how excepted are gays in scotland?

[tig96]

Hi, I am considering moving to Scotland and was wondering how the country, overall, excepts gays. Are there certain areas that are more gay friendly than others? Thanks, Tammy

[Pabby]

Originally posted by tig96
Hi, I am considering moving to Scotland and was wondering how the country, overall, excepts gays. Are there certain areas that are more gay friendly than others? Thanks, Tammy

Hiya doin tig96

Welcome to Scotland.com...

I am sorry I canni help you.. but I do hope someone comes along soon and offers some answers..

Welcome again to the boards.. and I hope you find what it is your lookin for..

Pabby

[unsubstantial]

I would go to a city, and not one of these small hick towns I live in. I don't know any gays here, because they all leave, which is understandable.

[Scottish_Republican]

Don't you mean "accept"?

"Except" means to leave something out...

[crinklebender]

Lesbians are more accepted than gays..Scotland is homophobic in general, and for some reason this is on the rise. I think there is a link between the people who hate gays, and those who are racist. Also it depends on where you come from. Somebody I khow who is very outwardly gay, is accepted in a patronising but friendly way. His father owns a big football club, so I better not say anymore.

I think a gay newcomer would not recieve a good time in working class areas. People initially will be friendly for a while, to determine if you can muck in their interests or in other ways. A lot can be forgiven if you can do that.

If those people lose interest then you could find yourself getting abuse from their kids later on. This anyway one of the many facets of "friendliness" people discuss regarding scots. Which is to initiate a behavioural rappor so people can get their measure of you. So if you are buying property, you need to spend as much time interviewing the people who live nearby.

The west end of Glasgow is very friendly for gays, and where a lot of them choose to live. I live here to be away from racists. Some areas like the southside, shawlands etc..have more succesfull working class scots who apsire to be more refined, and live isolated from each other, within lower income middle class educated people. So people live quiet isolated lifes with just few friends and family. There isn't the kind of street community where gossip can turn a lot of people, or gangs of kids against you, which happens in zones where there is lot of council housing, or a more classic working class area.

[lambchops]

hey all,

well that all sounds very negitive. I am form Dublin and will be moving over in a few months. I am openly gay and have been so for the last 10 years. If it one that I have found that no matter where you go in the world people will, and people will not accepet you. As much as the total Faggot will be out of place in a working mans club, a "mans man" I am sure would feel out of place in a gay bar. I would say to anyone that is interested in the scene and moving to a new place to stay to the main citys, of which in scotland I have heard there is a great scene in.
Lambie

[crinklebender]

being gay..you would have a more positive response anyway..it would be a mistake to think that this degree of positive feeling will carry you through. Being positive certainly will help avoid a lot of problems, but there is a limit.

It is more sensible to figure out where the zones of homophobia, racism and aggression are, and stay well away, because at the end of the day you will come face to face with agression. If you are gay, you might not have the agression required to stand your ground and do psychological war, for however long it takes, and that is usually dependant on how agressive you can be anyway. It's the lack of agression which attracts the animals.

At that time if you are not strong enough you could be forced to move away when you have already move and settled.