Gay fear

People who express or even feel gay fear are afraid of what the presence of gay people means for society in general and even are afraid of others perceiving them as gay. To say nothing of their responses when people actually do come on to them or even come out to them. When my oldest came out to a friend, for example, one of the first things she asked was whether my child was attracted to her.

A few years ago, when I was in the YMCA waiting room to pick up my children from classes, a big burly guy noticed my painted nails and just stared at me with a stern look, like he was ready to pick a fight. Around the same time, I went inside a gas station to pay for my gas, and the clerks were giggling to themselves about my painted nails.

Kim Siever is an independent queer journalist based in Lethbridge, Alberta, and writes daily news articles, focusing on politics and labour. Your entire view of fear is ridiculous. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

The ‘Gay Walk’, Chronic State of Fear and Things We Grieve

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