Would life be easier if I was straight?
carey579
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Do any other LGBT people feel they have been cheated in a way by life making us predisposed to more problems than straight people?
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I have often thought if I could take a pill to be straight would I? And my conclusion has always been no, but I would like to take a pill that made me live in a world that had no discrimination against sexuality.
Don't you think disabled people are predisposed to more problems?
Being gay I feel I need to tackle an extra load of problems on top of the problems everyone has.
Consider yourself lucky, you could've been born with a predilection for something illegal.
I disagree. I can't imagine many, if any, LGBT people who haven't encountered at least something negative, whether it be abuse (physical and mental), discrimination or isolation.
Also, are you forgetting that LGBT still don't have 100% equal rights and can't properly marry the same way straight people can?
Exactly.
There are worse things that you can have in life through, it's just how it is.
You just wouldn't do it.
Me to I have faced very little if any discrimination. I wouldn't change anything now, I have a good life and a great partner. Life is what you make it no matter what your sexuality.
Also, despite being happy with who I am as a person, I would absolutely press a button to become straight if this was at all possible...
If you actually are from the location on your profile then that explains the marital rights, but gay marriage isn't recognised in the UK, which is where most members are from... How easy life is for LGBT people is relative depending on where you're from and you can't exactly say the idea of having it worse is rubbish if you yourself have had it easier than most LGBT people (seemingly).
Maybe not every gay person does experience anything negative (even in 2013 the world still isn't that accepting so it's hard to imagine), but I'm sure most do.
What is your sexuality?
Because many experience what I mentioned. Many are bullied because of it or experience rejection and isolation, weird looks, rude comments. That's not something in our control, that's what others choose to do because of our sexuality, not how we choose to live our life... And like I said, no marital rights here, which in itself is another reason.
And...
"Researchers have found that suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) youth is comparatively higher than among the general population. LGBT teens and young adults have one of the highest rates of suicide attempts.[1] Depression and drug use among LGBT people have both been shown to increase significantly after new laws that discriminate against gay people are passed."
Maybe that doesn't answer the question directly but I think it's relevant.
I remember praying when I was around 14 to be straight and trying to fancy girls... so I didn't pray my gay away! , but I tried !!!! been in the same relationship for 11 years, would a woman have made me happier... Who knows!!
I'm less than 3 weeks from hitting 40 and I could never imagine me being straight, I'm happy with my sexuality... that's all I've ever known.
I find this attitude offensive. I'm not black but I can see how it might be hard for some black people, even though there is more to them than race.
You either have no empathy or you are full of it.
I don't believe that anyone is so one dimensional that their life revolves around their sexuality or the colour of their skin - if that constitutes a lack of empathy then I can live with it.