youthful thinking
by melissa k.t.
tHe CloSet Door SWingS botH WayS
Playing gay to be PoPular
“This is all fine except for the fact that after she comes home from the gay bars she
calls up her guy friends and sleeps with them.”
I have never been all that interested in the lives of celebrities or the latest gossip get drunk and make out with girls but never really are that interested in having
circulating about famous singers and actors. This aside, some of the latest stars a relationship with anyone but men. These girls drive me insane. They always say
have caught my attention and uncovered a new trend in popular culture. they are gay because they don’t want any questions asked about liking men but
Being bisexual or gay used to be taboo and unacceptable. For stars it was career when you want any type of commitment from them they run in the other direc-
suicide to come out publicly but all of a sudden it is popular. Stars like Katy Perry tion. I don’t know what is up with that but I really do think it has something to do
and Lady Gaga have been rumored to be bisexual or gay and surprisingly it seems with the new popularity of being attracted to the same sex.
to help their careers. Katy Perry’s hit song playing on the radio talked about kiss- A perfect example of one of these girls is my girlfriend’s roommate. I will call her
ing girls and it became extremely popular. Also Lindsay Lohan had a relationship Barbara. Barbara is 43 and she had never been interested in women until this year
with a girl. So the question is: Are they really gay, or are they just using this as a when she moved in with my girlfriend. She all of a sudden proclaimes that she is
new tactic to get their music to the top of the charts and become popular? I don’t a lesbian and now frequents the gay bars making out with women left and right.
have the answer. It is possible that it is just more acceptable for people to come This is all fine except for the fact that after she comes home from the gay bars she
out these days and therefore more celebrities are coming out. calls up her guy friends and sleeps with them. I hear these stories second hand
Now, this does not necessarily apply for the entire gay community. Men still from my girlfriend and they make me laugh but also slightly irritated because
don’t have it that easy and it is less acceptable to come out as a gay man. However, women like that give a bad name to our community—when straight people see
there are a couple celebrities who have come out as being gay such as Lance Bass that they think of the entire gay community as being promiscuous and uninter-
and Clay Aiken, and this does add to the popularity for men as well. This trend ested in serious relationships. It is hard enough to come out without having that
nevertheless, has worked its way into the gay community around San Diego. More stereotype added on top of everything else.
people are exploring their sexuality and becoming more open about the possibil- The newfound popularity has its advantages and disadvantages but overall I
ity of being attracted to the same sex. Personally I really like to see people breaking think it is good for gay people to at least be represented in popular media instead
out of the box and becoming more accepting., but there are a couple issues I have of left out entirely. In the future I hope there can be some positive gay figures in
encountered with this new popularity overarching the gay and bisexual labels. the media and that people realize being gay isn’t something to further a career
One issue is the enormous amounts of girls who decide they are “gay” and go but is about who you love and being accepted for who you are.
30 RAGE monthly | september 2009
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