I know that experience in Toronto. Actually today I saw a lesbian couple on Queen st. west and it was so nice to see them but I tried not to stare as I could see so many other people were looking. It takes a lot of courage and energy to deal with all of the ignorance of society. Thanks for making this video. Its important to really illustrate what its like.
I live in Italy and when I was 17 i was in a relationship with a girl and people were so rude and vulgar to us. The only thing we ever did in public was holding hands and sometimes kiss (but only if there wasn't many people around). And my entire school isolated me because of it. Living here as an lgbtq+ person sucks!
It's bad in America too. I live in Alabama. It's so bad here it's ridiculous. You spend all this time "coming out" to just have to be fake where u live. I hate it so much. My wife and I have been together longer than most straight couples I know. Anyway love the videos!! You two are super cute together. 🏳️🌈
Jennifer Sebetich So crazy how different it can be depending what state you are in! My younger sister in WI is 13 and everyone in her class is open and pansexual. Talking to me friend from Alamaba, she was like “that would NEVER happen where I’m from.”
Watching Alexis and the way she moves in close and cuddles reminds me of me. My past partners have been.. resistant to me being like that. I am happy to see a couple that seemingly enjoys that. I hope to have a partner like Lillian, who enjoys it instead of hating it, one day. Obviously I am not blaming my past partners. Everyone has their needs and limits. I just hope that I will find someone who can enjoy it from me. I had started to believe that I was in the wrong.
@@NallahBrown Thank you! Sorry it took so long to reply. Life got weirdly busy I wanted you to know that when your reply landed in my inbox I actually really needed to be reminded exactly that
Im not in a lesbian relationship but I can say I understand where you two coming from my husband and I are in a interracial marriage we get looked down on so much we go to the store we're asked are you two together.... what you think
I can relate to both of you. My girlfriend is like Lilian, very intelligent. Me is like Alexis, adorable and full of sweetness and clingy like a cat. You are indeed a couple goal. Your vids are my stress reliever. Anyway I am from Philippines but i am working now here in middle east. sending my love to both of you 😘 more vids please
Even though there is still discrimination in the world which I believe will disappear with time, I feel very grateful to be a part of the lgbtq+ community. Overall, it's a very loving, free and open minded community of people that's shaping the future. There are so many people coming out now a days which is super awesome to see. If we look deeper into the root cause of homophobia, it is fear. Homophobic people carry all that fear within themselves. I feel compassion towards them because it ain't fun being afraid.
It's so weird being gay is still "new" to some people and they feel like it's ok to stare and ask stupid questions.. (or some people are just rude and that's it:D) But thanks for sharing those stories, definitely made me think..
In the U.S. I feel like girls hold each other's hands when they are just friends sometimes so if I hold one of my friend's hands I don't ever get a reaction BUT if it were two men people would DEFINITELY stare.
Funny story: I once was walking down the street in Albuquerque when these two HUGE HUGE rugby player looking guys were walking down the sidewalk holding hands. People stared, and got out of their way, but NO ONE said anything! They left a wake of people staring as they walked by, but they turned the corner, either ignoring or refusing to show any signs of even noticing the disruption they had caused. To me, it was MUCH more interesting to see the reactions from the crowd rather than the men themselves (boyfriends or husbands just holding hands as they walked in the historic district of a US city- HELLO?). I did think, it takes a tough skin to ignore the stares literally everywhere you go with your partner. I wanted to tell them how proud of them I was, but I wanted to give them their privacy and consider their behavior unremarkable much more.
I live in Sweden so people are pretty chill here. My girlfriend is from Serbia and grew up in the totaly opposite environment. We went on vacation to Croatia and that was so hard for me. We couldn't hold hands, touch or anything and it really broke me down. I've never felt like I needed to hide so this made me so angry! Nataša, my girlfriend, could handle it much better due to her growing up in those circumstances. It made me feel dirty and wierd and I hated it! So now I'm really dreading going on any type of vacation again.
I was at club (lol) with my ex earlier this year. We were dancing, hugging, kissing and having a good time! A man just walked up to us didn't say a word and dumped his FULL drink on us. We were so confused and shocked and I immediately tried to fight lol. Luckily my ex was the more level headed one and she grabbed me and we left. That experience did leave me shaken and made me more cautious about PDA.
I would have definitely talked the cops humble security or the bouncers or the club managers or something, But I understand just wanting to get out for your safety
I've been in hardcore internalized homophobia mode all weekend and your beautiful, loving relationship is giving me so much positive representation and it's really helping. Thank you :)
Alexis is so full of love, it's so adorable 😊 Well I'm from Austra and I had both kinda weird and nice reactions. On my first date with a girl we were going outside of a club, I think we were holding hands and I mean everyone in the city kinda is drunk at that time and some drunk guys asked as we passed if we were lesbians .. then I was (for myself) overly pda , sitting on her lap drunk on the way back in a full tram and noone said sth or reacted anyway.. and once I was having a date with a girl and we were waiting for her train at the trainstation and just talking because she is young and was worried about peoples reactions and right in that moment when she thought she had seen someone staring at us, a young woman passed us, extreemely grinning like “aw you are cute“ even tho we were just sitting beside each other and I was laying my head on her shoulder as I was kinda tired.. but I only had very little experience 🙈 I think as a happy couple you shouldn't care and not look at every person passing you in fear but I also know that some people have it way worse and a reason to be scared..
I'm so sorry for the experience that you guys lived in Italy! Fortunately, nowaday there are more people with an open mind here, even though most of the people between 30 and 80 years old are close-mind and homophobic af, many young guys are pretty open and we don't care about this stuff (be gay, lesbian, straight), naturally not every single young guys, but most of us. And I can say it because I'm bi and most of my friends are gay, lesbian and even my straight-friends are completely fine with my sexuality. Btw, Lilian said in the video that she raised in Italy, so does she speak italian? And how long has she been living in italy?And where did she live? I love your channel
My girlfriend and I get a lot of that too. Specially men asking to join us and that's just very uncomfortable. We often hear compliments about us being a cute/beautiful couple too. We are from Brazil and I hope whenever I come back to Canada I get too see you guys
I go to school in Toronto and I completely relate to the questions things. Me and my girlfriend get it all the time. I try to brush it off as curiosity but it can get annoying. I do feel blessed to live in a place where I can be openly out with my girlfriend, but- sometimes people can get a little too nosey. 🤦🏼♀️
It really doesn’t matter where you are, you will always find people who don’t understand and must intrude to make their point of view be heard. I am trans and I’ve been pretty lucky I guess. Without singing our praises too much, generally here in Oz we are pretty laid back about the whole thing and just try and enjoy life. So next trip come here and have a relaxed time, ‘together’. Love you guys and look after each other. Kind regards and much love, Emilia
First of all: You're both super adorable!! You're making me beyond happy just watching you guys. I'm sorry for you that you had to deal with such dickheads but eventually they'll hopefully learn that it is not cool to bet about someone's sexuality/relationship or discriminate anyone in any way. When I lived in Australia for six months I once made out with a women at a party in Western Australia and the men around us couldn't believe that there were actually two women kissing in public. They didn't say anything offensive but we clearly heard sentences like: "Mate, look a them, they're lesbians." I'm really glad to say that my girlfriend and I here in Germany didn't get that much comments from strangers BUT I remember one situation as if it was yesterday haha. My girlfriend picked me up at Uni and we held hands on our way to her car as another car drove by. The driver rolled his window down and shouted "Make out!" while passing us. It was just super weird, nothing serious of course but just a crazy situation I'll probably never forget hah. I come from a tiny village and grew up in a religious family what really scared me a lot! It took me years to accept my sexuality but I was still very nervous all the time I told someone that I was gay. When I officially came out it seemed like the whole village knew about it without exception from older people. I haven't gotten any bad reaction from anyone since and didn't hide in any case. My girlfriend and I just act like other couples do and don't think about it too much. I am beyond thankful that I didn't grow up in a country where it is not accepted at all and maybe even prohibited.
@@qaidasynnn привет землякам, никогда не думала что буду говорить как какой-нибудь дядя стёпа, но это правда так приятно видеть "своих" под видио с этой прелестной парой)
I must say over and over again you guys are cute as hell! lol! and let me say thanks for talking about this topic really because I guess pretty much all gay couples get these reactions! I am half French, half American but grow up in Paris and up to now I still believe France is lagging behind a lot of European countries when it comes to accepting homosexuality and eventhough I am pretty much out, I can't help but being self-conscious when I am in France. My wife and I have been living in Barcelona for the last 4 years now and I really loved here, the city is pretty much gay-friendly and we rarely got any bad reactions nor spotted anyone staring at us. On another note, we lived in Jordan for 2 years and we had to be very very careful about showing any PDA. Actually, in these countries, you do not show PDA doesn't matter if you are straight or gay as people are very conservative.
It is really hard to face such impolite questions or be stared at. Some of my friends and I always have to hide our gay relationships or our orientation in case not to face the discrimination. You guys are very warm people and your videos are aesthetic, so keep doing them.)
It's just great to see two people love each other. I rarely see it anywhere, people are always stressed out and I think why are they together? Maybe it's a Berlin thing, I don't know. People are afraid to show their emotions in public except those that are "bad", fighting, screaming at each other. So, thanks for sharing a bit of your private life, makes me believe in love a bit.
Interesting to here your perspectives based on where you two have been together. That’s always the tricky / scary thing with moving/ traveling, is to consider your safety and how you will be treated. We have been pretty fortunate in South America so far!
I totally relate to the video tape experience that you guys had me and my girlfriend have been recorded multiple times before and I have to say its very strange watching someone record your life without your consent (You guys are amazing btw. Keep up the good content ❤)
I always thought that Canadians are super cill about seeing gay couples. But I guess if I met you guys I definitely would staring at you (like this 😍) because you're so cute
Some of it is just cultural people watching and curiosity. If something unusual (say a zebra) walked down the street, people would stare. A dog, not so much.
ANY couple would be lucky to share what you have. You are making waves by being normative.....making what was scandalous and exceptional into nominal. Congratulations and thank you (and I'm saying this as a straight person). I believe it will get better from here. For many homophobes, the idea of same-sex couples only became "real" when legal status was attained, and so they are in a period of adjusting to facing their own prejudices.
Alexis and Lilian, We are not a freak show for others amusement. My shortest and politest answer is "have sex while walking". Why is it called a private life? Because it is! I do not participate in interviews that have not been granted. My book CIS or SIS tells my story. Outside of the Village in Toronto still needs to grow up in 2020. Steph
A q for your q&a: Were there any barriers in your relationship because of your different nationalities (besides the LDR)? You're so great! Keep up the good work ❤️
This is Steven and Lillian you guys are again doing equally great storytelling as you did in the last video thanks again for sharing your public appearance experience
I myself am terrified to act affectionate with my girlfriend out in public since where about I live two girls were beat up just because they were holding hands and it makes me terrified so I’m trying to educate myself with videos like this, so thank you both even tho this video is 4 years old.
Thank you for sharing your story. Today in Seattle my partner and I were holding each other and smooching here and there while waiting for the bus, and got told we were going straight to hell, by a stranger. Nice to have a community and not feel so alone.
Wow, sorry that happened to you! I always think to myself, how can someone be so miserable to be so hateful, especially to someone they don’t even know? Clearly that just reflects how unhappy they are with their lives. Still bothers me when it happens and is hard to shake off sometimes. But they won’t get us down! All the best to you two 💕
Yeah my girlfriend and I are constantly asked if we're sisters, or even just being told that we're sisters. it's kind of frustrating but I just kind of laugh it off and then kiss her as soon as we're out of range
9:00 min Alexis touching Lilian under shirt..... Lilian: Do you wanna?.... (with a serious curious look) and me, OMG my heart is falling apaaaaart, waiting for them to tell us they'll be coming back soon, then turning their camera off, and me imagining how it goes hahahahha SO ADORABLE (because I miss my girlfriend during this long lockdown T.T) Wish you all a happy, healthy, long life with your meant partners....
Omg I'm from Cambridge, it's about an hour away from Toronto. I hope I see you both on the streets, Toronto really needs more people like the two of you
My girlfriend & I were on the local train here in Calgary, in Canada. We were sitting on the train and this man comes and sits across from us and starts starring us DOWN. Previously when we were on the terminal waiting for our train we were holding hands and talking. This man follow us and came onto our train, sat diagonally across from us and punched my girlfriend in the face and pushed her head into a metal beam behind her head and then ran off. We are still scared to this day to show affection with each other in in public 😭😭😭 It was awful.
Oof definitely! My girlfriend and I are both students and we don't really express PDA beyond holding hands but we've had people follow us into shops or through restaurants or down a few city blocks to tell us that they supported queer people or that they really approved of our relationship before turning on their heels and leaving the business. We've also had a lot of people ask us if we've heard of Jesus? we love living in the us
PizzaPizza👎 Godfathers👍 I'm from small town Ontario and always thought Toronto and Montreal would be more accepting but maybe only in the villages. I did attend pride for the first time this summer in Toronto and got interviewed on ctv.....so that was my coming out story😄 Your story is beautiful and empowering, much love and happiness to you
You also mentioned an incident in Montreal. I apologize for this assole that got into your space. The city of Montreal and the whole province of Quebec are known for their openness and acceptance towards gay people. Montreal has a gay village and people of all walks of life are welcome, without discrimination. By the way, I am a 77 year old man and I just discovered you guys this morning and I am already in love with you both! Keep kissing and smiling.
Yay I finally saw this :) aww my shout out! At the beginning you guys did have some PDA ;) but so do any couple in loveee. I know I'm majorly guilty. You should have also told your bday's Comfort Zone story. Can't wait to see you guys for Nuit Blanche muah muah!
I am an average looking straight guy from the UK. Quite a few times people have shouted things from passing cars, or even thrown bottles in my direction while I am walking along the street. A lot of people have no respect for others these days. My sister tells me she can't walk from her house in London to the nearest underground station without guys calling out to her or following her down the street. What makes people do it is beyond me.
I’m from the U.K. and I had a lot of people staring excessively at me & my ex when we were together. We were sat on a bench at a train station one time, and I had my arm around her. This guy stopped right in front of us about a foot away and just stared right at us for ages without looking away. We had to move. It was so uncomfortable. It wasn’t just staring, it was full on gawping sometimes, and some people would look at us with this utterly repulsed expression on their face... Repulsed. So sad.
I’m 14 and i live in Montreal and there’s a lesbian couple at my school. They tend to show some pda every now and then but nobody seems to care at all. So I’m so sorry that that jerk/creep did that
hi A & L!! loves for the two of you❤❤❤ i've been watching your videos more often now since that first time when i'm so down and i really needed something to cheer me up, and then your video popped into my google searches, and then i started following you.. i so love watching the two of you.. i've been into two gay relationships that didn't turned into a happy ever after.. but then watching you gives me hope that someday, somehow i would also find my "Lilian" or my "Alexis" to share all this love in me.. more power and love to the both of you.. please keep inspiring us!!😘😘😘
You two girls are very attractive and will get alot of stares and questions. Find what you really love doing in Life together because time is not on your side!!
Hey girls I Just wanted to say how adorable you guys were and how everything you guys said related to me......thank you for these kinds of video and I just subscribed
I'm so disguisted by people that are so hateful against homosexuals. You shouldn't treat homosexual couples any different than a straight couple, i mean love is love. I'm from Finland and I would say a lot of people don't accept homosexual couples here. Btw you two are soo cute together, i want a girlfriend i can have that with.
I still have guys think they can make me straight. Just one night with them will make me drop my wife for them. I see the love in your guy'a towards one another and it is inspiring to see. I am enjoying your channel! Keep it up!
Love and Support from Dhaka, Bangladesh🇧🇩 a small country beside India , I was just watching it on my laptop and my mom just come to my room again & again im just too shy to look up the screen in front of my mom , you guys are sweet a a hell🙈 hope i also find a life partner like you guys though by country is not supportive and as well as my parents i hope everything will be fine soon ........ love you guys so so much😊💖
I am straight and I am stunned. I had no idea this happened. It would never occur to me to come up to a pair of people to ask if they are a couple or not and I've crossed paths with plenty of gay couples in my life. Is it only female gay couples who get treated as a "fetiche"?
I live in Switzerland and people are very conservative about same sex relationships. Sometimes realy annoying and homophobic too. So now my girlfriend started to hate holding my hand in public and things bc everyone keeps starring and everything and we even had an argument about that bc I don't care but she does so much, it's littarly a problem for her being with me sometimes. Not because she doesn't love me but because of the people out there... I realy HATE it. I hope in a few years we can finally vote about same gender marriage in Switzerland but I don't know if this is realy going to change anything, so... Well anyways you guys are awesome, I love your chanell so much, thank you for every video and your encouraging words and everything I feel kinda greatful sometimes.. Love you
Hi Jess, oh that really sucks, I‘m sorry to hear that :( What part of Switzerland do you live in? Just curious whether there would be a difference between the Italian, German and French cantons. Hopefully things will get better soon! All the best to you and your girlfriend ❤️
Hey thanks for your answer! I live in the German part but I know they are much cooler with gays in the French part. Italian part is almost the same as where I live but the worst area is defenitely the mountains (not the tourist resorts, more like the small villages, my grandmum lives in one of them, which is why I know). It's very important for the villagers to go to church on sundays and stuff so the bible is over everything. I wouldn't dare to hold my girls hand up there if I'm honest. You know, economy as an example is very advanced in Switzerland but on the other hand in our mind we still live somewhere in the 19th century. (women for example were not allowed to vote until 1971) It realy sucks. But you also have to say there are some pretty cool organizations in Switzerland for queer people and just for everyone who doesn't fit into stereotype. There are always both sides and many of my (our) friends don't have a problem with us being together. (neighter has my catholic family so I'm very lucky) And just to tell you, I'm realy inspired by your videos, you're motivating me to stand for who I am (I'm not out to everyone yet but I hopefully will soon) Thanks a lot
you guys are awesome, I hope to find what you guys have but its hard to find. I've had many guys shout comments when with my girlfriend. Always aggressive and creepy. Its very difficult for it not to end up in a fight. I feel for gays guys as well but its something that we can only hope will change.
I don't have any experiences to share but I just wanted to say that I'm new here and as a professional fanperson (credentials include OG member of Boobie Nation, the sovereign fandom of Rose Dix and Rosie Spaughton) I'm standing by to watch your meteoric rise to TH-cam superstardom. (it happens more than you'd think, usually by accident. Ask anyone.) ☺️
Regardless of what nosey assholes say, just be happy together and grateful you connected with one another. Life is too short to be bothered with intrusive people. Be happy‼️💯
Hallooo again! You still in Italy? You should deff go to 'Mamamia' is the biggest lgbtq club in Torre del Lago, Tuscany. Anyway yes, same experience in Italy. Born and raised here, it happened to me with my gf, a man was jerkxxx off staring at us. Disgusting, we end up running back to my car and go away as soon as we could. Now I'm used to people mostly stare at us; some people still come but half of them are like 'ohhh you girls are so cute' and being supportive, half of them are like 'can I join you?!?!' as if that was funny -_- no one is aggressive tho. Q & A: little story about both of you, maybe the place you visit and why you were there (like studying, working). And also, are you figuring out a way to finally be in the same city for a loooong period? Personal Q: soooo, since I'm moving to NYC on august 23rd, but I have an 8 hour stop in Copenaghen, any suggestion in where to go close by? I saw there is an acquarium maybe?!
I remember my sister told me there was an Italian walking to my side and checking me and his friend was making out with a girl (this is really uncommon to see in Asia) even I know not all the Italian are like that, but this is my first impression of Italian😛 Btw,I really don't like people asking something that isn't even their business. That's quite annoying. Fortunately, people in Taiwan don't do that.Otherwise,most people are friendly with LQBTQ community here. If you wanna come to Asia,you guys can come to my country. I am also glad we are the first place legalizing same-sex marriage in Asia(cheers😊) you guys really make a cute couple. ❤
Are people not as used to seeing gay couples in Toronto as they do in the states? For me when I see a gay couple, it’s pretty much the ordinary. I’m happy they found someone and that’s that. You know what I think? I think those guys at the club have crushes on you and think that they would be much better with you guys than with each other. You’re both so beautiful.
+Chica Arana Well Toronto is actually somewhat of a gay heaven cause the community is so big there and people are definitely used to it, so it was extra strange to have that happen. Mainly straight guys though so figure haha. And aw thanks for the kind words!
Here in the philippines..people are very religious but very accepting..they dont care about lesbian couple..u should visit philippines one day we have many islands
How much is Greece like Italy? I'm only asking about Kreta since Greece is one of the worst about knowing how to use the Internet among western countries.
very cool ..love it ..dont worry about the creepy person ..you have strength in you bond James bond lol you are solid and beautiful I'm happy to have subscribed
In Denmark? Noo way, we are talking about the Canadian franchise: www.pizzapizza.ca/ but I guess the name is not that unique so there may be other chains with the same name. And yes I love Copenhagen and miss it sometimes ♥️ - L
Alexis and Lilian Oh I see, I live in Odense on Fyn, im sure you know the town, and my dad used to take me to pizza pizza every Wednesday, but it’s probably just one restaurant then. Much love from a Dane❤️
Kissing girls or dancing close to each other attract people´s attention (and on the one hand I understand - it is sexy 😃 but on the other one they should be more empathetic). I live in the Czech Republic and despite my country being quite respectful I also have this experience (people are looking at us or having some notices). So I am trying to be careful where and how I act affectionately with my partner.
I know that experience in Toronto. Actually today I saw a lesbian couple on Queen st. west and it was so nice to see them but I tried not to stare as I could see so many other people were looking. It takes a lot of courage and energy to deal with all of the ignorance of society. Thanks for making this video. Its important to really illustrate what its like.
I live in Italy and when I was 17 i was in a relationship with a girl and people were so rude and vulgar to us. The only thing we ever did in public was holding hands and sometimes kiss (but only if there wasn't many people around). And my entire school isolated me because of it. Living here as an lgbtq+ person sucks!
so sad about it i hope the social environment in there is gonna be positive soon hope for the best😊💖
It's bad in America too. I live in Alabama. It's so bad here it's ridiculous. You spend all this time "coming out" to just have to be fake where u live. I hate it so much. My wife and I have been together longer than most straight couples I know. Anyway love the videos!! You two are super cute together. 🏳️🌈
Jennifer Sebetich u go girl🌈🌈🌈
Jennifer Sebetich So crazy how different it can be depending what state you are in! My younger sister in WI is 13 and everyone in her class is open and pansexual. Talking to me friend from Alamaba, she was like “that would NEVER happen where I’m from.”
Glad you found love, and hope you are your wife can be open and happy and safe. ❤️ -CDJ
Watching Alexis and the way she moves in close and cuddles reminds me of me. My past partners have been.. resistant to me being like that. I am happy to see a couple that seemingly enjoys that. I hope to have a partner like Lillian, who enjoys it instead of hating it, one day. Obviously I am not blaming my past partners. Everyone has their needs and limits. I just hope that I will find someone who can enjoy it from me. I had started to believe that I was in the wrong.
Goddess X awww I am hopeful that HRT won't take that away from me. On the upside it sounds like there is someone for both of us. 😊
A girl like Alexis could hang on me 24/7
I relate to that sm and im so happy that im not the only one🖤
Yes, you deserve a partner that accepts and embraces all of you.
@@NallahBrown Thank you! Sorry it took so long to reply. Life got weirdly busy
I wanted you to know that when your reply landed in my inbox I actually really needed to be reminded exactly that
Im not in a lesbian relationship but I can say I understand where you two coming from my husband and I are in a interracial marriage we get looked down on so much we go to the store we're asked are you two together.... what you think
What century is this again?
I can relate to both of you. My girlfriend is like Lilian, very intelligent. Me is like Alexis, adorable and full of sweetness and clingy like a cat. You are indeed a couple goal. Your vids are my stress reliever. Anyway I am from Philippines but i am working now here in middle east. sending my love to both of you 😘 more vids please
I can’t believe people care about those things still. But I guess some of us still got issues accepting the norm.
I like Lilian. She doesn't get annoyed when Alexis kisses her all the time.
They are couple after all 😁😁
Even though there is still discrimination in the world which I believe will disappear with time, I feel very grateful to be a part of the lgbtq+ community. Overall, it's a very loving, free and open minded community of people that's shaping the future. There are so many people coming out now a days which is super awesome to see.
If we look deeper into the root cause of homophobia, it is fear. Homophobic people carry all that fear within themselves. I feel compassion towards them because it ain't fun being afraid.
I was born and raised in Copenhagen. Growing up, 3 different gay couples lived in my apartment and the city has always been very LGBT friendly.
lol I love how almost every video Alexis is like up Lilian's shirt touching her so cute. Beautiful couple!
It's so weird being gay is still "new" to some people and they feel like it's ok to stare and ask stupid questions.. (or some people are just rude and that's it:D) But thanks for sharing those stories, definitely made me think..
In the U.S. I feel like girls hold each other's hands when they are just friends sometimes so if I hold one of my friend's hands I don't ever get a reaction BUT if it were two men people would DEFINITELY stare.
LIANA I think men holding hands will always get the same reaction almost everywhere😛
Funny story: I once was walking down the street in Albuquerque when these two HUGE HUGE rugby player looking guys were walking down the sidewalk holding hands. People stared, and got out of their way, but NO ONE said anything! They left a wake of people staring as they walked by, but they turned the corner, either ignoring or refusing to show any signs of even noticing the disruption they had caused. To me, it was MUCH more interesting to see the reactions from the crowd rather than the men themselves (boyfriends or husbands just holding hands as they walked in the historic district of a US city- HELLO?). I did think, it takes a tough skin to ignore the stares literally everywhere you go with your partner. I wanted to tell them how proud of them I was, but I wanted to give them their privacy and consider their behavior unremarkable much more.
I live in Sweden so people are pretty chill here. My girlfriend is from Serbia and grew up in the totaly opposite environment. We went on vacation to Croatia and that was so hard for me. We couldn't hold hands, touch or anything and it really broke me down. I've never felt like I needed to hide so this made me so angry! Nataša, my girlfriend, could handle it much better due to her growing up in those circumstances. It made me feel dirty and wierd and I hated it! So now I'm really dreading going on any type of vacation again.
I was at club (lol) with my ex earlier this year. We were dancing, hugging, kissing and having a good time! A man just walked up to us didn't say a word and dumped his FULL drink on us. We were so confused and shocked and I immediately tried to fight lol. Luckily my ex was the more level headed one and she grabbed me and we left. That experience did leave me shaken and made me more cautious about PDA.
I'm sorry that happened. Thank you for sharing your experience. Much love 🙏🏽
I would have definitely talked the cops humble security or the bouncers or the club managers or something, But I understand just wanting to get out for your safety
I've been in hardcore internalized homophobia mode all weekend and your beautiful, loving relationship is giving me so much positive representation and it's really helping. Thank you :)
+Annie Clayton ♥️♥️
Alexis is so full of love, it's so adorable 😊
Well I'm from Austra and I had both kinda weird and nice reactions. On my first date with a girl we were going outside of a club, I think we were holding hands and I mean everyone in the city kinda is drunk at that time and some drunk guys asked as we passed if we were lesbians .. then I was (for myself) overly pda , sitting on her lap drunk on the way back in a full tram and noone said sth or reacted anyway.. and once I was having a date with a girl and we were waiting for her train at the trainstation and just talking because she is young and was worried about peoples reactions and right in that moment when she thought she had seen someone staring at us, a young woman passed us, extreemely grinning like “aw you are cute“ even tho we were just sitting beside each other and I was laying my head on her shoulder as I was kinda tired.. but I only had very little experience 🙈 I think as a happy couple you shouldn't care and not look at every person passing you in fear but I also know that some people have it way worse and a reason to be scared..
You two are so genuine I just started watching you two last week I can say I learned a lot from you two
this makes me so hopeful that one day i'll find the perfect girl
I'm so sorry for the experience that you guys lived in Italy! Fortunately, nowaday there are more people with an open mind here, even though most of the people between 30 and 80 years old are close-mind and homophobic af, many young guys are pretty open and we don't care about this stuff (be gay, lesbian, straight), naturally not every single young guys, but most of us. And I can say it because I'm bi and most of my friends are gay, lesbian and even my straight-friends are completely fine with my sexuality. Btw, Lilian said in the video that she raised in Italy, so does she speak italian? And how long has she been living in italy?And where did she live? I love your channel
My girlfriend and I get a lot of that too. Specially men asking to join us and that's just very uncomfortable. We often hear compliments about us being a cute/beautiful couple too. We are from Brazil and I hope whenever I come back to Canada I get too see you guys
I go to school in Toronto and I completely relate to the questions things. Me and my girlfriend get it all the time. I try to brush it off as curiosity but it can get annoying. I do feel blessed to live in a place where I can be openly out with my girlfriend, but- sometimes people can get a little too nosey. 🤦🏼♀️
It really doesn’t matter where you are, you will always find people who don’t understand and must intrude to make their point of view be heard. I am trans and I’ve been pretty lucky I guess. Without singing our praises too much, generally here in Oz we are pretty laid back about the whole thing and just try and enjoy life. So next trip come here and have a relaxed time, ‘together’. Love you guys and look after each other. Kind regards and much love, Emilia
First of all: You're both super adorable!! You're making me beyond happy just watching you guys. I'm sorry for you that you had to deal with such dickheads but eventually they'll hopefully learn that it is not cool to bet about someone's sexuality/relationship or discriminate anyone in any way.
When I lived in Australia for six months I once made out with a women at a party in Western Australia and the men around us couldn't believe that there were actually two women kissing in public. They didn't say anything offensive but we clearly heard sentences like: "Mate, look a them, they're lesbians."
I'm really glad to say that my girlfriend and I here in Germany didn't get that much comments from strangers BUT I remember one situation as if it was yesterday haha. My girlfriend picked me up at Uni and we held hands on our way to her car as another car drove by. The driver rolled his window down and shouted "Make out!" while passing us. It was just super weird, nothing serious of course but just a crazy situation I'll probably never forget hah.
I come from a tiny village and grew up in a religious family what really scared me a lot! It took me years to accept my sexuality but I was still very nervous all the time I told someone that I was gay. When I officially came out it seemed like the whole village knew about it without exception from older people. I haven't gotten any bad reaction from anyone since and didn't hide in any case. My girlfriend and I just act like other couples do and don't think about it too much. I am beyond thankful that I didn't grow up in a country where it is not accepted at all and maybe even prohibited.
My partner and I have to hide our relationship cause we are both from Russia.
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@@qaidasynnn привет землякам, никогда не думала что буду говорить как какой-нибудь дядя стёпа, но это правда так приятно видеть "своих" под видио с этой прелестной парой)
Скоро все изменится, я надеюсь! 💘👰👰💘
I must say over and over again you guys are cute as hell! lol! and let me say thanks for talking about this topic really because I guess pretty much all gay couples get these reactions! I am half French, half American but grow up in Paris and up to now I still believe France is lagging behind a lot of European countries when it comes to accepting homosexuality and eventhough I am pretty much out, I can't help but being self-conscious when I am in France. My wife and I have been living in Barcelona for the last 4 years now and I really loved here, the city is pretty much gay-friendly and we rarely got any bad reactions nor spotted anyone staring at us. On another note, we lived in Jordan for 2 years and we had to be very very careful about showing any PDA. Actually, in these countries, you do not show PDA doesn't matter if you are straight or gay as people are very conservative.
It is really hard to face such impolite questions or be stared at. Some of my friends and I always have to hide our gay relationships or our orientation in case not to face the discrimination.
You guys are very warm people and your videos are aesthetic, so keep doing them.)
It's just great to see two people love each other. I rarely see it anywhere, people are always stressed out and I think why are they together? Maybe it's a Berlin thing, I don't know. People are afraid to show their emotions in public except those that are "bad", fighting, screaming at each other. So, thanks for sharing a bit of your private life, makes me believe in love a bit.
Interesting to here your perspectives based on where you two have been together. That’s always the tricky / scary thing with moving/ traveling, is to consider your safety and how you will be treated.
We have been pretty fortunate in South America so far!
I totally relate to the video tape experience that you guys had me and my girlfriend have been recorded multiple times before and I have to say its very strange watching someone record your life without your consent (You guys are amazing btw. Keep up the good content ❤)
I always thought that Canadians are super cill about seeing gay couples. But I guess if I met you guys I definitely would staring at you (like this 😍) because you're so cute
Some of it is just cultural people watching and curiosity. If something unusual (say a zebra) walked down the street, people would stare. A dog, not so much.
Yulian O do never stair its just creepy
ANY couple would be lucky to share what you have. You are making waves by being normative.....making what was scandalous and exceptional into nominal. Congratulations and thank you (and I'm saying this as a straight person). I believe it will get better from here. For many homophobes, the idea of same-sex couples only became "real" when legal status was attained, and so they are in a period of adjusting to facing their own prejudices.
Alexis and Lilian,
We are not a freak show for others amusement.
My shortest and politest answer is "have sex while walking".
Why is it called a private life? Because it is! I do not participate in interviews that have not been granted.
My book CIS or SIS tells my story.
Outside of the Village in Toronto still needs to grow up in 2020.
Steph
you're such a cute couple🙈😍
greetings from Germany!
you guys are so adorable.........
if someone thinks u r different from society, it is their problem.
A q for your q&a: Were there any barriers in your relationship because of your different nationalities (besides the LDR)?
You're so great! Keep up the good work ❤️
“So cheesy.. speaking of pizza” I love watching your videos. You girls are so cute together 😍🥰
This is Steven and Lillian you guys are again doing equally great storytelling as you did in the last video thanks again for sharing your public appearance experience
OMG you guys are couple goals, seriously
but sometimes i “stare” at them is because... it’s like sort of found my own “species” 😂
I myself am terrified to act affectionate with my girlfriend out in public since where about I live two girls were beat up just because they were holding hands and it makes me terrified so I’m trying to educate myself with videos like this, so thank you both even tho this video is 4 years old.
Thank you for sharing your story. Today in Seattle my partner and I were holding each other and smooching here and there while waiting for the bus, and got told we were going straight to hell, by a stranger. Nice to have a community and not feel so alone.
Wow, sorry that happened to you! I always think to myself, how can someone be so miserable to be so hateful, especially to someone they don’t even know? Clearly that just reflects how unhappy they are with their lives. Still bothers me when it happens and is hard to shake off sometimes. But they won’t get us down! All the best to you two 💕
the way they look at each other is awh
You guys are so damn cute!! The love the chemistry and the way you look at each other ugh
Yeah my girlfriend and I are constantly asked if we're sisters, or even just being told that we're sisters. it's kind of frustrating but I just kind of laugh it off and then kiss her as soon as we're out of range
You guys are my gay mums at this point XD thank youuuu
They are so pretty....
9:00 min Alexis touching Lilian under shirt..... Lilian: Do you wanna?.... (with a serious curious look)
and me, OMG my heart is falling apaaaaart, waiting for them to tell us they'll be coming back soon, then turning their camera off, and me imagining how it goes hahahahha SO ADORABLE (because I miss my girlfriend during this long lockdown T.T)
Wish you all a happy, healthy, long life with your meant partners....
You are wonderful! I appreciate your openess🤗
Omg I'm from Cambridge, it's about an hour away from Toronto. I hope I see you both on the streets, Toronto really needs more people like the two of you
You guys are super cute! You deserve each other! Love you girls!!
Aww look how cute together💗
Y’all makes me smile 🖤🖤.
My girlfriend & I were on the local train here in Calgary, in Canada. We were sitting on the train and this man comes and sits across from us and starts starring us DOWN. Previously when we were on the terminal waiting for our train we were holding hands and talking. This man follow us and came onto our train, sat diagonally across from us and punched my girlfriend in the face and pushed her head into a metal beam behind her head and then ran off. We are still scared to this day to show affection with each other in in public 😭😭😭 It was awful.
the fact that i like you guys you both so sweet couple...
Oof definitely! My girlfriend and I are both students and we don't really express PDA beyond holding hands but we've had people follow us into shops or through restaurants or down a few city blocks to tell us that they supported queer people or that they really approved of our relationship before turning on their heels and leaving the business. We've also had a lot of people ask us if we've heard of Jesus? we love living in the us
PizzaPizza👎 Godfathers👍 I'm from small town Ontario and always thought Toronto and Montreal would be more accepting but maybe only in the villages. I did attend pride for the first time this summer in Toronto and got interviewed on ctv.....so that was my coming out story😄 Your story is beautiful and empowering, much love and happiness to you
You also mentioned an incident in Montreal. I apologize
for this assole that got into your space. The city of Montreal and the whole province of Quebec are known for their openness and acceptance towards gay people. Montreal has a gay village and people of all walks of life are welcome, without discrimination. By the way, I am a 77 year old man and I just discovered you guys this morning and I am already in love with you both! Keep kissing and smiling.
Yay I finally saw this :) aww my shout out! At the beginning you guys did have some PDA ;) but so do any couple in loveee. I know I'm majorly guilty. You should have also told your bday's Comfort Zone story. Can't wait to see you guys for Nuit Blanche muah muah!
it is so cute the way Alexis dotes over Lilian, you can feel the love she has for her, cute couple!!!
I am an average looking straight guy from the UK. Quite a few times people have shouted things from passing cars, or even thrown bottles in my direction while I am walking along the street. A lot of people have no respect for others these days. My sister tells me she can't walk from her house in London to the nearest underground station without guys calling out to her or following her down the street. What makes people do it is beyond me.
I’m from the U.K. and I had a lot of people staring excessively at me & my ex when we were together. We were sat on a bench at a train station one time, and I had my arm around her. This guy stopped right in front of us about a foot away and just stared right at us for ages without looking away. We had to move. It was so uncomfortable. It wasn’t just staring, it was full on gawping sometimes, and some people would look at us with this utterly repulsed expression on their face... Repulsed. So sad.
This is so sick cuz it's not even their business and the couple wasn't even doing anything! Plus straight couples can get away with it.
omg I am just watching this vid now and it´s amazing to see that you still have the same energy between you today
Q&A Lilian, did you and alexis go through a really dark time in your life being together? If so, will you talk about it. Love you guy!😊
I’m 14 and i live in Montreal and there’s a lesbian couple at my school. They tend to show some pda every now and then but nobody seems to care at all. So I’m so sorry that that jerk/creep did that
People come up to me and ask if I’m a boy because I have a girlfriend
hi A & L!! loves for the two of you❤❤❤
i've been watching your videos more often now since that first time when i'm so down and i really needed something to cheer me up, and then your video popped into my google searches, and then i started following you.. i so love watching the two of you.. i've been into two gay relationships that didn't turned into a happy ever after.. but then watching you gives me hope that someday, somehow i would also find my "Lilian" or my "Alexis" to share all this love in me..
more power and love to the both of you.. please keep inspiring us!!😘😘😘
You two girls are very attractive and will get alot of stares and questions. Find what you really love doing in Life together because time is not on your side!!
Hey girls I Just wanted to say how adorable you guys were and how everything you guys said related to me......thank you for these kinds of video and I just subscribed
It was a quality rant.
I'm so disguisted by people that are so hateful against homosexuals. You shouldn't treat homosexual couples any different than a straight couple, i mean love is love. I'm from Finland and I would say a lot of people don't accept homosexual couples here. Btw you two are soo cute together, i want a girlfriend i can have that with.
I still have guys think they can make me straight. Just one night with them will make me drop my wife for them. I see the love in your guy'a towards one another and it is inspiring to see. I am enjoying your channel! Keep it up!
Well, I'm glad you've had such a good experience here in Copenhagen.
alexis's laugh is joyous it makes me smile :)
Such a beautiful couple.So great to talk about these experiences.Hope I one day have that kind of love.
Love and Support from Dhaka, Bangladesh🇧🇩
a small country beside India , I was just watching it on my laptop and my mom just come to my room again & again im just too shy to look up the screen in front of my mom , you guys are sweet a a hell🙈 hope i also find a life partner like you guys though by country is not supportive and as well as my parents i hope everything will be fine soon ........ love you guys so so much😊💖
I am straight and I am stunned. I had no idea this happened. It would never occur to me to come up to a pair of people to ask if they are a couple or not and I've crossed paths with plenty of gay couples in my life. Is it only female gay couples who get treated as a "fetiche"?
You two are such a cute couple
I live in Switzerland and people are very conservative about same sex relationships. Sometimes realy annoying and homophobic too. So now my girlfriend started to hate holding my hand in public and things bc everyone keeps starring and everything and we even had an argument about that bc I don't care but she does so much, it's littarly a problem for her being with me sometimes. Not because she doesn't love me but because of the people out there... I realy HATE it. I hope in a few years we can finally vote about same gender marriage in Switzerland but I don't know if this is realy going to change anything, so...
Well anyways you guys are awesome, I love your chanell so much, thank you for every video and your encouraging words and everything I feel kinda greatful sometimes.. Love you
Hi Jess, oh that really sucks, I‘m sorry to hear that :( What part of Switzerland do you live in? Just curious whether there would be a difference between the Italian, German and French cantons. Hopefully things will get better soon! All the best to you and your girlfriend ❤️
Hey thanks for your answer! I live in the German part but I know they are much cooler with gays in the French part. Italian part is almost the same as where I live but the worst area is defenitely the mountains (not the tourist resorts, more like the small villages, my grandmum lives in one of them, which is why I know). It's very important for the villagers to go to church on sundays and stuff so the bible is over everything. I wouldn't dare to hold my girls hand up there if I'm honest.
You know, economy as an example is very advanced in Switzerland but on the other hand in our mind we still live somewhere in the 19th century. (women for example were not allowed to vote until 1971) It realy sucks. But you also have to say there are some pretty cool organizations in Switzerland for queer people and just for everyone who doesn't fit into stereotype. There are always both sides and many of my (our) friends don't have a problem with us being together. (neighter has my catholic family so I'm very lucky)
And just to tell you, I'm realy inspired by your videos, you're motivating me to stand for who I am (I'm not out to everyone yet but I hopefully will soon) Thanks a lot
you guys are awesome, I hope to find what you guys have but its hard to find. I've had many guys shout comments when with my girlfriend. Always aggressive and creepy. Its very difficult for it not to end up in a fight. I feel for gays guys as well but its something that we can only hope will change.
Well, those people were right when they said that you are a cute couple. Cutest couple I've seen yet.
I don't have any experiences to share but I just wanted to say that I'm new here and as a professional fanperson (credentials include OG member of Boobie Nation, the sovereign fandom of Rose Dix and Rosie Spaughton) I'm standing by to watch your meteoric rise to TH-cam superstardom. (it happens more than you'd think, usually by accident. Ask anyone.) ☺️
I’m tired of longing. I’m tired of wishing, waiting, and wanting.
Regardless of what nosey assholes say, just be happy together and grateful you connected with one another. Life is too short to be bothered with intrusive people. Be happy‼️💯
Hallooo again! You still in Italy? You should deff go to 'Mamamia' is the biggest lgbtq club in Torre del Lago, Tuscany. Anyway yes, same experience in Italy. Born and raised here, it happened to me with my gf, a man was jerkxxx off staring at us. Disgusting, we end up running back to my car and go away as soon as we could. Now I'm used to people mostly stare at us; some people still come but half of them are like 'ohhh you girls are so cute' and being supportive, half of them are like 'can I join you?!?!' as if that was funny -_- no one is aggressive tho.
Q & A: little story about both of you, maybe the place you visit and why you were there (like studying, working). And also, are you figuring out a way to finally be in the same city for a loooong period?
Personal Q: soooo, since I'm moving to NYC on august 23rd, but I have an 8 hour stop in Copenaghen, any suggestion in where to go close by? I saw there is an acquarium maybe?!
stupidity is real / and sadly everywhere in all contries/ anyway good video :)
Just love ur couple instead of anything i just keep on watching ur videos repeatedly cuz u r so adorable
I remember my sister told me there was an Italian walking to my side and checking me and his friend was making out with a girl (this is really uncommon to see in Asia) even I know not all the Italian are like that, but this is my first impression of Italian😛
Btw,I really don't like people asking something that isn't even their business. That's quite annoying. Fortunately, people in Taiwan don't do that.Otherwise,most people are friendly with LQBTQ community here. If you wanna come to Asia,you guys can come to my country. I am also glad we are the first place legalizing same-sex marriage in Asia(cheers😊)
you guys really make a cute couple. ❤
Are people not as used to seeing gay couples in Toronto as they do in the states? For me when I see a gay couple, it’s pretty much the ordinary. I’m happy they found someone and that’s that. You know what I think? I think those guys at the club have crushes on you and think that they would be much better with you guys than with each other. You’re both so beautiful.
+Chica Arana Well Toronto is actually somewhat of a gay heaven cause the community is so big there and people are definitely used to it, so it was extra strange to have that happen. Mainly straight guys though so figure haha. And aw thanks for the kind words!
Omg the chemistry!! I love it 🥰 i mean come on, you’re so cuteeee together ♥️♥️ all those kisses!! Love it!!
Here in the philippines..people are very religious but very accepting..they dont care about lesbian couple..u should visit philippines one day we have many islands
How much is Greece like Italy? I'm only asking about Kreta since Greece is one of the worst about knowing how to use the Internet among western countries.
very cool ..love it ..dont worry about the creepy person ..you have strength in you bond James bond
lol you are solid and beautiful I'm happy to have subscribed
We also have pizza pizza in Denmark. Also it’s cool that you’ve lived in Copenhagen Lillian!
In Denmark? Noo way, we are talking about the Canadian franchise: www.pizzapizza.ca/ but I guess the name is not that unique so there may be other chains with the same name. And yes I love Copenhagen and miss it sometimes ♥️ - L
Alexis and Lilian Oh I see, I live in Odense on Fyn, im sure you know the town, and my dad used to take me to pizza pizza every Wednesday, but it’s probably just one restaurant then. Much love from a Dane❤️
Kissing girls or dancing close to each other attract people´s attention (and on the one hand I understand - it is sexy 😃 but on the other one they should be more empathetic). I live in the Czech Republic and despite my country being quite respectful I also have this experience (people are looking at us or having some notices). So I am trying to be careful where and how I act affectionately with my partner.
Q&A
- who are some of your favorite TH-camrs??
- what are some of your favorite places to shop ?
- Do you plan on coming to America?
random question ha but where did Lillian get her top in this video? I really love the simplicity and the fit of it. Thank you for all of your videos!
I love how Alexis just can’t stop kissing you!
I would be like: Can I ask you a question?
*Are you from that adorable channel ? Can I get autogram??*
So great to have found your videos!
I am moving to Copenhagen.
“Look at this face”
*smashes like button*