In the US I'm more worried about being the target of sexual harassment of the more sever kind instead of violence. I think, and I am by no means an expert, that gay males are generally the target of more violent reactions where as gay females are the target of the sexual assault type. ~.~;
=) I'd say Japan is pretty open minded... however my girlfriend and I have experienced problems on a personal level by earning the acceptance of her guardian. It's a very long story... :/ She reacted very harshly at first. I'm still very suspicious when it comes to her. >.>
On the lesbian community there was a piece written a while back by a girl in USA after she and her girlfriend were badly beaten up by some guys. It sickened and surprised me. I had thought that lesbianism was largely ignored in the USA, as it seems to be in a lot of the world.
Heheheh :) Queen Victoria made it invisible in England for a long time by flatly stating that it doesn't exist. Makes you wonder about her doesn't it. :)
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Date: 2006-07-09 08:01 am (UTC)=) I'd say Japan is pretty open minded... however my girlfriend and I have experienced problems on a personal level by earning the acceptance of her guardian. It's a very long story... :/ She reacted very harshly at first. I'm still very suspicious when it comes to her. >.>
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Date: 2006-07-10 01:43 am (UTC)Heheheh :) Queen Victoria made it invisible in England for a long time by flatly stating that it doesn't exist. Makes you wonder about her doesn't it. :)