Tyra tackled the topic of gays who hate themselves on The Tyra Banks Show. The guests were gay men who admitted to hating gay people, and some even had deadlines for when they would 'turn straight.' The first guest's story sounded like a Jerry Springer love triangle, but the others shared more sincere stories.
The guests included a young man who wishes to become comfortable with his sexuality and an openly gay man who is married to a woman, among others.
Of course, Tyra gets ridiculous at times but the overall show was interesting. Let me know what you think.
– Andy
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Sad. If there’s one things these self hatin’ homos need to learn is that if you’re gay your gay for life. It doesn’t need to be sad, it can actually be great! I knew someone like this once and he got over and is now about to get married…
I think this was a really good show, i can understand where these guys are coming from in the aspect of a relationship. We all know that monogamy is not easy to find in gay culture as opposed to hetero. At the same time, why drag yourself to do something that is extreme and will lead to being unhappy in the long run? Hopefully we all find happiness whether it be Mr./Ms. right or Mr./Ms. right now!
Being gay is awesome; these guys just need a great group of gay friends to show them the light.
I can completely relate with Gregg (guy #2) coming from a small town and not being able to be exposed and interact with the gay community like you could in larger cities. But of course, that can be solved by packing up and moving to the city.
exactly! if ur born gay, u cant turn str8!
its just like if ur born asian, u cant change to be caucasian! life is rough and unfair, deal with it! they sound like they hate it but i think if they find themselves a bf, they will be STATIC of being gay!, i dont have a bf but i have friends who love me..or at least i hope they do lol…anyways, i think its just BS that they hate other gay ppl or hate being what they are…now thats just a phase! lol
just BE wut ur born to be!
Shane is obviously not being truthful — says he’s had straight sex “about like twice.” If he’s had it at all but only a few times, he’d remember exactly how many times, not “about like twice.” He’s obviously not ready for any sort of relationship and expresses himself clumsily, so I’d pity any woman he manages to marry and any children he fathers. And both he & his ex seem to affirm the theory that really bad hair correlates with confused self-image. Just sayin.
Gregg seems much more well-adjusted, just stifled by growing up in a small town. But let’s be real here: he went to a gay gathering place with a CAMERA CREW in tow. Hello? How realistic could that experience have been?
Guy #1 is hilarious. I do agree that some penises can look unappealing, but the human sex organs – male or female – are the weirdest looking parts of the body, anyway. The way I see it, though, is that they aren’t made for aesthetics, they’re made for pleasure.
number one did this for the ten minutes of fame and he got his two little friends on the little shindig…. the other two just need to find someone that they can be with it is rare to find someone young and ready to commit to a relationship which will make things hard for number 3… idk… this could all be staged but, i remain firm on my theory about number one lol
If I was that show…I would have had to stand up and say what a croc of bullshit. Should be proud of who you are, wouldnt you all agree? And then there is the one guy that will “turn straight” when he’s 30, how incredibly foolish he is to think that way. He’ll end up hurting people if he goes down that selfdestructing path, because eventually the attraction for men will come back, and he could possibly have a family by then. It just kinda burns me when people like the first guy say that they are going to turn gay at such and such time, making it sound like being gay is a choice. In my opinion I feel as though I was born with it, if I had a choice then why would I have choosen the harder life style of being gay, as opposed to being straight? Lol that stupid tyra clip going me going!! 🙂
Tyra IS ridiculous I’ll say that much .
they are sad… plain and simple. if they can’t handle being gay then the other team can have them!
These guys are pathetic. One word for them- THERAPY!!!! BIG TIME.
I agree with the last person re therapy. It has nothing to do with being gay, it appears that he does not love himself or even like himself for that matter. gay or str8, that needs to change first.
Dave, WGB
im glad tyra is bringing the topic to light, she told them positive things and that they shouldn’t hide who they are or feel bad.
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It’s totally understandable how some young people might feel that way. Though gay life is an incredible adventure and I don’t regret my life I know that I felt that way when I was first out for several years. There are some really fucked up institutions and more bizarre people in the gay world than in other monorities. Perhaps it’s because of the mind fuck society gives us about our lifestyles or maybe we tolerate too much form some of the wackos that are in the forefront.
not everyone develops at the same pace. we all have our timetables as to when we accept certain truths about our lives. it’s sad to hate who you are, but it isnt a willful thing. these guys are allowed to feel the way they do. we dont know what past experiences shaped their lives and so cant be quick to chastise because they are confused. we can however encourage them to accept themselves.
being gay isnt awesome. it is what it is, based on who you are and where you are physically and psychologically; sometimes great and sometimes painful.
The sad thing is these guys can end up being a politician or minister or some other person creating a world that continues to hate gays.
I agree with jc, society is what is giving us gays a psychological fuck when it comes to being closeted or wanting to change. We just need to learn to say screw you it’s my life not yours.
Ghc,,,some gay men also give the gay culture a horrible name.The flamboyant queens who tend to suffer from the biggest forms of misery,pigeonholing everyone that has a sexual attraction to men.Criticisms from the homosexuals insinuating that every bisexuals is coverng up the fact that there gay?.Many of you would rather these men come out and tell people they are gay,instead of working on admitting to themselves they are gay.I am bisexual,do not tolerate the ignorance from many homosexuals who chastise me for not being part of the gay community.I consider myselfpart of the heterosexual community because my primary associations are with it(if not myself),friends and i can relate to the interest in heterosexual men far more than homosexual men.So when i say this in a group of gay men,they feel the need to criticize me as if i am going to change to conform to there selfishness.You have no idea what these guys will become in the future.Sexuality is subject to change,you cannot speak for other men.What happens to you,does not to others.You cannot tell these men that they are still gay if they marry a woman,perhaps bisexual yes.But what if they lose a sexual attraction to men.It has happened to me before with certain types.I find it hilarious how you feel you can speak for every man that has a sexual attraction to men,chastising them if they end up getting married.What if there is a sexual attraction to women.It would make them bisexual.So would you become critical because they chose not to associate with the stereotypical gay community? Because i dont.Outside of anal sex,there have been alot of gay men in the community that irritate me a great deal,which is certaintly not to say all have or there is a prejudice
Aww. I feel awful for these guys but relate to the first guy completely. I believe that you can love anyone, straight gay whatever, but not be physically attracted to them. And I understand how he dislikes gay people. I can’t stand being around gay people, they usually get on my nerves. Large groups of gay people make me ill. I am gay, though. I just prefer straight people as friends.
Plus, I have no sexual desire either. I hate sex. All forms, caves or wangs. Yuck. Shame since I’m only 22. I should have a wild sex drive. Ha.
@jjj
They are not claiming they are bisexuals. And that shane guy says “I’m just gonna try and force myself to be with a woman”.
Is that really good thing?
I so hate to think that some gay kid out there watched this show and got the message that being gay is a terrible thing.
@jjj
They are not claiming they are bisexuals. And that shane guy says “I’m just gonna try and force myself to be with a woman”.
Is that really a good thing?
I so hate to think that some gay kid out there watched this show and got the message that being gay is a terrible thing.
That first guy & his friends are totally fake! He says that “gay men” are effeminate yet his speaking style, dress and mannerisms all scream Gay Effeminate. If he is not fake, he is a queeny queen who is embarrased by it and trying to pretend like he is not one! But, I say FAKE!!! The others are just confused or need to grow into being gay. Coming out is a process and it takes time to overcome the sterotype or the hatred we are exposed to while growing up – school, church, family, friends, society, etc.