I want to get something off my chest, so I’ll get right to the point. When you see two women or two men hugging in public it does not necessarily mean that they are gay. To paraphrase an old Flip Wilson adage, “What you see is not always what you get.”
Here is the situation. A female friend and I were standing outside a small office building talking with Jim, a male business acquaintance. A trio of young male landscapers were working nearby. My friend, who I will call Gail, told Jim that she and I were in complete agreement on a business decision. Jim said “I know. I know you two always agree.” “Definitely!” Gail replied laughing, and then impulsively she grabbed and hugged me. During our brief embrace, I glanced over her shoulder and saw the landscapers watching us. Two of them exchanged telling glances and one of them smirked before turning his attention back to his task.
I am a very intuitive person and sensed that they were thinking that we must be lesbians, simply because we hugged. Gail and I are business partners as well as close friends. However, neither she nor I are lesbians, nor are we bisexual. In fact, we both are in fulfilling relationships with our male soul mates.
Some of you are probably wondering why did I feel so uncomfortable over what I believed the workmen must have been thinking? It’s because I am well aware that although many people say that they are receptive to alternative lifestyles, everyone is not. Some people, if they are honest, will tell you that