But if they stop, how will they be satisfied?
Homophobia is actually a mental illness.
As you can imagine the last few months has been pretty rough, I've been through some bouts of depression and self loathing as of late. I think I might talk with a therapist.
The pit can be deep and the sides can be slippery but you'll rise eventually. And you'll be better for it.
Keep Well.
Thanks, it's been about 3 months since I lost my father. Life has been incredibly difficult, but I'm learning to get through it one day at a time.The pit can be deep and the sides can be slippery but you'll rise eventually. And you'll be better for it.
Keep Well.
Chin up dude. I lost my mom 2 years ago this January. It helped reaching out to some good people on here. Take NoDak up on his offer of an open ear. It helps having someone a few steps removed from the daily to talk to. Help can come from unlikely places and everyone needs a bit at times.Thanks, it's been about 3 months since I lost my father. Life has been incredibly difficult, but I'm learning to get through it one day at a time.
Thanks, it's been about 3 months since I lost my father. Life has been incredibly difficult, but I'm learning to get through it one day at a time.
legit lolWe aren't going to stop until the mission is accomplished and western civilization collapses. Other than that, no clue what dude is on about. I guarantee I'm happier than the average Sherdogger though; literally giggling the whole time I'm on here, shooting shit with decent people, talking some industrial tech and geopolitik, absolutely dominating the gay WR threads at my convenience while everyone else seems to be perpetually outraged.
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you're a bad man (I mean that as a compliment)
To be fair, I'm not a born and bred kentuckian (I'm an army brat), so my situation was probably not quite as bad as your boyfriend's. Still, I had a fairly conservative family and was surrounded by homophobic shithead classmates, so it wasn't great.
My bf is the same in that he definitely couldn't pass for straight, but his parents are fine with it, and he didn't seem to have come up in as homophobic of a background as us (for the record, he's 24. Dunno if that makes him a really young millennial or an old zoomer). Also, he's from a fairly liberal area (or at least as liberal as it gets in Arizona), and not bumfuck KY, so he definitely didn't have it as hard as your bf.Yeah, that's probably a given. He isn't like us and couldn't hide it in plain sight to nearly the same degree. I'd rather not even discuss family stuff because I'm legit "don't give a fuck, moving on" but it still hurts him quite a bit and I think it'd be pretty shitty of me to just brush that off.
My bf is the same in that he definitely couldn't pass for straight, but his parents are fine with it, and he didn't seem to have come up in as homophobic of a background as us (for the record, he's 24. Dunno if that makes him a really young millennial or an old zoomer). Also, he's from a fairly liberal area (or at least as liberal as it gets in Arizona), and not bumfuck KY, so he definitely didn't have it as hard as your bf.
Honestly, thinking about it makes me have a lot of respect for the guys from high school who were openly gay (only two that I can recall, and another two who came out in college, but we all knew before that). They had it rough.
Yeah, looking back my own cowardice is definitely upsetting. At a certain point I knew I wasn't straight, but all I could think when I saw those guys getting gaybashed was "well, at least it's not me".^^ Mind Reading lol.
I'd almost definitely do high school differently if I had the chance. As it happened I was a popular jock and when you're a teenager, how you're perceived by your peers is almost everything and there was no way I was about to destroy my reputation like that and end my life. Homophobia, where? Jesus Christ.
I'm just glad I never really piled on and those dudes (my brothers) had more spine than I could ever dream of. In hindsight, my lack of participation might've raised eyebrows. My reaction to that stuff was always nothing more than "Haha, yeah, f*****s" and then just kind of glare into space while I was stewing inside.
Yeah, looking back my own cowardice is definitely upsetting. At a certain point I knew I wasn't straight, but all I could think when I saw those guys getting gaybashed was "well, at least it's not me".
I dunno what @BEER's take is, but it has all gradually made me feel far less sympathetic to the hetero crowd that is very much upset with the (very) strong push for acceptance since we left high school, at least as it pertains to gay and bisexual youth. People are also extremely uncomfortable with the fact that there is such a thing. Well, that's too bad. And actually, nobody should have to put up with overt hate, shaming and stigma.