I have always worried about this too. I have never really run into too much of it. I have recently started studying martial arts with a friend who is very advanced in martial arts and MMA fighting. Not that i want to go out and kick ass, but it makes me feel a lot more confident that if someone wants to start something, I now have better skills to defend myself. It sucks that people can be so mean. I'm sure it's different in different areas of the country and the world too. I am in the North East of the USA and it's really not bad here at all.

I live in the suburbs of Boston and there are not very many gay people out here. One of my biggest issues is how hard it really is to meet someone to share my life with. i am 44 and still single. I've only had one relationship and it lasted only a few months. I came out late in life at 30 so I really wasn't trying to meet anyone before then. It is so hard for me to meet quality people who share the same values and interests as me. I've tried all kinds on on line dating sites and the clubs but nothing seems to work for me. Nothing ever works out. If I'm attracted to a guy, he's not attracted to me. Or it's the other way around. I don't know why I've had such a hard time finding someone but I'm very lonely at this point in my life.

My boss is a biggot. I know from many of my coworkers that he hates gays. I am held to different standards than the others, my work is scrutinized much more. I would quit but I like my job and I dont want him to win.

From 11 onwards, I grew up with my aunt, who had a much better experience of all walks of life than my parents, and she realised long before me that I was naturally gay, and the way she enabled me to avoid any hassle about it was simply to encourage my physical development, encouraging me to become a good athlete and good at several sports, and lo and behold, bullying or teasing never became a problem. People dont hassle sportsmen.

being alone trying to find other gay guys to hang out with and go places with. If it don't go any further than friends that would ok.

I not very good at parallel parking.

I am a gay father with six children, mostly teenagers. One of my ons is very homophobic and his younger is following suit. We had a discussion whether being gay is right or wrong. I explained to him that it is not okay to hate people because they're different than you. I came out to my kids about 2 years ago. I'm not dating right now. I don't do the bar scene. I'm a recovering addict/alcoholic with 10 years of clean time. It's difficult to find men to date , especially with my homophobic kids.

being alone
not having friends to hang out with
gay guys all they want is hooking up
I wish I was more bi than gay because being gay I can't stand being in a relationship a woman I tried and it don't work.

feeling alienated after coming out from people who I thought were my friends. It's hard to find friends here who are gay because most of those I found are only after having sex.

lonliness

finding other gay friends who don't have drama surrounding them. And I agree with adrn about having a hard time finding gay friends who aren't "only after having sex".

Mine is actually getting my boyfriend to actually be entertained with me. My first one cheated, my second one was a christian who didn't enjoy my religion preference (go figure), the third was too naive to understand my religion (again... Go figure lol), and my fourth was always in front of the computer screen. Now my boyfriend now has tendencies of all my ex's... However he hasn't cheated. Been with him almost a year now. Still trying to get him to realize things. But those are things I face and probably many many others.

What issues do I have as a gay male? In all honest I have very few issues. Long ago I accepted who and what I am. I have been in a relationship with the same guy for almost 18 years. We have a wide circle of friends, gay, straight, lesbian, young, old, single and married. Even when I came out, there were no issues and life was as it still is a daily experience.
To those that find their individual life riddled with drama consider just how you view yourself and a homosexual person and be honest with yourself. The biggest threat to you usualy lies within yourself, that threat is when you begin to doubt yourself. Be proud of your uniqueness.
Australia is a place that is undergoing radical moral changes. By that I mean, how people see those that are different from themselves. Sure there are young and old individuals that have a terrible time being accepted. Some are bullied and pushed to that point that they think themself useless. We are a collective minority should be there to help those of our brothers and sisters that feel this way.
One way we can help is communicate. Talk, express your emotions, get angry, be compassionate and remember the path to acceptance is never easy. Also remember that you are not alone, many have walked this path before; some have failed and some have had success.

i am having truble figureing out if i am gay or if i am bi becuse i have dated one guy and i have dated two grils and all one of them cheated, one decieded to brake up with me becuse of loing distence and they both brake my hart. one of them is still a friend of mine and i told her i was bi becuse i was scared of what she would say if i told her i was gay

This is a personal obsevation and is bases upon past and present experiences. I live in Sydney, now Sydney is known as the 'Gay Capital' of Australia and it is a place like all other big cities it is very impersonal.As I have aged and the wisdom has not come,but I have noticed a growing tendecy among young gay males. They are either ageist or they are 'daddy chasers', now this is not a bad thing, it is good to has standards.
The other observation is the freeness with which they give their sexual pleasures. I indulge in using the web to connect with other gay men and I have indulged in pointless impersonal sexual activity. In fact the web has become the new beat for many of us. We sit secure and safe in our homes and we can make a decision whether or not to 'hook up' or ignore.
So you may ask, what then are the issues I face as an open gay male? To be honest I totally avoid issues; that does not mean that I am free from issues. Each GLBTG person faces a variety of issues and I think the greatest issue we will have to face is isolation and alienation. How do young gay males living in a small village or hamlet survive 'coming out'? Well the answer to that is easy, they don't, they hide their true sexuality and act straight. Imagine the emotional and psychologial pressure this has upon thier lives.This of course is not something that is peculiar to young; the old also have to endure living the life of a closeted gay.
We cannot blame the marco society for this alone, we GLBTG we too are guilty of isolating and alienating of gays.We want to be full accepted in to the wider community and yet we cannot at times accept those of the same elk.
My advice to those that have that dreadful fear of being isolated and alienated is to find a buddy. Listen to the voice of experience, we have both an obligation and a duty of care to those of our community that face crushing and ego destroying issuse.
In conclusion let me say this, we are not born with any cognitive notion of 'HATE'; one has to be taught to 'HATE'.