[George & Bill]

Originally Posted by Rubi3

Sounds like you are searching for places where negative reactions to your gayness might occur, which would provide you with opportunity to enlighten locals via lawsuits. Could be a great way to finance your world tour. I live in rural Oklahoma and it's doubtful check-in clerks will raise an eyebrow at your news. I've never understood why gays need to tell their private business, but, hey... whatever.

Relax, if I wanted to find a negative reaction I'd go to Saudi Arabia. I want to visit rural Oklahoma for many reasons, and this is not among them.

As for 'telling their private business' - it's only because people have been known to take it upon themselves to intervene in the private business of others based on their sexual preferences that this thread is necessary!

[okieplumber]

feel free to visit anywhere in okla. you should be fine we try to be very enlightened around here it is of course the 21st century..but the possibility of meeting a throw back to the middle ages still exists... just tell bubba to sit down and drink his beer,your not interested in him.... lol

[Dale Cooper]

Originally Posted by Annemieke Roell

In my experience, Oklahoma is very different from any other southern/western state and Okies are pretty much the "live and let live" types.

I don't think you will have any trouble anywhere in Oklahoma. We have our own gays and incidents as described in the above referenced article are certainly not more common than anywhere else in the country. There are yahoos no matter where you go.

Yes.

If you stay out of people's faces (i.e., don't be deliberately flamboyant or militant in an unknown situation) people won't care.

Originally Posted by George & Bill

Relax, if I wanted to find a negative reaction I'd go to Saudi Arabia. I want to visit rural Oklahoma for many reasons, and this is not among them.

As for 'telling their private business' - it's only because people have been known to take it upon themselves to intervene in the private business of others based on their sexual preferences that this thread is necessary!

So you're saying strangers come right out and ask you who you're sleeping with?

I doubt that.

[Ark90]

Nah, I wouldn't go to Oklahoma. My advice would be to go to a rural Mississippi bar and start making out with each other while burning an American flag. Then scream at everyone to accept you and pour a beer on the biggest guy in there.

That is, if you're just looking to get a response from people.

No one is going to give a sh*t if you're gay or not, anywhere you go. No one is going to ask, no one is going to care. People have their own stuff going on, like trying to pay their bills and not lose their house or car, and don't have time for to argue some gay guy debate with a couple of total strangers. Hell, a couple of gay guys just came in my office the other day, in the most stereotypical "hillbilly" county in Arkansas. Guess what? No one even looked up from their desks or said a word about it after they left. Because usually the only people that make a big deal about that sort of thing are the preachers on Sunday morning. In the real world, it's not a big deal.

[Bass&Catfish2008]

Originally Posted by Ark90

Nah, I wouldn't go to Oklahoma. My advice would be to go to a rural Mississippi bar and start making out with each other while burning an American flag. Then scream at everyone to accept you and pour a beer on the biggest guy in there.

That is, if you're just looking to get a response from people.

No one is going to give a sh*t if you're gay or not, anywhere you go. No one is going to ask, no one is going to care. People have their own stuff going on, like trying to pay their bills and not lose their house or car, and don't have time for to argue some gay guy debate with a couple of total strangers. Hell, a couple of gay guys just came in my office the other day, in the most stereotypical "hillbilly" county in Arkansas. Guess what? No one even looked up from their desks or said a word about it after they left. Because usually the only people that make a big deal about that sort of thing are the preachers on Sunday morning. In the real world, it's not a big deal.

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No one is going to ask, no one is going to care. People have their own stuff going on, like trying to pay their bills and not lose their house or car, and don't have time for to argue some gay guy debate with a couple of total strangers. Hell, a couple of gay guys just came in my office the other day, in the most stereotypical "hillbilly" county in Arkansas. Guess what? No one even looked up from their desks or said a word about it after they left.
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Absolutely.

[StillwaterTownie]

Originally Posted by Ark90

No one is going to give a sh*t if you're gay or not, anywhere you go. No one is going to ask, no one is going to care. People have their own stuff going on, like trying to pay their bills and not lose their house or car, and don't have time for to argue some gay guy debate with a couple of total strangers. Hell, a couple of gay guys just came in my office the other day, in the most stereotypical "hillbilly" county in Arkansas. Guess what? No one even looked up from their desks or said a word about it after they left. Because usually the only people that make a big deal about that sort of thing are the preachers on Sunday morning. In the real world, it's not a big deal.

But as was shown with the story from Stillwater, women who dress like a boy and go out partying may get harassed by drunk bigots.

[Ark90]

Originally Posted by StillwaterTownie

But as was shown with the story from Stillwater, women who dress like a boy and go out partying may get harassed by drunk bigots.

True, but drunk bigots can be anywhere. For the record though, I really liked Stillwater and Oklahoma as a whole every time I've been there. I don't know why people bash it sometimes. The sunsets there are some of the best I've ever seen, and a lot of good tunes come out of Oklahoma.

[Rubi3]

I think people who bash Oklahoma are the same people who say negative about whatever subject is at hand. Just like the media mews. It's considered more interesting if there's a negative slant. Complain, complain, complain. I used to tell students if all they do is complain, they will grow up lopsided.

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by Dale Cooper

So you're saying strangers come right out and ask you who you're sleeping with?

I doubt that.

I guess you've never gotten the stink-eye from a hotel clerk while checking in as a same-sex couple, then.

[George & Bill]

Originally Posted by Dale Cooper

Yes.

If you stay out of people's faces (i.e., don't be deliberately flamboyant or militant in an unknown situation) people won't care.


So you're saying strangers come right out and ask you who you're sleeping with?

I doubt that.

As I said in the OP, it does occasionally happen over here that owners of small hotels and bed and breakfasts have a problem when a couple turning up for a double room turns out to be same-sex. It's based on prejudice that exists in the UK that I ask these questions, not because I think Oklahoma is a backward place.