Episode #4 The Island Of Lesbos
Sarah joins the show, Elena Kagan in Gay News, are gays more accepted in our culture?, top questions straights ask lesbians
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A Straight View Out Of The Closet Podcast: Episode #4 The Island Of Lesbos
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Meet Trent the straight. A regular guy in his late 20's who knows nothing about the gay world. Join him on in his quest of comprehension, up the mountain of Gaydom, with various guest hosts, acting as his Homosexual Sherpas.
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Best one yet! She was smart, informed, and funny. Great guest choice.
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Not "was" all those things. "Is" all those things! Great choice, is right.
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I loved Sarah she was funny and articulate. However, I would take some exception to her claim that it is easier to be a gay man than a lesbian. I don't think it's a question of one group having it easier than another. Rather, it's about confronting different forms of discrimination.
Gay men's are more likely to be the victims of violent crime (2004 federal hate crime stats show 61% of crimes based on sexual orientation were committed against gay men while crimes against lesbians compromised 14% of hate crimes). Additionally, gay men's sexuality is generally treated with more disgust than lesbian sexuality. Hoever, lesbians have to deal with gender inequlality combined with sexual orientation discrimination.
I would also agree with the point Sarah makes that it is really conformity with gender stereotypes that has the largest impact on how much intolerance most lgbt people encounter. I would just add that this factor applies to both gay men and lesbians. It's not as acceptable to be an effeminate gay man as opposed to a more traditionally masculine guy.
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Loved Sarah! And glad to see some female representation!
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I'm a new listener and will be looking forward to more! Sarah was great. This is doing what I want a podcast to do, teach me!
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I'll take brief exception with the postulation the straight girls don't get off on gays the way straight boys do lesbians. Straight girl here, saying plenty of us do.
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