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Gay Rail Enthusiasts?

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MrCub

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I have to say that I am amazed at the tangent that this thread has taken; from a simple question about gay men and their interest in stereotypically 'blokish' stuff such as railways, it has become something quite unusual. It has been really interesting to read all the comments.

I bet any gay men on here with boyfriends have very 'blokish' partners; I know both my previous and my current boyfriend are very masculine and are in no way camp! Or is this another stereotype?
 
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Of all threads i have read on here that are what some could say controversial, i have been glad to see people are talking with real passion and not making fun. I find the biggest problem is that we like to put people in boxes and then they are sorted.

Being Gay in the railway fraternity is nothing new, but i think people are in 2009 more comfortable to say that they are homosexual or bisexual then they were say 10 or 20 years ago. It is not just a railway thing either ive known supposed football hooligans who were gay!.

I dont know many gay rail enthusiasts but then i dont know many rail enthusiasts, but if you worked in the rail industry it was somewhat frowned upon to tell someone you liked the same sex. In fact it was easy for a woman in the rail industry to admit she was gay then it would be for male counterpart, to a certain degree it still exists now, but because staff have protection by law, they can feel comfortable with it.

I have one close friend who is gay and a sibling, so to me it is not and never ever been a problem with me. As O L Leigh has said they are more relaxed and easier to get along with.

We live in a society that says we must be that way or this way, but i say each to there own, be what you want to be and be happy about it.
 

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I truly hate to [urinate] on thy fire Demps, but thy notion of lesbian enthusiasts being "convertable" is an extremely false one. Indeed, if any lesbian members of the forum (I don't know if we have any or not) had seen that post, they'd have probabally (And justifiably) been up in arms about that comment. :roll:

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Sexual orientation - As far as I am aware - Is not something that is chosen by a person, it is actually declared within that person's DNA. Consequently, the idea of "converting" people from one orientation to the other is a false one, and numerous historical attempts to turn "gay" people "straight" - Including my own attempts to eliminate the "gay" side of my orientation before I came to accept it - Have failed.

Speaking from personal observation: I used to have a lesbian friend who was an extremely attractive lady, and almost every single straight bloke that knew her tried his level best to get into her knickers. Needless to say, they all failed in their attempts. The thing that p***ed me off the most about the whole thing though - Aside from the fact that very few men (Of which I was one) respected and accepted her orientation - Was that every bloke who tried it on with her would always say something along the lines of "How can such an attractive lady be allowed to be a lesbian?" after their attempts at taking her hand had failed! <(<(<(

The only "conversions" that can reasonably happen is where someone happens to be near on 50/50 bisexual, and in such cases there is no actual conversion taking place. Insted, the person in question surpresses the side of their orientation that they wish to surpress, and only act on the temptations and desires that come from the remaining half of their orientation.
I have a few bisexual friends who have decided to "convert" to being straight, but from conversations that I've had with them - Although they only go out with and enjoy the company of the opposite gender - They still find an attraction to members of the same gender as well...Even in those cases where a number of years have passed since they decided to "turn" straight! :shock:
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So to summerise: Sexual orientation is in the Blood. It cannot normally be changed (Although bisexuals can choose to take one "side" only) and thus the idea of converting a genuinely homosexual person into a heterosexual person is - Categorically - A false one.

Farewell for now, and hope that ye all enjoyed the lesson! <D
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lol its ok mate, and yeah it is hard to tel the difference on forums sorry.
 
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Well, I am gay, and I also have Asperger's so you are not alone 'death'.

I just made a point in another thread about how a lot of rail enthusiasts that I know of seem to be gay, but the thread turned into a.. bit of a wafflefest so yeah.

I am also into other 'manly' things like urban exploration and anything with an engine... and computers, really not very stereotypical at all..
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I'm a gay rail enthusiast, only out to people online and those I trust. But planning to be more open soon. Got an awesome boyfriend and loving the railways, and so does he! Couldn't be better! :)

I had an inkling you were.
*pats teh gaydar*
 

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The gay guy that works at Bristol Parkway knew about me but I have no idea how.
 
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I can tell people online from only a few words of conversation (and maybe a picture) and in person I can have a good idea almost immediately. Gaydar does exist and mine is never sleeping... lol

I am actually surprised there are so many in here though, actually gives me hope that I eventually might find someone out there who isn't a complete idiot who is nice and might share an interest or two of mine.
 

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I would just like to add my own view to this thread,

I myself am not gay but I have a lot of friends who are that way inclined, I would believe many people on here would be also that way inclined, gay men have a tendency to be nicer than straight men in my experiences, I don't think they a problem with anything of that and I don't think any other straight man would, also I don't think that being gay is something anyone should hide either. You should be open and free about your orientation no matter what.
 

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Why's that then?
...err firstly cos I am bored, and have to much time on my hands right now, and secondly - just interested on what people on this board had to say...

edit: oh and yeah I'm gay as well, I said in the other thread I think...
 

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...just the amoutn of gays on here lol... also the many straight people quick to point out their not homophobic lol...
 

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...just the amoutn of gays on here lol... also the many straight people quick to point out their not homophobic lol...

I said I had no problem with it so I didn't offend, i'm not one to enjoy making enemies :D
 

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I can tell people online from only a few words of conversation (and maybe a picture) and in person I can have a good idea almost immediately. Gaydar does exist and mine is never sleeping... lol

I am actually surprised there are so many in here though, actually gives me hope that I eventually might find someone out there who isn't a complete idiot who is nice and might share an interest or two of mine.

I know what you mean tbh...

I'll walk around Leeds, or in Clubs that most people think are straight, i'll point someone out to my friends, and you can bet that in 8/10 cases, they'll be joined by their bf within 10 minutes.
 
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