Lebesia

Today Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" came on in the car and Big Kid said, "Wait, is this a girl singing?"

"Yes."

"Talkin' about kissin' a girl?? So she's...gay?"

"You don't have to whisper the word gay. That's not a bad word unless you're being rude about it. There's nothing wrong with gay people. But no, Katy Perry is not a lesbian."

"No, I'm talking about gay people."

"Lesbians are girls who are gay."

"Oh. Huh. But now Katy Perry must be a lebesian because she kissed a girl. So, these lebesians, they just see another girl and think she's pretty and don't like boys?"

After I contained myself from cracking up over the thought of some island of Lebesia full of lesbian Lebesians, I corrected his pronunciation (reluctantly). "She's married or was married. Maybe the song is made up. I don't know, rock stars are crazy. Yes, gay women are attracted to women and gay men are attracted to men."

"I know you say it isn't wrong and I get girls being gay but how can boys be gay? Boys aren't pretty....so how could a boy think another boy was pretty?"

"Because if you're gay you just do. That's just how it is. That's what they like, what starts their engines, I guess."

"Well, Katy Perry said she liked kissing girls so it sounds like that started her engine or whatever. I think she's a lebes--how do you say it?"

"Lesbian? Maybe she is. New subject."

Long story short: I should have turned that song off right away.