FTR I just texted him and he's okay.

[saviourseph]

I hate that getting a hug and a peck on the cheek from Will before I got on the bus home today had me worried the entire journey back that after I'd left he'd got beaten up for it. We shouldn't have to worry about things like that, for fuck's sake.

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[redstar826.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I remember a couple of years ago sitting in a coffee shop by a window and about falling out of my seat because two women walked by holding hands. Because you so rarely see queer couples even holding hands where I live :(

[dusknoise.livejournal.com]

D:

I'm sorry that happened.

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

Nothing actually happened per se; it was just me being neurotic due to our homophobic society. Same-sex PDAs in crowded bus stations are risky business.

[wrongly-amused.livejournal.com]

People are fucking awful, sometimes. *hugs* I'm glad to hear he got to where he needed to go all right, though.

[sparkindarkness.livejournal.com]

*hugness*

[rauduskoivu.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that both of you are all right. That's one thing I DON'T relish about the prospect of getting read as male more often— all the mild PDA that notgarystu and I exhibit could come back to bite us in the ass. Most people seem to read us as a straight couple right now. Though even then, I dress in a way that seems to sometimes get us side-eyed. idk, have you ever learned self-defense or anything? Do you carry anything? Or do you just take in a deep breath and hope to the stunningly unpopulated heavens...

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

I don't get much trouble myself, thanks to how intimidating I look (while I'm kinda femme and useless in a fight, I'm also 6'4" and built like a fridge). Just in case of trouble I keep my keys within easy reach when I'm walking through a bad area or alone at night though - an ersatz knuckleduster can make even my crappy punches more of a threat. IDK how well Will can handle himself though, hence the worry; he's pretty scrawny.

What makes me angry is that we even have to think about stuff like this - self-defence shouldn't be a topic so naturally linked to PDAs.

[rauduskoivu.livejournal.com]

:( Yes. I think it's one of the strongest indicators of het privilege that still pervasively exists.

[dr4win9f00l.livejournal.com]

See, this is why I'm going to start taking some kind of self-defense classes.

[paulnolan.livejournal.com]

It's a sorry state of affairs when that's necessary. :(

[bethan-b-bad.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I know what you mean, a bit: I have a terrible habit of only having crushes on straight girls, so it's never applied to my own relationships, but I do tend to worry a little about my friends in same-sex relationships and the reactions they might get.

[xlickety-splitx.livejournal.com]

Damn.

[ennifer-jay.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry babe. ♥

[burningmarl.livejournal.com]

That's shitty.

I hate feeling like I'm doing something "naughty" when I do that and it makes me nervous outside schools/churches etc even when it's just a peck on the cheek. And I hate first week of work coming out feeling when you're not sure when/if to do it.

ALSO I NEVER KNEW YOU WERE SO TALL.