Public Displays of Affection

[BohemianKitten]

I know it's hard for us ga.y couples to show our affections openly in public, so I've been wondering this for a long time: How do you get around that?



and Forever

Results (total votes = 92):

Brushing of the hand/holding hands	33 / 35.9%
Stroking hair	3 / 3.3%
Arm around shoulder	4 / 4.3%
Hugging with whispered enderments	12 / 13.0%
Screw what the people think! A nice big kiss!	40 / 43.5%

[The girl who talks but do]

Heysies,

I went for the hand brushing things cos its so cute and it makes you feel all connected and stuff...or it did for me anyway...notice the bitter tone in my voice when i said it did *sigh*

love'n'hugs

cath

Hold her, tell her everything's gonna be fine.

[sharleen711]

I don't worry about what people are thinking

I want to kiss my girl when I whant so I do it

but I understand that itcan't be easy for everyone..

[BigGayBear]

Sod what people think... I mean, ok, so I don't exactly live in the most.. NON accepting city, but... you're always gonna get your arseholes... but, if they're gonna complain.. give them something TO complain about. If straight couples can openly make out, then I see abslutely no reason, other than narrow minded individuals who have nothing better to do with their time other then to gawp and complain, not to be making out. And let's face it... they're just jealous...



Ali.

~Cuteness is more than just a TeddyBear thing~

[Stroke of Luck]

Well there are kinda two sides of me! I was kinda shy when my girl was here in germany, i live and work in this small city where nearly everyone knows u! That kinda sucks, thats why i never kissed her openly when she was here, mostly when we were in the nature and far away from any persons i kissed/groped her (well it was new to me, she is my first gf) But when i was in her city i didnt care what ppl might think, cuz i wont see them again, (which is stupid cuz i will go back to that city! )well my thoughts were like that (and hers too). A small city sucks...and i hate it when ppl are talking behind my back, cuz they have no ID how great it is to love that girl...i pretty much hate "closed minded" (is that even a word )ppl



Anyway i took: Hugging with whispered enderments



Cu

SoL/Natti

Even in death Baby, i´ll never leave u!

[pocket gnome]

I personally am not gay but I also do some of those things in public with a female friend.



Brushing of the hand/holding hands :Check

Stroking hair :Check

Arm around shoulder :Check

Hugging with whispered enderments: Check



Lol. I don't see that any of them should be a problem with ANYBODY and shit if it is they can get over it.

[demelzie]

i put holding hands ^_^



ive love to say i dont care and ill just kiss her anywhere but unfortunately thats not the case i dont care what people think, i really couldnt care less, the problem is what people do.



having a few people giving you dirty looks doesnt bother me, but when you constantly get dirty looks every day by all sorts of people subconsciously you cant help feeling bad not bad because of what you're doing, but bad because of what these people are doing to you. also you never know if some really homophobic people are around and they might come up and shout at you etc etc



having that happen a couple of times is fine, whatever, but its just so much easier not to do anything, dont have to worry about people hassling you or getting into trouble or anything. unfortunately its just safer leaving the affection until a more private place is found ^_^





perhaps its just because im not very good at shouting back at people yet...maybe in a few years ill be better so wont care what these people do or say

[Black Rose]

i put holding hands etc. sometimes i will give her a kiss but usually i get self conscious - just the way i am - not cos im with a girl but i dnt think iw ould do it with a guy if i was straight. I would write loads more but demelzie (my gf) above has written the same practically. Except i do actually swear (only hand gestures) at the rude people who are unaccepting.

"You're my always" Melzie baby!!!!!

[Mierke]

I just kiss my girl when I feel like it! In the beginning she was a little uncomfortable, but now we just don't care about what the people will think. We just love eachother...

[demelzie]

black rose said she only swears with her fingers - thats not entirely true she shouts "f*ck off" at people too...(its scary!!)



im not sure shouting is such a good thing to do though, many evil people just walk over and shout at you more, then theres no escape! staring at people is good tho freak them out!

[writerfreak]

My girl and I don't hide at all and often spend a spot of time defending ourselves in public places because we do kiss and show lots of affection.

writerfreak

[Willowtree252]

Lots of eye contact eyes can say alot

[summer fairy]

Holding hands, also eye contact, wispered comments in the ear.

[tazraven]

Holding hands. I love holding my girlfriend's hand so much, just makes me happier to do it in public.