I am a gay male feminist. It really irritates me when I’m around other gay men that tell sexist jokes or just make sexist comments. Just because I am sexual attracted towards other men and not a woman myself does not mean that women’s rights do not matter to me.
When I was in college I wanted to do LGBT studies. Yet, the college I went to didn’t have an institutionalized LGBT program at that time. Yet, there was a gender and sexuality program that I took classes in. Most of the people attended these classes were feminist identified women. I became friends with a few of them and began to learn that gay rights and women’s rights were very similar. Women and homosexuals are both very socially heterogeneous.
At college I was the president of the LGBT student organization and it wasn’t surprising to me that our biggest ally supporters came from the feminist student organization. In fact, some of the lesbians were members of both clubs. In fact, the faculty advisor for the LGBT organization was also the advisor for the feminist organization.
I am over ten years from my graduate work and college life, but still to this day I remain a gay male feminist due to my exposure to feminism during college. I believe that being a feminist is supporting the rights of all.
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Hello!
Whether someone is a man or woman (or other gender), straight or gay/lesbian or bisexual (or other orientation), feminism matters to everyone, because it strikes at the very roles for women and by extension men. Particularly as the movement has developed to recognize this implication and paid attention to the notion of what is a relationship, the rights of gay men have become of greater interest.
We have straight male feminists around here, and we aren’t just “in it” for women’s rights. Men (even straight men) have a fair amount to gain — we do not want to be forced into a stereotypical male role, and while there is a considerable amount of privilege we must sacrifice, we create an environmental that helps us better realize and develop our talents and abilities. Freeing everyone up to develop themselves uninhibited by gender roles the is essential for realizing our long term potential.
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