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When guys hit on lesbians

So I was watching stand up clips of the lovely Bridget Mcmanus when she made a joke that got me wondering (only after I stopped crying from the laughter). What would the AE ladies do if a guy comes up to you and starts to hit on you? Do you let him down easy without mentioning that you and him are probably into the same girls. Or do you start hissing like a cobra with rainbow colored fangs? For me, it always feels like a second coming out. I have explain why I like women, defend how its not a phase and how I don't feel like I've missed out on anything just because I've never been with a guy (Gold Stars holla one time!!) So lets hear it ladies!! Maybe your advice will help an aspiring young lesbian to defend herself the next time she a bombarded by some guy at the club..


jill-bennett-fan's picture

yay for gold stars

i jsut have to say to you is that you dont have to explain to some guy why you like women or anything else about yourself    unless you want to    but  i  just  tell them  hey im gay  and if they dont leave me alone i tell them to back the f*** off

but im gonna say it again you do not have to explain yourself to some guy hitting on you

 

 

 

 

 

Im not crazy, my reality is just different then yours.

Carinhosa's picture

Gold Star?

What´s a Gold Star? Is that some kind of an Austin Powers Sequel?

Well sometimes it´s really funny keeping the guys in the dark about being gay. You let them pay your drinks until they think they could have a chance getting laid and in that moment you kiss your Girlfriend.

But hey, there´s no need to explain why and how and stuff. If he´s not stopping to hit on you just ask him if he would imagine a naked Dickeling slapping in his face. Most of the guys are celebrating silence after that sentence ;-)!

vivalavida's picture

Goldstar= Pie eatin gold medalist

haha, but I think that is the best approach and just play with them, if they can't wrap their heads around your preference for pie and not hot dogs, then they deserve to be used and abused. Usually if you use the "yes, I'm single, do you have a sister?" line most secure guys will gracefully back off and then you have the ass-hats who would continue w/ the "how do you know, if you haven't tried it" line, thats when you just kick him in the nuts and walk off. haha j/k Just ignore the cock and just pick some random, decent looking girl near by to oogle and pull him in, into checking her out at the same time.  

 

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"The first duty of a man is to think for himself"

Jose Marti

Anso1985's picture

Gold Star

From 'lesbianlife.about.com':

"Definition: A gold star lesbian is a lesbian who has never slept with a man and has no intention of ever sleeping with a man."

It was also mentioned on The L Word - I just don't remember the episode or season.

Stevie_monkey's picture

yeah i think it's important

yeah i think it's important to assert your preferences but there is also the danger of acting like some of the homophobes do when they get all anal about gay men hitting on them. Here in NZ, they have what some people have called the "gay panic defence" which let's homophobic people who have commited crimes against the community off a lot easier after freaking out about a supposed come-on and reacting violently.

Not to say i expect many female queers to react with violence, but i think it's important to really get a cross simple statements to back someone off without acting offensive because it's no better than the other half if you get me. If they are igoring the message though and it becomes sexual harrassment it is a different story 

 

 

Ex Pom Pom Girl's picture

If a guy hits on me

I just tell him I am not interested and walk away. And if he keeps bothering me I would yell rape! That would get him to back off. 

 

Blondes rules

and the rest of you girls

want to drool all over us! LOL

Ex Pom Pom Girl's picture

edit

double post 

 

Blondes rules

and the rest of you girls

want to drool all over us! LOL

Cali.lez89's picture

just realized that

thank you for awaring me that i have a double post. i tried to edit it after i posted it and i guess it went up twice. thank you Ariann.
Ex Pom Pom Girl's picture

no

I double posted and changed my 2nd post to saying i double posted. 

 

Blondes rules

and the rest of you girls

want to drool all over us! LOL

anwei's picture

Drunk=Debate

I'm in a band and at our shows I am usually half naked so I get hit on by lots of guys when I come off of the stage. I usually act like I can't hear them because the music is so loud. But if that doesn't work, I tell them the DJ is my girlfriend and that they might want to talk to her. She's much better at confrentation than I am.

I do sometimes to get into those long discussions with guys about how I know for sure that I am gay, but that tends to be when I've had too much to drink and at that point it's actually fun. I think drunk me is sometimes looking for an argument, so bring it on. I'm still a lady and they usually end up understanding a little better in the end.

honkey_tonk's picture

I don't like being rude unless its necessary

Usually when I'm at a straight club, and even at gay clubs, I get hit on by guys. I'm almost never rude, because sometimes people just want to talk, and I've met some really nice guys that have become friends of mine, they don't mind when I tell them I'm not interested. When a guy is way to pushy or drunk or just plain rude, I'll just say something like "thank God I'm gay" and just walk away.
Cali.lez89's picture

same page as you!

i'm totally on the same page!! i think it's rude to just blow some guy off. i don't mind explaining why I like women though when a guy has questions about it. At least then I've helped one guy understand that it isn't a choice or a phase. But sometimes i understand where girls come from when they just want to tell some a**wipe of a guy to F**k off. i guess i have never had to do that because my way works most of the time for me.
Cali.lez89's picture

oh and thanks

thanks for everyone's opinions and techinques..i think i'll start a strategy book on how to blow off guys!!
Nathiest's picture

"not interest" -works every

"not interested" -works every time.

-Nathiest
the devil is in the details

gato's picture

Welcome to my world

Just getting back out into the wolrd of dating after the "divorce" and I still have the same probelm i alwasy had at GAY BARS!! I constantly get hit on by men. I just tell them ..I am not niterested..or say sorry.. I like girls..or whatever. If I am dancing and some random guy comes up and tries to dance with me.. I just turn and dance away from him..LOL

 

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BisforBecca's picture

in

Delaware. lol   i wish. I'm definitely feeling the lack of older, mature, non-drama lesbians in these parts. I'd go younger if they still lacked the drama though lol
BisforBecca's picture

lol i've had this happen

I've never had so many men hit on my that i have since i've come out. Lame. I had these three Hispanic gentlemen (they were there together) all trying to get me to go home with them one night out at the bar. i dont speak spanish, and it was tough getting them to understand. i finally had to kiss my fwb of the moment to get them to go away. I think they got it. lol

Mostly I just tell them I'm gay, but when there's a language barrier, you have to show them. But then the ones who tell always freaking ask CAN I WATCH? NOOOOOOOO

Volkova84's picture

I'd simply say

I'd simply say I'm not interested and it's the end of the topic *walks away* . Besides you don't have to explain to him why you are not interested in him. 

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eng-sigh's picture

-_-!!

 

Normally I don't go to bars alone, so the bar scene doesn't happen that often. Most of the time, guys hit on me at school and I just tell them that I'm in a stable relationship and they usually will back off after seeing my wedding ring.

epbut's picture

Well. . .

One some guy cooking food at a fast food restaurant  saw me, whipped out his phone and asked if I had a boyfriend. After gagging I simply just said that I like girls. Then when the guy asked me if he could wash my hair, I asked if he was a hair dresser. He said no, "i just like washing hair" I said no thank you and walked away. The no and walking away thing is the best.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
MLK

Cali.lez89's picture

WTF!!

he actually asked if he could wash your hair? i swear if anyone asked me that and they weren't my hair dresser i might call the cops! you handled that way better than i would have!
epbut's picture

Umm Yeah

Cali.lez89 wrote:
he actually asked if he could wash your hair? i swear if anyone asked me that and they weren't my hair dresser i might call the cops! you handled that way better than i would have!

This was of course after some 70 year old drunk guy yelled at us, asking why we didnt sit at his table. 

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
MLK

epbut's picture

Umm Yeah

Cali.lez89 wrote:
he actually asked if he could wash your hair? i swear if anyone asked me that and they weren't my hair dresser i might call the cops! you handled that way better than i would have!

This was of course after some 70 year old drunk guy yelled at us, asking why we didnt sit at his table. 

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
MLK

Z3C's picture

Don't normally

I don't hit on guys, they don't hit on me; we have an unspoken agreement.

I don't normally get hit on by guys.  Most of my guy friends know me well enough to not even try (though they don't know I'm gay).  If I do get hit on its usually by some guy who is drunk enough to miss the "f**k off" sign I supposedly wear on my head.  All my friends say I seem unapproachable and that I wear this sign (in straight clubs), I had no idea. 

If a guys does hit on me, I'll be nice the first time and either say I'm not interested or walk away.  Two guys have had the unfortunate experience of trying to grab me and pull me away from friends to dance or just getting in my face.  The result.  I pushed them physically away from me.  I almost punched one because he wouldn't stop.  He subsequently called me a bitch and I laughed.  Oh buddy, you don't know the half of it.

Bottom line is I'm nice until you start to get physical and then I reply in kind.  Like I said though, most guys don't even try to hit on me.

queeniefakesit's picture

hit on by dudes

i don't care. i figure I'd rather get hit on by a decent dude than a mangy lesbian. Many straight women feel the same way..they're rather get hit on by a woman who's on their level than a mangy-ass dude. I let him down the same way i let anyone down that i'm not interested in...stutter and make no eye contact. lol. 

Or tell them i'm not interested. I don't think it's necessary to bring up the 'lesbian' factor if you're turning someone down.  That does more harm than good sometimes.

 

I got a dick like a mule...with a big dick.

B1T's picture

If he seems like a nice guy

If he seems like a nice guy I'll just chat with him. I'd tell him I'm in a realtionship so nothing is going to happen. But anyway we could still have a laugh and a couple of beers. And of course scout for pretty women. You're allowed to look at the menu as long as you dine at home.

Come out, come out. Whoever you are.

brackishtea's picture

Funny story...

I was at a gay club for their halloween party and I was a dominatrix (surprise surprise) a guy comes up to me and says, "hi I'm bisexual....and a mascohist"

I laughed so hard, then said "hi I'm a lesbian...and a sadist"

he said: "well there's one fit the sado and the maso but the lesbian and bisexual man, not so much..."

He was funny, I had no idea what he was for halloween, but in the end he really liked my whip more than me :O!

Usually I say "no thanks" or "i'm taken" because that's how hate crimes on lesbians are prevented around these parts.

Some men do not like "no thanks I'm gay" it translates to "you suck your mom sucks therefore harass me for the rest of the night or worse!"

I don't have time for that.

exscar's picture

hmmm

I'm not really quite sure how I'd react, seeing that nobody hits on me in real life (yes, I'm that abominable). But I agree with refrigeratorraider, I would rather get hit on by a nice guy than a girl who I don't find very appealing

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iluvpie's picture

when guys hit on me

I act like a straight girl. i just giggle and smile and then when he asks me for my number i say no. if he demands an explanation i tell him im a lesbian. but its only the really cocky guys who demand an explanation as to why you rejected them.
hoopie's picture

Exactly.

I think we have the same guy-dropping technique, hah. Cocky egos were meant to be bruised. http://www.fonfreaka.blogspot.com
MichieGirlLover87's picture

LMAO!

That is funny!..It has happened to me, of course you dont have to explain yourself just throw em a disgusting line and they'll scamper off. BUT there are smart asses out there XD ...Ive told one if he had a sis to introduce me to ..and he says 'Oh no but I have a GF are you in for a threesome?' XD. I wanted to kick his balls sooo badly!!!.  I like torturing then bwahaha, after a while knowing and talking \to them ..they start to like me and all >_> I just drop the bomb all of a sudden and they all like :O I cant beleive it?! yo uare lying right?!...The best girls are always lesbiand, married or taken they say LMAO.

 

'Tis too funny XD 

chaulai's picture

When they hit on me

Not to bring in race, but black guys don't get the hint that easily. When you tell them "i taken...or not looking" they want to know why. Then I tell them i'm a lesbian ( Again ) they want to know why. I don't mind telling them.  I simple ask them why do they like women.......when they answer.......I say i like them for the same reasons. Once that is said they either take it as a lost or want to become best friends and suggest we go out and pick up chicks together. But clearly a male competing with a sexy well put together lesbian is a bad idea!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Lesbian Libra 

Ex Pom Pom Girl's picture

If a guy bugs you for a number

Just give them the standard fake number 867-5309/jenny. See how many of them catch on. LOL 

 

There are always dumb blonde jokes all the time. But what they dont know is we just play dumb to get what we want. And it always works. LOL

 

epbut's picture

Radio Numbers

I dont really ever get hit on but... Dont they have those numbers on some radio stations that you give out to people who leave voicemails that they play on the radio... they should have numbers for straight guys who hit on girls and they get to the voice mail and get shot down.  I would use that.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice anywhere.
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
MLK

tori.catherine's picture

I normally just laugh and

I normally just laugh and say sorry but I'm gay. If they start being dicks about it then I get my 6'6, 250 lbs roommate to step in. As soon as he shows up, they tend to run.
jenzo123's picture

I used to give out the

I used to give out the rejection hotline # til some guy stopped me halfway through and was like, "that's the rejection hotline number!" I have never laughed so hard. Poor kid. How many times must he have been given that to have it memorized? Haha

snowboarder-007's picture

sexual orientation = pasta !?!

Most of the time I smile and just say "i'm not interested...sorry" and then give my best friend the "rescue me now" signal (and hoping she's sober enough to notice the signal comes and rescues  me)... that ususally works for me, and yes I've given my number out to guys 'cuz sometimes it builds their self confidence or ego (whatever) and who knows maybe a platonic friendship might come out of it...

 I did happen to be in NY one time and this guy asked if my friend and i had boyfriends... my friend said No... he asked why... she said she doesn't date man... he goes and asks (and the look on my friend's face after hearing this was priceless)

BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU LIKE MACARONNI IF YOU'VE NEVER TRIED SPAGETTI" ... wow.. haha

exscar's picture

....

I like things with holes.

Is it my bloody fault if Macaroni has bigger holes.  

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Koo's picture

Deuces!

Sometimes I run into dudes and they hit on me, and I politely decline their offer, then they get all pissy and make comments along the lines of..."You must be a dyke if you aren't into me!" And I say, as a matter of fact, I am. I throw up deuces and walk away.
coldale's picture

A Friend of mine had a great comeback.

On a works night out a friend of mine who is a lesbian was hit on by a creepy workmate. He was trying it on all night and when she did not fall for him he asked why and she said:

One you have a d**k and two you are a d**k.

I will be forever jealous that I didn’t come up with that one. 

 

Scary Miss Carrie's picture

A guy that just wouldn't take a hint!

For startes I'm bi, so yeah, I can pick and chose, which is, well unfair to a guy, when I'm not all the way gay..

I was on a girls night out, when this really cocky guy starts hitting on me.. I'm reeally not into those kind of guys.. Soo I politely tell him, "sorry, I'm gay" figuring that a white lie, would get him off my back quicker.. Well this guy didn't feel like giving up, so I played a game I usally play with people, to get free drinks.. The game is called; " Guess where I'm from?" I told the guy he had 3 guesses, if he could guess where I was from, I'd give him my number and a drink of his choice, if not he would have to buy me a drink and back off..

The thing is, I'm from Argentina, but I don't look Latina at all..! I live in Denmark and look like a typical Scandinavian chick, the guy and I spoke to each other in English, I have an American accent due to 1 year living in the states.. Overall this guy didn't have a chance on earth in this game.. (that's why it's such a great " get drinks for free" game)

Anyhow, he obviously lost.. Being such a soar loser, he didn't keep his promise.. He stalked me most of the night, eventually I had it and I ended up giving him, what he thought was my number.. I actually gave him the number for the WSPA charity organisation - when you call or text that number you automatically donate $ 20 to the charity.. Luckily I never saw him again!

amandaa's picture

same here

i always do the same thing, they never guess where i from! but i never end up givin' the number if don´t like the guy!! bs as?

LiveandLetLove's picture

Akward

 

thats the only word i can think of..

AMYAMY5678's picture

Right this very second

A guy is talking to me on Myspace and in the nicest way possible I told him i'm probably not his type and he's not mine

And he made a joke about me being gay. I'm like, yeeeahhh, thats pretty much the reason.

And now he wont stop talking to me and he keeps calling me cupcake and sweetpea, and i dont wanna be rude and man-hatey, but dude, your barking up the wrong tree.

I am not your cupcake.

kalered's picture

Give them any inch and

Give them any inch and they'll take a foot! Guys are taught that they are the pursuer and not to take no as an answer. I didn't believed it at first but after seeing time after time and experiencing it myself, I am convinced that society teaches male this. Yes, there's a handful of respectful guys with brains who'll leave you alone but a majority of them do this. I find it not only disrespecting of me and other queer ladies but women in general. In any case I decline their hit ons and walk away without giving them a chance to reply. Sometimes they decide to 'cut' into my dancing and I basically challenge them to a dance battle right there. Needless to say I embarrass the crap out of them. IF they have the audacity to pursue after getting turning down then they better take the consequence of getting embarrass in front of people.
iamnachos's picture

I get hit on by guys a fair

I get hit on by guys a fair bit but I'm also a touch alternate and weird so the guys that hit on me are usually really cool alternate weird (in the good way) guys that end up becoming my mates.

I tell them I'm gay almost straight away, but usually we have worked out that despite no chance of anything happening, we enjoy each others company and want to spend the night chatting.

My straight girl friends are slightly gobsmacked at my ability to go home at the end of a night with a bunch of guy's phone numbers. They kind of dig it though because it means I can pimp them out to my new male friends haha I do all the leg work for them.

"Once people start saying you're funny, slap them . . . Tell them it was a joke." ~ Brad Wease

lalis199's picture

I hate it when guys hit on

I hate it when guys hit on you it's like the only thing i wunt to say "im gay, fuck off"
yessarahisout's picture

Usually....

I just smile politely and move along.  I'm too embarrassed to do anything else.  If I need to fulminate when I get home, I do so, usually to my mom.  And she reminds me that they don't know any better.  I've also made involuntary wisecracks on a couple of occasions, and that scares them off pretty effectively.  

Killer_Llama's picture

I think it's funny

When guys hit on me I just ask if they have a sister or girlfriend available and when they get it they either a. leave ... on occasion mumbling something no one cares about or b. want to hang out and get advice. Either of which cease to bother me but rather amuse me.

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