-1/#comment-62 bitheway Mon, 19 May 2008 15:39:16 +0000 http://www.bitheway.co.uk/?p=7#comment-62 Hi Mac Really sorry to hear that things are like that at your school, it'll be cold comfort to hear that you're not alone. Thousands of other lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers have to sit silently though the same shit everyday at their schools. On the plus side though you are clearly intelligent, articulate and in touch with your own feelings. Remember these are other people's hang-ups, not yours. You'll find the world changes in terms of tolerance once you reach college/university, its much easier to find acceptance. Hang in there. But you are right, this shouldn't be happening. David Hi Mac

Really sorry to hear that things are like that at your school, it’ll be cold comfort to hear that you’re not alone. Thousands of other lesbian, gay and bisexual teenagers have to sit silently though the same shit everyday at their schools.

On the plus side though you are clearly intelligent, articulate and in touch with your own feelings. Remember these are other people’s hang-ups, not yours. You’ll find the world changes in terms of tolerance once you reach college/university, its much easier to find acceptance. Hang in there.

But you are right, this shouldn’t be happening.

David

]]> By: Mac http://www.bitheway.co.uk/2008/05/01/stop-homophobic-bullying/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Mac Mon, 19 May 2008 15:28:29 +0000 http://www.bitheway.co.uk/?p=7#comment-61 Speaking as a teenage bisexual girl, I would definitely agree with the points you're making. I've had to sit with people in my year at lunchtime and hear them chatting amongst themselves about lesbians: 'I wouldn't want to sit next to a lesbian on the bus - she'd feel me up.' 'I wouldn't go in the showers with a lesbian - she'd be eyeing me up all the time' 'God, why would anyone want to kiss another girl? That's just wrong!' This is why I haven't come out at school. And this shouldn't be happening. Speaking as a teenage bisexual girl, I would definitely agree with the points you’re making. I’ve had to sit with people in my year at lunchtime and hear them chatting amongst themselves about lesbians:
‘I wouldn’t want to sit next to a lesbian on the bus – she’d feel me up.’
‘I wouldn’t go in the showers with a lesbian – she’d be eyeing me up all the time’
‘God, why would anyone want to kiss another girl? That’s just wrong!’
This is why I haven’t come out at school.
And this shouldn’t be happening.

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