Post by dgt224 on Feb 22, 2021 19:36:00 GMT -5
Stolen from Facebook, from a post shared by SF author David Gerrold:
Small Town Grocery Store Stories: LGBTQ+ friendly edition
Me: minding my own damn business in the grocery store
One of my students and a few of his teammates enter the dairy aisle.
My student is holding hands with one of his teammates.
My student: Oh hey, Professor X!
Me, who has both my student and his girlfriend in my class: ... Hello
My student, looking at his hand-holding partner: Oh! Don't worry. My girlfriend knows.
Not that I'm cheating! I'm not cheating. I'm not gay.
Hand Holding Boy: Not that being gay is a bad thing! It's a good thing!
My student: Right! But no, listen. We aren't together, we just hold hands in public sometimes.
Hand Holding Boy: Especially on Friday nights. And weekends. And at away games.
My student: Because sometimes people will say shit and then we can punch them! And if the
fight started because someone was being homophobic, coach won't get mad at us.
Hand Holding Boy: Always nice to punch a homophobe. And [gesturing to another boy in the group]
maybe they'll think twice about saying anything to [other boy's name] if he ever gets a boyfriend
and wants to hold his hand for real.
The Gay One, resigned but smiling: I've decided it's sweet and not really fucking weird.
Small Town Grocery Store Stories: LGBTQ+ friendly edition
Me: minding my own damn business in the grocery store
One of my students and a few of his teammates enter the dairy aisle.
My student is holding hands with one of his teammates.
My student: Oh hey, Professor X!
Me, who has both my student and his girlfriend in my class: ... Hello
My student, looking at his hand-holding partner: Oh! Don't worry. My girlfriend knows.
Not that I'm cheating! I'm not cheating. I'm not gay.
Hand Holding Boy: Not that being gay is a bad thing! It's a good thing!
My student: Right! But no, listen. We aren't together, we just hold hands in public sometimes.
Hand Holding Boy: Especially on Friday nights. And weekends. And at away games.
My student: Because sometimes people will say shit and then we can punch them! And if the
fight started because someone was being homophobic, coach won't get mad at us.
Hand Holding Boy: Always nice to punch a homophobe. And [gesturing to another boy in the group]
maybe they'll think twice about saying anything to [other boy's name] if he ever gets a boyfriend
and wants to hold his hand for real.
The Gay One, resigned but smiling: I've decided it's sweet and not really fucking weird.
