I'm a part of this thread called Issues concerning Straight-Natured Gay Guys and posted a message in response to a couple of messages made to insinuate that being what I am makes me seem self-righteous...

I "uttered"...

On being gay-natured...

Not all gay men exhibit gay qualities and traits (i.e. the stereotype the entire world has linked homosexuality with). Examples of which are being Streisand fanatics, loving Show tunes (for the others, this refers to Broadway music), love for anything artistic, love for classic and romantic literature, and of course, having a fault-less fashion sense.

On straight-natured-ness...

It is possible that a gay man could have no stereotypical "straight" qualities as well as a gay man having not a single trace of "gay" qualities (Jaggy, raise your hand). I for one am not purely straight natured as I exhibit too many gay traits that I could pass for a queen (bwahahahahahaha)... but I also have some "straight" traits that just happen to be things I'm proud of as well. I'm proud of them because they help in defining who I really am.

Declaration of one's straight-natured-ness...

I think I have only declared my "straight-natured-ness" on this thread but people I have contact with (friends, office mates, etc.) don't have labels for me. They see me as who I am and as how they know me.

Empowering faggot-y ole me with my uber macho straight traits...

Hmmm, I love driving. I know a few who can attest to that. I wish I had a Camaro (a yellow one). Sporting activities always give me a rush. I especially like the ones that get generous amounts of adrenalin from your system, i.e. wall climbing, hockey, white water rafting, and so on. Come to think of it, I feel empowered. Not because I have (some) macho traits, but because the activities give me control of things.

Discrimination

Effeminate gay men discriminate as well... they mock their straight natured counterparts because they see them as "self-righteous and egotistic". I think it's just the same. When one uses another person's beliefs, principles, etc. as something to judge that person (negatively or otherwise), it is considered prejudice. When one uses that prejudice to "label" and eventually "discriminate" against a person or group of people... that sucks. But I believe discrimination will never be removed from this planet. For as long as everyone has their own prejudices over anything, it will still be the same. It's all about how one acts on these prejudices that could affect other people and eventually lead to something good or bad.