coming out?!
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learn_russianJust a quick one:
What's the best way of telling someone that your gay in Russian? I've been wondering this for a while... I'd like to avoid all words with negative connotations (naturally) but because I'm not a native speaker, I don't know which words to avoid!
Any help would be appreciated.
What's the best way of telling someone that your gay in Russian? I've been wondering this for a while... I'd like to avoid all words with negative connotations (naturally) but because I'm not a native speaker, I don't know which words to avoid!
Any help would be appreciated.
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Date: 2005-05-25 11:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-25 11:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-25 11:51 pm (UTC)I think you might say something like "женщины меня не интересуют". This is reasonably double-sided and still perfectly understood in the proper sense.
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Date: 2005-05-25 11:55 pm (UTC)"женщины меня не интересуют" Sounds about right, thank you!
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Date: 2005-05-26 01:54 am (UTC)What would be the difference between женщины меня не интересуют and я не интересуюсь женщинами? Like, is there a slight shade of meaning or what?
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Date: 2005-05-26 02:50 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 03:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 03:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 02:52 am (UTC)я не интересуюсь женщинами just doesn't give this "special" meaning. Like if your'e not sexually active at all ;)
женщины меня не интересуют, especially with a small meaningful pause after "меня", will most probably be understood just the way you mean it 8)
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Date: 2005-05-25 11:58 pm (UTC)I think the official way to say that is "я гомосексуалИст" (I'm homosexual).
There was a slang word "голубой" (literally "blue"), but I'm not sure is it positive or not.
Most likely, in gay community they just say "я гЕй".
Word "gay" was adopted in Russian slang some time ago, less than 15 years, as a more positive way to say "гомосексуалИст".
If nobody will give you THE right answer, I will ask in
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Date: 2005-05-26 02:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-27 12:41 am (UTC)Also as the Russian rendering as "Gomosexualist" it's sort of funny for me all around!
It does sound slightly religious...could turn it into a bad chat up line, which religion do you follow?
British humour, oh dear...
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Date: 2005-05-26 02:00 am (UTC)Was your question out of curiosity? Cuz if you're going to come out to a Russian (if you think he's gay as well), then I dunno, touching would be a good way to coming out! Ha, how naughty.
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Date: 2005-05-26 02:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 02:54 am (UTC)Gotta stuck with more open-minded folk, I guess ;)
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Date: 2005-05-26 03:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 04:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 05:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 05:09 am (UTC)Or would they?
I know that in some states oral sex is formally illegal. Doesn't mean a thing, though =)
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Date: 2005-05-26 05:20 am (UTC)No it does not. Haha!
I'm pretty sure sodomy is illegal in most states. And I remember hearing a silly law about only the missionary position being the legal one. But pfft. California must not have it, at least not San Fran, for they still have bathhouses.
They wouldn't put gays in prison, but they'd be inclined to it. Same thing in courtrooms. A lot of discrimination.
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Date: 2005-05-27 01:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-06-02 02:44 pm (UTC)USSR and Russia are different countries...or at least should be!
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Date: 2005-05-27 03:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 02:57 am (UTC)Anyhow, I dig your username! The images mesh well, somehow...
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Date: 2005-05-27 12:43 am (UTC)I sort of like the idea of using 'goloboi' i think its kind of cute!
(I love your icon by the way!)
comin out, eh? :]
Date: 2005-05-26 06:23 am (UTC)there is no negative connotations in "гей", "голубой" etc
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Date: 2005-05-26 10:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-27 01:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-27 07:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-27 08:27 pm (UTC)Re: comin out, eh? :]
Date: 2005-05-27 06:59 am (UTC)Re: comin out, eh? :]
Date: 2005-05-27 07:21 am (UTC)Re: comin out, eh? :]
Date: 2005-05-27 08:24 am (UTC)I have also seen "кг/ам" and some other net slang words written at dashboards along MSU.
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Date: 2005-05-27 08:29 am (UTC)Re: comin out, eh? :]
Date: 2005-05-27 08:35 am (UTC)Re: comin out, eh? :]
Date: 2005-05-27 08:38 am (UTC)Re: comin out, eh? :]
Date: 2005-05-27 01:23 pm (UTC)Re: comin out, eh? :]
Date: 2005-05-28 10:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-26 09:24 am (UTC)truly and honestly.
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Date: 2005-05-26 11:27 am (UTC)no subject
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