LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

Anthony McCarthy

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14. Question and answers

Reply to fightthegoodfightnow (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:57 PM

Nov 2012

Do You Feel Gay Men Do Not Understand the Issues Facing Lesbians that May Be Different for Women?

Some gay men do not understand the issues facing lesbians because lesbians are women. Some do.

Some women do not understand the issues they might share with women who are lesbian. Some do.

I'd guess there are some lesbians who do not understand the issues they share with women who aren't lesbians. Some do.

I'd guess you can come up with a similar range of answers for any question that presupposes that members of a group are uniform in their understanding of members of other groups. The motives for presupposing that may not be uniform but many of those motives are less than helpful.

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Do You Feel Gay Men Do Not Understand the Issues Facing Lesbians that May Be Different for Women? [View all] fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 OP

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #1

No fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #2

Huh? GitRDun Nov 2012 #3

Lesbians Make Less Than Gay Men fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #4

I don't think being gay GitRDun Nov 2012 #12

I think you need to refocus on what can be agreed upon and maybe state what feels misunderstood. Tigress DEM Nov 2012 #5

Starting Discussion- Not Finger Pointing fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #7

THESE aren't differences between gays and lesbians, but you list them that way. Tigress DEM Nov 2012 #16

No Competition fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #17

in Hawaii there are some big differences in gay males/lesbian culture - msongs Nov 2012 #6

I Think That is True fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #8

maybe. maybe not... but as a gay man with ... JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2012 #9

Sounds Wonderful fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #10

Um. Lesbians are women Vanje Nov 2012 #11

Welcome fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #13

Question and answers Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #14

So Empathy and Understanding fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #15

What in the world does that mean in the context of what I said? Anthony McCarthy Nov 2012 #31

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As the queer son of a Lesbian, Scruffy Rumbler Nov 2012 #37

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That's true... Scruffy Rumbler Nov 2012 #39

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I am fortunate that I was able to express to her how I felt about her many years ago, Scruffy Rumbler Nov 2012 #41

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