I couldn't find anything on the web to back this up, but many years ago I heard of a man who hangs around with lesbians referred to as a "bent gent."

I always thought that was interesting, that even in a society that embraces different sexual preferences, the language still showed a frightening male dominance, men are "gents" and women are "hags". Scary.

well, I suppose the rhyming thing was paramount. Perhaps, keeping with that imperative, a more pleasant term would be "Queer Dears."


Aawwwww.

I thought it was "lemon drop."

I've never heard that term before (don't know too many lesbians) but I find it interesting that the term refers to the man, as in "he is a bent gent" as opposed to "she is a hag for fags." Hmm, we need a one syllable term for a lesbian that rhymes with a one syllable term for a man...

Hmm, never heard that one either...perhaps a bit vague?

Just to make sure I am as educated as possible, I watch as many films on the topic as possible.

Strictly for scientific reasons of course.

I don't think she was hiding anything. There were pictures of the two of them together- at events, with the kids etc....

She was not hiding- she just did not make it a public spectacle- and why should she.

Straght actors do not talk about their spouses and sexual proclivites constantly- they just live their lives- period, end of story.

Same with Jodie-

If you want a world where being gay/straight whatever does not matter and does not define our value and place in society- you need to stop expecting people to announce it for you thereby making it an issue.

In the realm of slot b/tab a... I guess I'll say that I totally understand how a lesbian could find sex pleasing. While there's no doubt I have a preference for my beloved's masculine genitalia, if our sex life were only an in-out-in-out occasion, where would be the eros and tension and the joy? The exploration, the adventure, the surprise?

I agree! Just because a person is famous doesn't mean they have to share every little piece of themselves with the world. I'm sure famous people would like some semblance of privacy.

Maybe famous people should choose another line of life, then.


That's kind of an oxymoron, "famous people" and "privacy." Heheh.


Oh, they deserve some ... as much as they can manage. But I don't have pity for any that get less than desired. Few people have fame thrust upon them; most work quite hard to achieve it. It should come as no suprise to them that privacy might be even harder to achieve.