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Dec 09, 2022, 07:39 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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I don't know why families can't just accept each other as they are and not try to force traditional gender roles on everyone. That's what makes holidays so rough and if people who "dance to their own tune" (in whatever way) aren't allowed in it...why do we keep celebrating it? Next year, I'm not doing it.
There were several guys in my high school who were gay @TheEbonyEwe. But that was way back in the late '70's and most families were mortified at the thought of having a boy in the family who wasn't *whisper*whisper* "normal." As for a girl who was lesbian, forget it. Most likely , no one would even take her seriously. Sure, there were very liberal families, but they were very much the exception.
My friend Mark spent our high school years sleeping on friends couches, hanging out and sleeping in parks, and sleeping in friends' cars. Anything to stay out of his parents' home as much as possible. What's really pathetic and bizarrely ironic is that most of the time (in my experience) the family's religious beliefs are why they are hateful against their own children's gender identities. Very damaging.
Anyway, your Christmas plans sound really fun! 
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