Young, Immature, and Lesbian?

I had a thought last night, a revelation. Call it an epiphany. Being someone who constantly likes to question his surroundings and peer into anything that could have a more complex meaning, it kind of surprised me that this particular thought took so long before fruition.

So I suppose I’ll play out last night events, as a courtesy: Erin, Mark and Myself had decided earlier in the week that we, with a few other select other friends, would enjoy a night of a local Hookah Lounge and a night on Jacksonville’s most prestigious gay bar, the Metro (slight satire there). The Casbah couldn’t have been more fun, and to everyone’s credit that attended, I really have an amazing group friends and one hell of a boyfriend. But I digress, we proceeded out to the metro, and while Mark and I had a small spat, we overcame the quibble and started to have an amazing night.

But that night was the Lesbian Night at the bar, and frankly that part doesn’t bother me one bit. In fact, the Lezbo A-Go-Go Entertainers often have more taste and tact that some of Jacksonvilles less….eclectic Drag Queens. Not to mention, its something thats at least different. But again, as has been the case, the multitude of young, immature, lesbian girls that occupied the bar, and the very crowded drag area, made the night sour.

Let me say, before I continue, that I have no issues with lesbians, quite the contrary actually. I have my own army. And with the exception one or two, they all are older and far more mature. But the total lack of respect for personal space, or ….puking on or near someone’s flip flops, angered me to an extent that I haven’t seen in a good while.

I just dont seem to grasp whether or not its just the fact that the they’re younger, or that its because they are young lesbians. I know this blog is rapidly becoming very stereotypical, but I really just reaching out for some feedback on this whole situation. This is what I view. I dont ever see anyone except these same girls in the way of the show while its being performed, or pushing their way’s into the crowd, often placing those around them in discomfort. Last night I was at the point where the couple of kids next to Mark and I, who had placed themselves firmly inbetween ourselves and Erin and our other friends, were about to recieve a hefty push coming from my direction, towards the floor.

And if this were just the first incidence, I would hardly be reaction, or scripting this lengthy blog. But everytime, even on non-lesbian nights, I find myself disgusted, er….disappointed at the whole situation. I was ready to leave, within minutes of arriving.

And our car ride led me to delving into the situation. I started to ponder, since it seems that the majority of these women are these disrespectful individuals, is it normal for them to act this way? And in the same vein, because some gay men queen out to insane levels, does them being gay seemingly make their actions okay?

This thought really struck me, quite profoundly. In my own view point, I feel like heterosexual society often discounts us because of these “immaturities”. Being gay, in no way, gives you the right to be a total bitch, or be completely unawares of how you actions affect those around you. And further, acting this way, is the fastest way to creating a society that shuts us out. Just becuase we’ve made strides recently on many fronts, doesn’t mean these victories can’t be repealed.

Sometimes, I feel embarrased to be considered in the same grouping as people like the aformentioned. And though this is the case with any sect of people, with our culture giving so much to society in terms of art, human development, and love, moments like these make me wonder if the newer generation will carry on this torch of enlightenment.

Till next time kids!

Chad-o-wick!