Weird… my family has been calling me a lesbian for almost 10 years now. I have a child and don’t identify my sexuality at all, but still my family’s all about me being a lesbian. My mother even wanted to meet my “girlfriend” a few months ago (Hi, Holly).

kayteejay:

lovelylinguist:

barracudababy:

I seriously want my mother to call me a lesbian, homo, dyke, friend of Dorothy, a candlestick maker…anything. She’s one of those moms who will go out of her way to ignore something, even if it’s written out in bold print. I think the most she has actually said was that she didn’t want that under her roof. (I tried to get her to elaborate on what ‘that’ was, but failed.)

Time to push some buttons, I think.

When I came out to my mom, she specifically asked me not to ever use the word “lesbian” around her because the word “creeped [her] out.” I was careful to respect her wishes, but It’s been a few years and now I don’t shy away from saying it if it’s indeed the word I want to use. Whenever she refers to my sexuality or to someone else being gay, she’ll say something like, “he’s you know, like you.” It’s annoying.

That is really annoying. I bought a rainbow wristband with the word “gay” on it last night and wore it in the car. My mom asked me to take it off. Why do the words, when used to properly describe someone, make people so uncomfortable, but it’s totally cool to say “gay” or “dyke” when used in a derogatory manner?

Congrats :]