https://broadlytextual.com/2016/09/09/are-you-gay-public-space-the-closet-and-the-exercise-of-privilege/ texts on tap for the public Fri, 17 Aug 2018 18:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://broadlytextual.com/2016/09/09/are-you-gay-public-space-the-closet-and-the-exercise-of-privilege/#comment-77 Sat, 10 Sep 2016 16:14:05 +0000 http://metathesisblog.com/?p=1032#comment-77 Reblogged this on O LADO ESCURO DA LUA.

]]> https://broadlytextual.com/2016/09/09/are-you-gay-public-space-the-closet-and-the-exercise-of-privilege/#comment-76 Sat, 10 Sep 2016 16:01:15 +0000 http://metathesisblog.com/?p=1032#comment-76 Reblogged this on Queerly Different.

]]> https://broadlytextual.com/2016/09/09/are-you-gay-public-space-the-closet-and-the-exercise-of-privilege/#comment-75 Sat, 10 Sep 2016 08:32:19 +0000 http://metathesisblog.com/?p=1032#comment-75 I do think, though, that it’s usually not accepted in public to ask this question like that. Most people would also find it rude. While that is also problematic to an extent, because it may stem from a public atmosphere where it was taboo to be gay, I think this young lady had none of the normal inhibitions as a result of her intoxication. Maybe she was interested in going out with one of you… But still, why wasn’t the question then “you want me to come home with you?”
I look forward to following your thoughts on this issue.

]]> https://broadlytextual.com/2016/09/09/are-you-gay-public-space-the-closet-and-the-exercise-of-privilege/#comment-74 Sat, 10 Sep 2016 08:19:12 +0000 http://metathesisblog.com/?p=1032#comment-74 I would have also said, “that’s actually none of your business.” Not that the two things are equatable, but it would be like asking someone you don’t know if s/he is into bondage sex. Unless you and s/he expressed an interest in one another (here the situation can call for whether a short or long interaction is necessary… I.e. At a dating club), there’s no reason to ask that information. Somehow, it’s a typification… As if the answer to “are you gay” will clarify a lot of other personal details about a person and his/her life.

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