Reply #156: i agree that humor is necessary

[hyde]

i think humor is universally necessary no matter what your life situation is. i do understand that there is a difference between humor and homophobia. i think gays and lesbians can take themselves too seriously sometimes, myself included, but i also understand that we are under attack, so some seriousness is required.

it's a thin line we walk between sharing our experiences with the rest of the straight world and opening our community up to hateful attacks. i think it would be sad if our humor and and our ability to laugh at ourselves were yet two more things lost to us in our fight for equality.