Homo For The Holidays

[Queersetti]

For many people in the GLBT community, the holidays, with their emphasis on family, can be a very trying time. To those who have become estranged from their loved ones, it can be very lonely, and even for those of us who are close to our families, they can often be tense and uncomfortable.

What is it like for you? Do you have a hard time getting through this time of year? If you don't spend the holidays with your family, what do you do?

 

[sexy-girl]

holidays have been difficult for me some ... lisa used to live in canada and so we'd be apart and that was tough ... and then when she moved here it was great but also kind of tough knowing that she was away from her family

this year though we're having her family have christmas in england ... and we're have both our familys together for christmas so thats going to be ... REALLY tough lol


sorry i don't mean to make light of this

 

[Queersetti]

holidays have been difficult for me some ... lisa used to live in canada and so we'd be apart and that was tough ... and then when she moved here it was great but also kind of tough knowing that she was away from her family

this year though we're having her family have christmas in england ... and we're have both our familys together for christmas so thats going to be ... REALLY tough lol


sorry i don't mean to make light of this

No need to apologize!

I'm glad that things are going so well, I hope you have wonderful holidays!

 

[Sillyman]

Well, we're Southern, so anything like that gets swept under the rug in favor of conversations about who has the worst thyroid problems.

 

[Quint]

Not going to make it home this holiday season, but only because I can't get off work long enough to make the plane ticket notion worthwhile. It really sucks--my family is extremely close and I hate feeling like I'm not part of them any longer. One of my two cats (whom I've had since I was 7) was put to sleep last month and I couldn't even be there for her. My brother is a senior in high school and I have no idea what he's doing, what he's feeling. Hell, he could be gay for all I know. My dad is finally starting to open up and talk about what he's feeling and give us the same courtesy, and I can't take advantage of either. I talk to my mom regularly but I still miss getting hugs.

So yeah, lonely this holiday season. Going to be trying to fill the void with keeping busy, making money, and spending more of it than I should. Excessive amounts of egg nog might also be involved.

 

[DVMnLA]

Well, we're Southern, so anything like that gets swept under the rug in favor of conversations about who has the worst thyroid problems.

don't forget the thrilling conversations about who's screwing who. it ain't gossip. oh noooo gossip is tacky. it's public service info so nobody makes a blunder at the next party ***snicker

we have an open door policy with our glbt friends all the time but especially around the holidays. we're all like family anyways so we hang out together. sometimes they bring family over to see us all being a regular family to show that 'gays are normal family people too'

 

[theoneadd2]

I'm one of four boys in my family and we are all very close my older brother went with me to my first gay club so I wouldn’t have to go alone. If I bring a guy or a girl to dinner they will always be welcome.

 

[Pookie]

We live close to our families. We'll be splitting the Xmas day between them. Fortunately, my relationship with both our families is very good. I so hope everyone can find peace with their family during the holidays. I know that's not always the case though.