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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:24am on 2019-06-26

"Most straight people, and many gay people, especially those who came of age more recently, don't understand how momentous and difficult coming out was to men and women of this generation. It seems so obvious now, so banal." -- Christopher Bram, Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America

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corylea: A woman gazing at the sky (Default)

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posted by [personal profile] corylea at 12:56pm on 2019-06-26
Tell that to kids raised in extremely religious families, to kids in Utah and Alabama, to kids who've been sent to conversion therapy. Young people still kill themselves rather than have their parents find out that they're gay; that's hardly a sign that coming out has become banal.

It has become easier among the educated classes, in major cities, and on the East Coast and West Coast, but those aren't the whole nation, as Trump's election should have made clear...
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posted by [personal profile] minoanmiss at 05:23pm on 2019-06-26
Thank you.
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corylea: A woman gazing at the sky (Default)

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posted by [personal profile] corylea at 06:45pm on 2019-06-26
*hug* ♥
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eftychia: Me in kilt and poofy shirt, facing away, playing acoustic guitar behind head (Default)

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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 07:23am on 2019-07-01
Oof. Yeah, my reaction to that quote was definitely coloured by the various axes on which I enjoy privilege. Thanks for the reality-check reminder.
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posted by [personal profile] corylea at 02:12pm on 2019-07-01
Well, I was really speaking to the person you quoted, not to you, since I didn't know to what extent you agreed with the quoted passage. I thought you might have posted it to stir up commentary. :-)
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