Tails of a 17th Street Geisha

I have a problem: overexposure to gays. What does this mean?

It means that I have seen every kind of gay man:

biker, baker, bear.
small, medium, large.
clean and dirty.
femme or butch
drunkards and druggies,
christians and homebodies.
gayasion, mexicana, greeka, italiana,  blacka, native ama, israelia, canadiana, pakia, indiana, brita, etcs
stonewall to logcabin,
skanky,  monogomous.
gym bunnies, twinks, 
aber-zombies, gap heads, muscle tees, professor looks
emo, indie, alterna, goth
tops, bottoms, power bottoms, versatiles…
rave, rock, rap
political, apolitical, hypothetical, miracle whip

What’s Oprah’s song? I’m every woman. There’s  gay for every occasion. Overexposure is great in breaking down gay stereotypes etc., But I’m a grande faghag so I’ve been loving gays since I was first dated them in junior high and overexposure is a curse.

WHY? My gaydar is broken. EVERYONE seems gay to me. Even if they’re married with kids  ("did you see the mandals that guy was earing?") Even if they talk about how great this girl looks or how hot that girl’s body is (could be covering up for something…?) if there’s a twinkle in their eye, I think they’re gay.

When I’m scouring a crowd for my next booty call and am not sure, what’s the test? I have this joke that when I say "downtown" my man better not think of Farrugut Metro or Metro Center stops on the red line. hardee har.

Okay, Okay, I know. If I’m dating/doing someone that means their straight, right?
I don’t believe so.

It’s still NOT SO EASY to come out of the closet. So long as their is discrimination and bigotry:

• at home, among family;
• in the workplace, among colleagues;
• in the public, among strangers;
• at places of worship, among those who would stone you or convert you than accept your you;
• in Hollywood, where gays are still tokens and even Tom Cruise can’t come out of the closet;

And let’s say you don’t live in San Fran, NYC, LA, or a liberal big city (and even if you do), if you want to hold the hand of your gay bf you’ll likely have to deal with snickers, sneers, snide remarks, sexual slurs, expletives, intimidation, threats of violence or even violent and aggressive acts if in the wrong place at the wrong time (Matthew Shephard died at the age of 21 in 1998 NOT in a time like 1948 or  even 1978)

So how do I know? How do I know if he’s thinking of me? I say a prayer but too shy, can’t speak…

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