Reply to Any problem wearing rainbows, pride bracelets, rainbow shoes in South?

Forum Index » LGBTQIA+ Issues and Relationship Discussion

Reply to "Any problem wearing rainbows, pride bracelets, rainbow shoes in South?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]It is going to vary a lot depending on the people. I got into a very uncomfortable discussion about rainbow shirts in Greenville SC with some parents at our elementary school who were mad that rainbows had been appropriated by the LGBT+ community. They said that now their daughters risked being judged for wearing a rainbow shirt, and what kind of rainbow was I wearing. I didn’t make myself popular by suggesting that the main issue seemed to be people thinking less of those wearing LGBT+ rainbows.

I wonder if this is a time to have the conversation about levels of disclosure with strength of relationships. Not everyone deserves to be trusted with everything about you until you know them better and have established matching levels of trust/ intimacy.

I recognize this is contrary to the idea of being loud and proud. But 13 is a tough age and an extended unknown family gathering in the south is a tough venue.  My child often chooses shoes and bracelets as a more understated option.

I test the waters by wearing a pride/ ally shirt. Then from reactions my child can decide how to engage. It usually results in the like-minded people finding us at extended family reunions. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics