whats the line between public and private?

[ballerbeauty]

when your openly gay. where do u draw the line when it comes to affection? it makes me feel uncomfortable when other people feel uncomfortable seeing me and my girlfriend kiss. but i want to show affection to her in both public and private. i'm in no way embearassed of her, i just feel uncomfortable kissing her, not even holding hands or showing that we a couple, just kissing and things like that. should we just keep it private?

[jem_is_bi]

Gay or straight, sometimes, some places you just have to restrain your feelings. But, it would be great to have the same comfort level as straight people. I don't have that comfort level at all! But, I would push the limits sometimes, if only my partner was willing to do so.
Sometimes, I wish the world to know how I feel about my lover. Most other times, I want them to know nothing about us.

[bityme]

My response has to be viewed through two different aspects of my character. First, I was raised in what many now consider to be a bygone era. Second, while I thoroughly enjoy the pleasures of the flesh with both men and women, I have never been romantically attracted to men, so for me a same-sex display of affection would probably be limited to a friendly hug.

That being said, whether opposite or same-sex, I see nothing wrong with hugs, holding hands, walking arm-in-arm, sitting with your arm around a partner, or a light kiss as a public display of affection. Personally, I feel uncomfortable with public displays of prolonged necking, deep kisses (except after the pronouncement at a wedding), hands wandering all over a partners body, and the sensual bumps and grinds on todays dance floors. That discomfort, for me, occurs whatever the make-up of the couple or group. Yes, I am, without a doubt, old fashioned.

If the displayed affection is tasteful and not meant to arouse passion, I believe there is nothing wrong with it. In fact, it may eventually help to advance the understanding that same-sex couples are, in fact, normal, deserving of the same deference and tolerance shown to opposite-sex couples.

I draw the line at public displays of affection between a person and their pet, which, whether it's a horse or a fluffy dog, turns my stomach a hell of a lot faster than two human tongues entwined.

Pappy