I know we've had this discussion before...but I just need to go through it again. I need to know.

Do lesbians carry purses? Do you carry a purse?

I bought a bag while I was on vacation. I was tired of carrying my cell phone, wallet and keys in my pockets and I was concerned about losing things. When I got home, I expected to put it away until I went away again.

But I didn't!!! I'm still using it!!! And you know what else?! I don't hate it!!! But it's a bag...it's no purse...it can't be.

I suppose technically I shouldn't answer this, since I'm straight, BUT.......I carry a backpack. It's a Vera Bradley backpack but it's still technically NOT a purse! And when one of the nurses questioned me about my "purse," I became very irate & informed her quite haughtily that COWBOYS/GOAT WHISPERERS do NOT carry "purses!" LOL!

My mother always tried to get me to carry a purse. For years, I carried a "fanny pack/belly bag". When she died, she left some cute purses that were small. I really liked them. Then, I graduated to a larger purse. But, I don't carry it to work, only if I go into a store.

I carry a purse to work so I will have room for all my keys and ID tag, etc. Otherwise I don't carry one - I hate them. When I have one I leave it behind when I leave a place and have to go backfor it. It slides off my shoulder. I usually just put things in my pockets, which means that I always have to buy slacks with pockets, and at least one in back for my wallet. The things a Lesbian has to go through!
Ingrid

tee hee.... in England we call purse is what ladies carry their money in (men have wallets)... and a handbag is what your purse goes in.

I have lots of handbags/purses. Some are for evenings, some are for treking aronud town with my cello on my back, and i also use backpacks sometimes. i rarely go without cause i hate having buldges in my trouser pockets... i find by the time i have my mobile (cell phone), purse, comb, keys, and drivers licence i need a bag to carry it all around in.

Maybe you should consider investing in a small WAGON, cellist.....

Ahhhh purses/handbags or whatever you call them.....I have the handbag to beat all handbags...it's about 2'x 1'x 8" and it's the color of Doc's cowboy boots, red. BUT it's not the bag itself that's note worthy but what's in it that make friends laugh. After being a cop for 22 years, the bag holds a small arsenal and can get pretty heavy. If I got into a jam but didn't have time to get out the right object, I could just swing the stupid thing and have an instant TKO. Giddy up.

Rio...I've GOT to see that some day! lol

Hey New Song, Y'know Abby, you and I briefly had this discussion when you visited our house, and I said, I DO carry a purse. I've carried one since I found the perfect purse at Mountain Equipment Co-op back when I was 18.

Now, my mother in law is making me a custom made purse just for all the pockets and compartments I specifically need.

Abby, my wife, on the other hand, carries a "man's" wallet in her back pocket. (Does that make her a "real" dyke/lesbian?)

If she wants to bring anything else with her when we go out, she hands it to me to put in my purse. *rolls eyes* I hate that! LOL

I couldn't go anywhere without my purse -- especially because I find it awkward to carry everything with my physical disability and balance problems.

~Byrd

No............I carry the wallet in my back pocket, yup it wears out the jeans and bulges but it works for me. Now that Chris is taking a lot of medications and carrying a glucometer, etc, she carries a "bag" but I call it her purse, haha. When we go out I sometimes ask to put something in it to which she says, "no. carry your own purse" Serves me right. I like shorts with lots of pockets so I can spread out the keys and cell phone and wallet and sometimes even carry a water bottle in my side pocket.

Jones,
You have to learn the "right thing" to say to get things in your wife's purse. Your see, I carry a purse but don't carry much in it. My wife carries everything in hers. A few times of admiting I am not responsible for things, she gladly sticks it in her purse. Makes her think she is special!!

It's so nice to start the day out with a giggle...I've been enjoying this thread today!

I haven't carried a purse since age 14. Does that mean I didn't know the real signs of being a lesbian until now?
I'm so glad to be learning these important things; I guess it's never too late!

I do carry a leather shoulder bag (like a soft briefcase) most everywhere I go, and a little leather wallet. At work I like to wear dresses and skirts, and got frustrated because I couldn't find enough of them with pockets. So I crocheted a little "pocket" for myself that I wear with the inadequate clothes. I do get very upset when anyone refers to it as a purse!

perhaps a wagon would be a good idea, i've just reread that list and it sounds scarily girly!

I should add that i dont carry all that around when im working on the farm... that's the one time i do use my pockets but since i only need to carry a penknife it's not too much trouble! Just imagine if ihad a handbag when i was driving the tractor- how funny that would be!

Mines a back pack not prepared to do the whole pursey thing they annoy me and I can never find anything in them anyways!!!!!!!!!!!

New song you really dont want to see rios purse It isnt pretty but I guess it is funny if she ever has to carry it any distance she will need to pump weights before she starts off lol.nice colour tho!!!!!!!!!!

What are pockets for??

As someone who hates wearing skirts, I go for pockets...wallet, keys, phone...all I need.
I do also have a VERY small backpack to use on occasion when I might splash out and take tissues and some water out with me, but that's about it.

I love the way you guys use the name 'fanny pack' for what we call a 'bum bag' here. You NEVER call it a fanny pack in the UK cos a 'fanny' has a totally different meaning and refers to a different part of the female anatomy...... so patting someone on the fanny would probably get you arrested in the UK!!!

I heard very funny tape of the comedienne Suzanne Westenhoffer (Westernmier??) doing a stand up show when she talks about lesbians and purses and the person who gets to be the 'designated purse carrier' when a bunch of lesbians goes out.
Any of you heard it?

Well - all I ever heard of was a designated driver - probably the 2 are related? You drive and watch the finances whilst everyone else gets "merry"

I prefer to dump everything in Kimmie's back pack if I can get away with it and leave my hands free to drag her out of shops etc. [Sound familiar Rio & DewDoc?]I got a lump on my shoulder the other year from carrying handbags/purses for so many years so it is not good for me to risk my shoulder again
THAT IS MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT !!!!

Oooooo, Linda, a MEDICAL reason not to carry a purse...you've given me something to think about!

I'm with you, wanderer, on the pockets thing...but I just get so uncomfortable with the pockets all full of stuff. Aw, maybe when winter comes, I can go back to putting everything in my coat pockets! Yeah, that'll work!

I'm really enjoying this thread. I carry a day timer. I used to carry a wallet, but moved up to a daytimer. I've tried to carry a purse, but it's just not me. When I'm desperate, I carry a back pack...

DAYTIMERS ARE A GIFT FROM GOD!! I believe it! (And please note that Linda really DOES need both hands to pull Kimmie out of shops....) I use CRATES a lot, now that I think about it. I have a crate in the backseat of my car to throw my workout clothes into, I have a crate in the front seat for my breakfast, daytimer, other sundry items....Hmmm.....Only when I LEAVE THE VEHICLE must I carry something. Then it's the Daytimer if I'm making rounds, the wallet if I'm shopping, the backpack if I'm headed to some public restroom facility to get ready for the day.....Aha! I do TOO have a system!

I'm with you Doc....I just pull out what I need.....but not like you I don't have crates....lol...aren't you the one that puts on mascara while you're driving?

And when it comes to Kimmie,Linda and I left Kimmie in a store in Estes Park, went through 3-4 others, came back and Kimmie was still in the same store and yes we had to hog tie her and drag her out.....actually I just told her she was walking home since I had the truck keys and if she wanted a ride she had better giddy up.....but whine, moan and complain.....wow...