Gays and Lesbians

Girlfriend: I don’t wanna talk to you.
Boyfriend, chasing after her: How many times must I tell you?! I don’t sleep with guys!!!

–36th & 10th

Girl: Oh my god! That’s my high school photography teacher!

–Gay Pride Parade, 23rd & 5th

Woman on cell: First I had to see all of those girls I know with their perfect boyfriends, reminding me I’m single! Now I’m in the Village, and all these gays guys are out with their hot boyfriends, reminding me I’m single. I can’t take it anymore, Ma!

–Christopher & Bleecker

Ghetto guy: Yo, can I getcha number?
Girl: Umm, no, this is my boyfriend.

Girl leans in to kiss gay friend.

Ghetto guy: Oh, ok, sorry. I didn’t know.
Gay friend: Girl, if I wasn’t gay before, I sure as hell am now!

–1 train

Six young guys are trying to check into the Hotel Chelsea late on Saturday night of Pride Weekend.

Desk clerk: Two beds for four men, not six! Not six men for two beds. [Pause] That’s a different hotel!

–Hotel Chelsea, W. 23rd St

Boy: Mommy, is make-up just for girls?
Mom: Make-up is for girls and really fabulous boys.

–Eckerd, Rockaway Blvd & Liberty Ave, Ozone Park

Overheard by: MadLizard

Hot queer in suit: I swear if one more thing goes wrong, I’m just going to pull my skirt over my head and scream!

–Broadway & 51st

Guy: It’s almost enough to make me try women.

–8th between 39th & 40th

Black lesbian: I’ve been in this neighborhood for so long.
Black gay guy: Mhh-hmmmh.
Black lesbian: Oh man! See that brownstone? Years ago I was invited to a wedding reception there. It was awesome. Beautiful. I was sitting right up front and laughing and crying with the rest of the family, like, I love you ladies! Damn, to this day, I still don’t know how the hell I got there, or who those bitches were.

–Bleecker & Christopher

Overheard by: grrryphon

Teen girl #1: What are we doing here?
Teen girl #2: Looking at handsome gay guys.
Teen girl #1: Why?
Teen girl #2: Because they’re more fun than straight guys, and they like it when you look at them.

–Christopher Street Pier

Overheard by: brad

Nerdy high school girl: I got a B+ on my freaking Holocaust essay. How gay is that?

–Q17 bus, Flushing

Overheard by: Lisa Berlin

Queerspotter: He’s so far inside the closet, he’s in Narnia.

–11th between 1st and A

Overheard by: Vinny C.

Drag queen: There are only two lesbian bars in New York, and that is because there are only five lesbians who tip.

–xl, 16th & 9th

Overheard by: Nick Salvato