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Be Seen In The Scene
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By: Eugene R. Alejandro
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The "Scene" is the word mostly used in the gay
community if you’re into clubbing and partying.
And mostly the people that you see in the scene
are those who is openly out. The "Scene" or some
called it "Gay Community" is where everyone can
belong and feel accepted and where everyone can
get help if they think they are attracted to the
same sex as them. It is where everyone can meet
that has the same interest as you. It is the
place where homophobia is out of the question.
For some people, it is the place they call
a "Home". Most importantly it is the place where
you can get help and get advise from safe sex,
about drugs, coming out, and about AIDS/HIV/STD
and any other issues that relates to your need or
to your sexuality. Also, it is the place where
you can meet other people and make some friends.
Well, I’m sure that’s enough information to share
others and I’m sure that everyone get the idea of
what I’m talking about. But is this place
becoming too much for others? And is this place
becoming like a meat market? Why does the "Scene"
exist anyway? Why can’t we just have a normal
place like the heterosexuals? And why we have to
separate our lives from the rest? These are the
questions that sometimes people have asked me?
Being gay is not that easy at all, if it was
everyone would not have any second thought about
coming out. But because we live in the world
where prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination and
homophobics exist being different or I say being
gay is very hard for others to understand and
lastly to be accepted by them. Until now, some
people don’t approve and accept the homosexuals.
Why? Because they believe that God created Adam
and Eve and not Adam and Steve. Which is true.
But no one knows why some people get attracted
with the same sex. Maybe it’s in our genes, or
cause by nature or others believe you were born
that way and others have said that it’s a choice.
In all of the above, I can’t agree or disagree to
them all because even myself I don’t know the
right answer. But does it really matter why same
sex attraction has to be such a big issue? I
think not. What really matters is that as long as
you’re happy being who you are and enjoying the
time of your life and being comfortable of
everything that you do well then don’t give a
damn about what others think of you and don’t pay
any attention to their words.
One main reason why the "Scene" exists is because
of the homophobics. The "Scene" is there to
experience fully the life you have always wanted
for and be accepted for what you are. It is the
place where you can realise that there is more to
life than just being gay. We didn’t choose to
have our own separate ways from the
heterosexuals, they choose it for us. We didn’t
decide to have our own community. But because of
the gay hate issues we have decided that it’s
about time to have a community where everyone is
welcome and be accepted no matter what you are
gay or straight. This community is now well know
as the "Gay Community" or the "Scene". But until
today, there are many people who still experience
being discriminated from all aspects of life just
because of being gay.
Most of the people we see in our community is
gay, but not all of them are. There are others
that just might be passing by and others go there
because they think that it’s cool and have no
problem with that. Also, there are many straight
people that go clubbing in gay clubs in these
days, maybe it’s because they find the music is
better or others have no problem having some gay
friends at all. But no matter who you are as long
as your in the "Gay Community" there are at least
a small chance that one day someone might pick
you up or ask you out, and how disappointing for
that gay person just to find out that the guy
next door happens to be straight. My main point
is, we have to make our community a better place
not just for the outsiders but for ourselves as
well. Let us not give ourselves some bad names
and we have to show that we are just a normal
people just like everybody else only with
something a little bit extra. We have to keep a
good reputation so that more people will accept
us and see that we are no different from them
all. Also, it’s not just for the outsiders. It’s
also good for us and for those who still in the
closest because we don’t want them thinking that
our community is a sleaze bag or becoming just a
meat market for gay people. We don’t anyone
thinking that our community we have created is
becoming like a ghetto where drugs and sex is a
full time service.
The "Scene" is there for everyone to enjoy it gay
or straight. It is the place where gays can feel
safe from the anti-gay world. It is where you and
I can make a difference in the outside world. So
why not make the best out of it instead of giving
it a bad name. We may live a different life from
the heterosexuals but that doesn’t mean that we
are not normal. We are just like them only
attracted to the same sex. Without this community
the gay world would become chaos. No one would
know and teach them how to look after themselves.
Gay crimes would increase at least every year.
And those who feel different would be living a
hypocrite lives and probably some of them could
get married and still feel different. But thank
God that there are people who fought for our
rights with their sweat and blood, because
without those people we would not be here at all.
We should be graceful that we have a community
where everyone accepts us no matter what our
backgrounds are.
This place is the community where everyone is
proud of being who they are and accepting himself
or herself that they are different. I guess now
the only thing to do is to live life to the max
and enjoy what the scene can offer for us. And be
proud of who you are and if you feel comfortable
going to the place where you can belong so don’t
let anyone stop you because it’s your home and
it’s the place to been seen in the scene.
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