This is the worst kind of RG behavior that is needlessly confrontational and off-putting. When Courtney asks about adding something to represent the straight allies like herself, Lionel goes all bitchy queen on her and says she should start a group called Frenemas which he explains is a friend you can call to come over and help clean you out before a big date.Īnd I, along with the other kids, gag. Since he’s the RG, naturally Lionel is leading the group and he wants to call it the Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Transgender Association which he pronounces Glib-ta. So our confrontation between MG and RG starts in a high school classroom where Lionel and a small group of other students are apparently just forming a GLBT alliance. Meanwhile, your Radical Gay (RG) does see everything through a prism of 'gay' and feels it’s perfectly fine to be confrontational and 'in your face' in our quest for equality. While your more Mainstream Gay (MG) doesn’t have a problem being gay and wants equality, he doesn’t view his sexual orientation as being central to his identity and doesn’t feel the need to advertise the gender of the person he’s sleeping with. Namely, am I really gay? And what kind of gay guy do I want to be? In this case, it’s Mainstream Gay vs Radical Gay with Marshall as Mainstream and Lionel as Radical. This week’s episode of United States of Tara was all about the rather unique issues faced by some gay boys as they come to terms with their sexuality.
