Poll: How does your area treat homosexuality?

[dancinginfernal]

They're pretty okay with it, for the most post. With exceptions, of course.

 

[Alexander Cunningham]

Any Turkish members care to tell me what that country's view on gays is?
(I'm going on holiday soon and I'm wondering if I should pretend me and my BF are just friends)

 

[Artina89]

As far as I am aware, the city I come from seems to accept homosexuality. There is enough gay bars to suggest that no-one is particularly bothered by it. I would say that not many people are bothered about it unless you go into a couple of the rural areas. I could be completely wrong though, as I have never lived in a rural area. I am sorry if I offend anyone.

 

[Maya Posch]

Here in the Netherlands it differs a bit per region, but in general you're better off not coming out for it unless you're some kind of celebrity. Last year in Amsterdam a homosexual couple got beaten up on the street for holding hands. Despite or maybe thanks to the ridiculous 'gay pride' parade held each year, homosexuality isn't that accepted or tolerated. It's not a part of society and people gladly forget that it even exists.

 

[Sizzle Montyjing]

Well, i grew up thinking that everyone was equal, but apparently one of my friends think's that stoning gays isn't such a bad thing, and the rest of the pricks that i know hate blacks of any other person different from themselves... including girls, especially my friend who is okay with the stoning. But he''s going to a catholic college so...yeah.
But i belive in equal rights for everyone

 

[Blastinburn]

I go to a high school that gathers kids from several towns and no one hates homosexuals (as far as I know), although there are a few homophobes who are very uncomfortable being touched, but that is both understandable and perfectly acceptable.

 

[Stilkon]

In my area there's the isolated popular annoying jock gangster-wannabes who think it's cool to call people "******", and then there's the rest of us who live in reality. The two have never really mixed, and I don't see that happening any time soon.

 

[EscapeGoat_v1legacy]

Depends on your age around my area, mostly. If you're of my generation, then most are in favour. If you're an older generation - say, just about in your 40s - then most seem to be against them, in a roundabout way.

It'd be kind of hypocritical of me to be against it, mind.

 

[Alexander Cunningham]

Any Turkish members care to tell me what that country's view on gays is?
(I'm going on holiday soon and I'm wondering if I should pretend me and my BF are just friends)

I'm not gay nor Turkish, but I've been to 5 different Muslim countries and I can tell you one thing: when you're in a decent hotel or in places that cater almost exclusively to tourists you can get away with pretty much any sign of lack of respect for the local customs or violation of the rules of Islam without consequences other than getting hateful looks from the waiters. In places where the staff relies on tips to feed their families your money is way more important than your sexuality. If you decide to pick an organized trip with a travel agency, you're pretty much ok as long as you don't insist on holding hands in the street (especially when you're not around your group and guide). However if you want to do some real travelling and sightseeing by having a tighter budget and not sleeping in hotels, going places where tourists don't go, eating at authentic restaurants and bars and socializing with local people, then you're pretty much fucked. I'm quite sure that guys kissing in a wrong part of Istanbul have a lower chance of survival than someone wearing a KKK robe in the Bronx.

TURKEY IS MUSLIM???????????????

 

[Vausch]

We're a small area, so homosexuality is really just treated with apathy for the most part. Then again I usually choose to avoid going out in public as often as possible so it could be better or worse than I think.

 

[Alexander Cunningham]

Any Turkish members care to tell me what that country's view on gays is?
(I'm going on holiday soon and I'm wondering if I should pretend me and my BF are just friends)

I'm not gay nor Turkish, but I've been to 5 different Muslim countries and I can tell you one thing: when you're in a decent hotel or in places that cater almost exclusively to tourists you can get away with pretty much any sign of lack of respect for the local customs or violation of the rules of Islam without consequences other than getting hateful looks from the waiters. In places where the staff relies on tips to feed their families your money is way more important than your sexuality. If you decide to pick an organized trip with a travel agency, you're pretty much ok as long as you don't insist on holding hands in the street (especially when you're not around your group and guide). However if you want to do some real travelling and sightseeing by having a tighter budget and not sleeping in hotels, going places where tourists don't go, eating at authentic restaurants and bars and socializing with local people, then you're pretty much fucked. I'm quite sure that guys kissing in a wrong part of Istanbul have a lower chance of survival than someone wearing a KKK robe in the Bronx.

TURKEY IS MUSLIM???????????????

Umm, yeah...

lol

*burns tickets in an extreamly hot fire*

 

[rutger5000]

Used to be Gay paradise, now it isn't anymore. That makes me said Still it's better then anywhere else I guess. Damm government should start (brainwashing) reeducating it's people. With all the damm racist, extremist and downright stupid people here.

 

[rutger5000]

Any Turkish members care to tell me what that country's view on gays is?
(I'm going on holiday soon and I'm wondering if I should pretend me and my BF are just friends)

I'm not gay nor Turkish, but I've been to 5 different Muslim countries and I can tell you one thing: when you're in a decent hotel or in places that cater almost exclusively to tourists you can get away with pretty much any sign of lack of respect for the local customs or violation of the rules of Islam without consequences other than getting hateful looks from the waiters. In places where the staff relies on tips to feed their families your money is way more important than your sexuality. If you decide to pick an organized trip with a travel agency, you're pretty much ok as long as you don't insist on holding hands in the street (especially when you're not around your group and guide). However if you want to do some real travelling and sightseeing by having a tighter budget and not sleeping in hotels, going places where tourists don't go, eating at authentic restaurants and bars and socializing with local people, then you're pretty much fucked. I'm quite sure that guys kissing in a wrong part of Istanbul have a lower chance of survival than someone wearing a KKK robe in the Bronx.

TURKEY IS MUSLIM???????????????

Owh my God you didn't know. Man I find that very funny. Don't take the news too bad though, it is and has been modernizing at an amazing rate. If you're in the city you will be safe, but still you're likely to get better along with the population if you act like you're just friends.

 

[Kenko]

Where I live, most people dont care. Although alot of the immigrants (arabs, somali's) are usually a bunch of homophobic, xenophobic racist douchebags.

 

[Zhadramekel]

As far as I'm aware homosexuality is pretty well accepted around where I live. I certainly accept it no problem, since one of my good friends and flatmates is of that persuasion and I have no problem. Not sure whether gay nightclubs mean acceptance or lack thereof though.

 

[rutger5000]

Here in the Netherlands it differs a bit per region, but in general you're better off not coming out for it unless you're some kind of celebrity. Last year in Amsterdam a homosexual couple got beaten up on the street for holding hands. Despite or maybe thanks to the ridiculous 'gay pride' parade held each year, homosexuality isn't that accepted or tolerated. It's not a part of society and people gladly forget that it even exists.

So said that this is true We really ought to better the situation. The government should at least try to get the message across. Like they did with the "Zinloos geweld" commercials campaign.
Though I like to believe that most gays in Amsterdam are open about it amongst friends.
However I also want to see a stronger reactions of the gay community itself. I've been living in Amsterdam for almost 2 years now and I've never seen 2 man kissing in public. I find that absurd. Amsterdam must have at the very least 20000 gay inhabitants, I know they fear the public reaction, but they should let their precens be known.

 

[Owyn_Merrilin]

I live pretty deep in the bible belt, so you can guess what the general public opinion is on homosexuality. That said, Generation Y, the Millenials, and members of younger generations really don't seem to care; there is a definite generation gap when it comes to acceptance of homosexuality.