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Hey Tyra, Im 22 year old lesbian from California. I just watched your show on gays and lesbians. I have been a lesbian sence i was 10 years old. I didnt tell my mom til I was 17. It was hard at first but i also have gays in my family. I have a best friend of now 10 years who I told that I was gay when we were 16, I lost her friendship for about 6 months. She then told me that she was upset because it took me so long to tell her. I was also close with her mom and even after my best friend and I became friends again her mom still didnt like me for an unknown reason. I always asked my bestfriend why her mom didnt like me and she never gave me an answer. Then in November of 2007 I went to her house and her mom was nice like nothing ever happened. I was always over there having a good time and talking about everybodys problems in life and I was even able to share my lesbian problems with them and she would give me advice. Somewhere between March and April her mom decided to not like me again and again for an unknown reason. I noticed her distance with me on mothers day of 2008. I wished her a happy mothers day and I got no responce. Then May 11, 2008 gay marraige was legal in California. I was so excited, Icalled my best friend and told her. I got on to my Myspace page to find that her mom had left rude comment in bulletins. Stating "You all better really watch yourselves now. This is bulls**t I really HATE California now and I cant wait to move." After reading
 
Wow...reading what Tanecia has said really surprises me, even though it shouldn't. I'm 18, bisexual, and only out to a couple of friends. My parents don't seem to be against that "lifestyle" but sometimes they say things that make me question if they would really accept me if they knew. I've been told by lesbians that people like me are promiscuous, and, like you said, are greedy. To me, it is not about what body a person is born in, it is about love. I tell people, I am a bisexual first, a woman second. Gays and lesbians (and transgender) continue to deal with being treated badly everywhere in the world. For those of you who are totally out, activism is key, people need to hear our stories. For the rest of us, we need to work on not becoming another gay teenage statistic.
 
Hey Tyra, Like the rest of the GLOBE, I'm a huge fan of everything you do. I would like to begin by saying thank you for being you and being so genuine and sincere. My partner and I have been together since High school and have just celebrated our 25th Anniversay together. My family even had a party for us to celebrate with us. We are still in love with each other just as much today as we were in the beginnig. Our sex lives are still very strong and get better with age not being afraid of being honest in the bedroom. We look forward to growing old together and staying FEARCE! I would like other people in the gay community to know this because I know most wonder if a lasting relationship is possible being what we are, well I'm here to say it is. Its not easy and like any relationship it takes work and a lot of effort but the benefits certainly outweigh the cons. If you ever decide to do a show on lasting relationships I would love to be included. My partner Bill may need some convincing but people like you who welcome us with open arms are a true insperation to all and again thank you for all you do for the Gay community. Love Ya Babe - James D.
 
Hey Tyra, This is such a touchy topic.I'm 17 years old and i came out to my friends last year that i was bisexual .Notice i just said friends, my mom doesn't know. I cant bring my self to tell her. Though she isn't homophobic she does say alot of things that would make you believe she is. I've gotten in to so much trouble through the past four years of high school that i figured this bomb shell wouldn't be a good one to add on to the list. In a way i feel like its really none of her business especially since i know she wouldn't approve. I hid my girlfriend from her for year and she didn't find out sh thought the girl was my best friend and she was but and when we broke up she just thought we had a bad falling out. It hurts to hide it from her but she just wouldn't except it, i find it a little easier hiding it because I'm bi and not a lesbian. Any who i agree with alot of the things people are saying here. It is more excepted for a girl to be a lesbian or bi because its "hott", but for a guy they get ridiculed so much. I cant tell u how many arguments and damn near fist fights that I've gotten into defending one of my gay male friends. When i first came out i lost a few girlfriends, you know the ones that thought because I'm bisexual i would try to push up on them even though i honestly wouldn't touch them with a ten foot pole, they disowned me, it went from everyday talks to hi and bye to them just not seeing me at all in the hallway on
 
Hey Tyra, In the towns and cities i lived in i noticed that people except lesbians and bisexual girls. But they bash men and boys for being gay. What do u think about that? Excepting girls but not guys. I personally think it is wrong. Tay
 
Hey Tyra, In the towns and cities i lived in i noticed that people except lesbians and bisexual girls. But they bash men and boys for being gay. What do u think about that? Excepting girls but not guys. I personally think it is wrong. Tay
 
I am 16 years of age and i am a christian but recently i found myself atracted to woman and i can't help myself. I have prayed for help but it seems my prays haven't quite' yet been answered. I know that being homosexual is a sinbut i also know that God will always love me as his own. I may grow out of this but at times i feel gulity like i ma letting God down or something. I have'nt told anybody accept my best friend who is yepp you guessed it she is Bisexual too. Alot of the reason i think in like woman more then men is because i never see any nice guys anmore that won't cheat on you or beat you. So i found it easier to like girls i guess. SO yeah maybe in the end i am worng but that is nobody else's business but my own it's between me and God himself. So thank you so mcuh tyra for supporting the Gay community.
 
Heyy Tyra!!! I love ur show & I watch it every chance I get. So I'm 15 african-american and lesbian, and I was reading the comments on this page, and I saw some really discrimnatory ones and I got kinda offended. I want to tell all gays and lesbians, Bisexuals & transgenders, I told my mom that I was gay the sunday before I was 2 go back 2 school from spring break. Lemme tell you...She took it very well! But if she didn't, I had somewhere else 2 go & money saved up. I thank God that she didn't kick me out or anything like that. So even if you are an adult or child, tell your Family, because you'll fell WAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY better, trust me...I felt like a HUGE weight had been lifted off of me. And Tyra! I told my mom...Because of you...I thought of your " So What!" thingy (lol). And that gave me most of the strength 2 tell her, so Tyra, I really wanna thank you for giving people (like me) hope... I love you, And keep on being awesome!!!
 
hi tyra,i'm 14 and i'm a bisexual girl.I've known that i was bisexual since i was 8 but when i was 8 i didn't know what it was that i was feeling for my best friends that were girls so i ignored it.Now i know what it is that i'm feelin i just don't know how to handle it,so what do i do????
 
hi tyra,i'm 14 and i'm a bisexual girl.I've known that i was bisexual since i was 8 but when i was 8 i didn't know what it was that i was feeling for my best friends that were girls so i ignored it.Now i know what it is that i'm feelin i just don't know how to handle it,so what do i do????
 
Ok, I have struggled my whole life with wondering why I am attracted to girls and guys. It wasn't until I met the most wonderful man alive and married him that I told him what I was struggling with... being attracted to woman. He said that he could tell and that he didn't care as long as any relationship I got into wouldn't affect our marriage, I told him that it never would. I haven't really called myself bisexual yet b/c I'm not sure if I am or just bi-curious. I have attempted to meet a few girls but nothing really clicked. I have a few crushes on girls that I have thought looked at me the same way I am looking at them but nothing has been said b/c I'm not sure if they are the same way. So being a person that is struggling with this in a society that is not accepting of this is hard. Do my parents know? Heck no. Do my friends know? Only the few that I know would accept me for me. So, those of you that are against the bisexual, gay, and lesbian community I say, get a life. I read a comment on here where someone asked, Why do people that are against gays, lesbians and bisexuals spend so much time protesting it? If you don't like that people are that way just ignore it and get a life. Do your own thing and stop worrying about other people so much and how they live their lives. However, being bi-curious, I am a Christian and those of you that say it is against God... Then how come God gave us free will to make the choices that we want to make. And even though I am attracted to women does
 
I THINK BEING GAY LESBIAN OR WAT EVER ITS SO WRONG THEY CANT BELIEVE IN GOD AND GO AGAINST HIS WORD IT STUPID SO IF UR GAY OR BI ITS IS UR DECISION NO ONE CAN REALLY JUDGE BUT THE RULER AND CREATOR OF ALL THINGS BUT THINK ABOUT THAT UR GAY AND ITS TOTALLY WRONG BUT GAY BOIS ARE TOTALLY FUNNY GAY GIRLS ARE WAT EVER BUT JUSS REMBER AT THE END OF THE DAY WHO U R BEIN JUDGE BY GOD!!!
 
Hey Ty. I totally believe that its our choice as to who we love. I'm 16 and bisexual. I'm staying in the Caribbean where its almost against the law to be gay. I'm starting to reveal my true self to my my personal friends but because people here arent as open minded I have to be careful.
 
Hi Tyra, I'm a 22 year old black male living in the Arkansas. Of course I"m gay, or else i would not be commenting on this topic. I knew I was a gay at an early age but society made me grow up in fear of not be excepted. For some, They deal with it ON The LOW (DL), some deal with it by covering it up with being in relationships with females. Which is unfair to females I think. Being a smart, black, handsome, hardworking, spontaneous, talented gay men has it's moment. I have never dated before. I have never been a relationship because I"m so selective in my choice because I am such a Good guy. I'm knowing that being gay and black, and In a gay relationship is not an easy task, so being strong and respected plays an important part, so that is why I haven't experience anything type of relationship. Being gay I've realized that it's not a bad things, theres just too many options of how to portray it, which it's up to the person on choosing which IMAGE they want to uphold.
 
Wow...I am a lesbian and i am so happy. For every judgemental, close-minded teen out there i come across six and seven accepting, compassionate and understanding teens This really gives me hope for the future of my community...i love it!



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