LGBT members on the forum?

Sea

I'm a gay .

We all knew it.

Hyperion

No…. because he isnt ACTUALLY identified as gay, just as a crossdreser..

According to wikipedia:

"Okama (お釜, おかま) -Literally "a pot, a kettle", this word, always with the honorific prefix "O-", refers to a gay man, especially one who is viewed as effeminate or a drag queen. Can be pejorative. The word originated in Edo period slang for the anus. In current use."

Greg

I'm hard pressed to think of anyone here that isn't.

Arei

I would say 98% of all the LGBT folks I know I've met through anime/manga. To say gays don't like it is extremely untruthful, especially in the cosplay world >_>

Mokenda_mint

Most of the gay people I know I met BECAUSE of anime.
Our school's anime club was full of 'em

I remember one day a friend of mine asked everyone at a table to raise their hands if they were straight. Only me and 2 other girls raised their hands, everyone else (10 or more other people) were gay/bi

Demon Rin

@x20a:

They should've put the Darth Vader "Noooooooo" from the end of Episode 3

Notice: The compilation of "NOs" is labeled as number "2".

All the more obvious ones were in the first one. Marty Screaming "NOOOOO BASTARDS!" when the Terrorists Shot Doc, Woody's mental breakdown of "No, no no, no no… no... no" in Toy Story, and near the end there is a WHOLE set of Star Wars ones lined right up, part of which is Vader's Episode III "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" and Luke's "NOOOOOO! NOOoooo... " After The "Luke... I Am your Father!" Reveal.

Being a Crossdresser or being Transgendered doesn't immediately = Gay.

Plus, "Gay" is liking the same sex. If you're legitimately Transgendered, lets say you're a Male-to-Female Transgender, liking Girls would make you "Lesbian" while liking Guys would be Straight.

Sakonosolo

It's not gay unless the balls touch :ninja: .

I'm kind of surprised at how many people here are gay but I guess it's not that surprising seeing as there's so many members on here.

Demon Rin

@Kairouseki:

It's not gay unless the balls touch :ninja: .

I'm kind of surprised at how many people here are gay but I guess it's not that surprising seeing as there's so many members on here.

I'm actually Bi, and I'm sure there's plenty of others, but that's neither here nor there XD

I'm just happily with a girl right now.

Greg

I'm not gay right now. I'm going to pay some bills.

Sakonosolo

Greg's so gay that he's straight.

Kirby

Hmm, even though beign a crossdresser doesn't always mean that you are i'd assume the majority of okamas, the ones on that pink island for example would be gay. I mean, if there's no women there they've gotta do something in their spare time.

Although i wonder if some of them do as the people of amazon lily do and go on voyages for several years and return with little okama babies.

Robby

Everyone should be with those that make them happy, and BE what makes them happy.

Even the Flinstones knew how to have a gay old time.

Insider2000

As I've said a few times on this board, I am bisexual. And no, I'm not really a transgender of any form.

EDIT: Also, why would your friends think fandom of manga/anime would be strange for a homosexual? The amount of INTENTIONAL homo-erotic in some manga/anime, not to mention the fanbases of slash.

@Kairouseki:

An employee of USAir with the last name of Gay boarded a USAir flight
with a free travel voucher. Soon after he sat down, someone else came
and claimed he had the same seat assignment, so Mr. Gay moved down do an
empty seat.

Soon after that the airplane began to fill up. The rule with the USAir
employee vouchers is that if a paying customer needs your seat, you have
to surrender it. So when the flight became completely full and still
more needed to get on, a flight attendant went to the original seat of
Mr. Gay and said the the man now sitting there, ``Excuse me, are you
Gay?''

The man, somewhat stunned, said, ``Well, yes, as a matter of fact I
am!''

The flight attendent said, ``I'm sorry, but you'll have to get off the
plane.''

At this point Mr. Gay, who had been watching all of this, jumped up and
said, ``Excuse me, you've made a mistake–I'm Gay!''

Finally, another man jumped up and said, ``Well, hell, I'm gay too!
They can't throw us all off!''

That is an awesome story.

@Hyperion:

I'm not gay, but is it weird to be gay and watch all the shit Bon Clay does?
I mean, are you offended?

Flamboyancy is not a negative trait in my eyes. More importantly, Bon Clay is an amazing character and a true hearted hero.

Also, Bon Clay isn't confirmed gay. An okama could be bisexual or straight. Ouran High School Host Club has a good example of an occupational okama who not only married a woman, but had a daughter. He too is awesome beyond belief (and insanely beautiful).

@robbybedfart:

Everyone should be with those that make them happy, and BE what makes them happy.

Even the Flinstones knew how to have a gay old time.

OH YOU!

Demon Rin

@robbybedfart:

Everyone should be with those that make them happy, and BE what makes them happy.

Even the Flinstones knew how to have a gay old time.

Robby is truly the wisest of us all

Yonkou255

Of Course Rin!

We are all gay for robby

SleepySlug

Labels suck. That out of the way, I identify as both bisexual (really pansexual but people don't generally know that word) and trans.

I don't know about GLB people but I've known no less than three transfolk that were into anime/manga (not including myself). One of them was even an officer in a large anime club I went to.

Yonkou255

Mini Luffy being an ass in 5,4,3,2,1…..

eerie

Just from going to conventions, being on forums, even a number of manga/anime fans that I went to school with, it's become apparent that a fair amount (not all, not a majority) of manga/anime fans are gay or bisexual. This seems to apply mostly to non-japanese fans.

It makes sense though, if you think about it. With all the gender-bending that goes on and the way that the characeters in many stories look and act, it subconciously attracts and commits many LGBT fans. If you're old enough and have experienced a fair slice of life, it's one of those things you can just tell and that makes sense. I think we all kind of understand and recognize why it kinda works out that way, on a subconcious or even concious level.

SquirtleStar

@eerie:

Just from going to conventions, being on forums, even a numer of manga/anime fans that I went th school with, it's become apparent that a fair amount (not all, not a majority) of manga/anime fans are gay or bisexual. This seems to apply mostly to non-japanese fans.

It makes sense though, if you think about it. With all the gender-bending that goes on and the way that the characeters in many stories look and act, it subconciously attracts and commits many LGBT fans. If you're old enough and have experienced a fair slice of life, it's one of those things you can just tell and that makes sense. I think we all kind of understand and recognize why it kinda works out that way, on a subconcious or even concious level.

wow that does make alot of sense. i'm having alot of fun reading this thread . Only now however do i realise i forgot to add the 's' to member in the thread title >_>

Airflow

I'm omnisexual.

Demon Rin

@SquirtleStar:

wow that does make alot of sense. i'm having alot of fun reading this thread . Only now however do i realise i forgot to add the 's' to member in the thread title >_>

Yes, there is only one LGBT Member on the entire forum!

Kitsune Inferno

I want people to guess my orientation.

Cyan D. Funk

@Kitsune:

I want people to guess my orientation.

Pansexual .

captain usopp

tch, "anime is gay" >_>

…..so I guess we're all gay then.

..............:ninja:

hey, all gays like OP, because it has Ivancov. am I rite?

sorry. I couldn't resist. I'm not gay, but I'm all cool with them.

Sakonosolo

@captain:

tch, "anime is gay" >_>

…..so I guess we're all gay then.

..............:ninja:

Only the ones that watch the anime .

Kitsune Inferno

@Cyan:

Pansexual .

No

Demon Rin

@Kitsune:

No

Robosexual? I see the way you're eyeing your computer.

Kitsune Inferno

@Demon:

Robosexual? I see the way you're eyeing your computer.

Damn you and your brilliant skills of deduction. :getlost:

Tsukishima

!
:ninja:

Mr M

i am not gay , but i dont mind them , everybody should be like they want to.

Envy

@x20a:

Are cross-dressers gay to some degree? Like transgendered or something. Idk, I'm not the most knowledgeable person on LBGT stuff, but I know there are people who feel like they're X sex in the body of Y sex (like a man trapped in a woman's body, or vice versa). So if they cross-dress, could that be a reflection of the feelings those people have?

Cross-dressing has absolutely nothing to do with sexuality. Neither does gender identity.

I guess I just have a hard time understanding how people don't understand this anymore. o_O

Anyway, yay for LGBT members! I remember when I thought I was the only one…

Kitsune Inferno

This thread makes me want to fix a BLT

And I hate bacon

Insider2000

@Kitsune:

This thread makes me want to fix a BLT

And I hate bacon

So do I, as well as lettuce and tomato.

loledinmypants

Hahaha, I bet you guys will never guess how much of my last post in this thread was sarcasm! No, Betty! Don't tell them!
I want bacon now, damn you KI!

Kitsune Inferno

Kitsune Inferno is a tranny with omnisexual tendencies.

However, the person behind K-I is straight. Just felt like clearing that up.

loledinmypants

@Kitsune:

Kitsune Inferno is a tranny with omnisexual tendencies.

However, the person behind K-I is straight. Just felt like clearing that up.

I thought you were the fire archfiend, Kitsune of Inferno.

eerie

I'm a lesbian trapped in a man's body!! Help!! I love bitches!

Wagomu

That's called bestiality.

Flux

@Wagomu:

That's called bestiality.

StrawHatRican

stares

dozes off

Oh wait…

What were we talkin' about again?

Kitsune Inferno

Fatty sammiches with vegetables.

MiniLuffy

Anyone admitted transexuality yet?

Greg

I'm extremely gay because I'm going to see my wife for the first time in two weeks. Color me super gay.

S7evin

BuR5YMyfeNI

Who doesn't like gay people? They're fabulous.

Don Quichotte De Flamingo

Why again is it important to know which sexuality members have of a mangaforum ? :wassat:

Badass SnoCone

@Don:

Why again is it important to know which sexuality members have of a mangaforum ? :wassat:

Well, you see

Don Quichotte De Flamingo

Ohh, you mean traps?

:blink:

IceBorg

I am a lesbian .

Kitsune Inferno

@MiniLuffy:

Anyone admitted transexuality yet?

Kitsune's a tranny.

korobka

@StrawHatRican:

stares

http://static.tvfanatic.com/images/gallery/mr-eko.jpg

dozes off

Oh wait…

What were we talkin' about again?

I just saw the episode where he died yesterday. Poor Eko…:sad:

Ahem...Anyway, uh, I've noticed alot of male and female bisexuals here and a few gays. No lesbians or transgenders, though. At least none that I know of.