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[quote=Anonymous]You sound pretty awesome 19:51. Thanks again for your insights. I knew one openly gay person while I was in high school. My senior year some students tried to put together some kind of lgbt club, but it was very controversial and parents even went to the school board to try to shut it down. We almost lost all clubs so the administration wouldn't have to pick and choose. By the time my sister came to high school 2 years after I graduated, the club had fallen apart. I don't remember any openly gay friends in college. Everyone felt like they had to keep it hush hush.

So many of the things in your 2nd paragraph weren't on my radar at the time because it didn't affect me and we weren't encouraged to support "that kind of lifestyle." I remember my mom stopped letting us watch Friends because Carol and Susan were lesbians and they "broke up a family so she could choose to be gay." Thank goodness my parents have evolved somewhat at least :)

At any rate, I'm so happy that the environment is different now for DD. She said when her class was talking about discrimination against the lgbt community, even the school bully was indignant at how unfair it is, especially the bathroom law. When she told her friends, she said they all said they all were supportive and asked why she was nervous telling them because it's no big deal. She said everyone gave hugs, and she was afraid the straight girls would be afraid to touch her, so she felt immediate relief that her peers would continue to treat her normally. She had been afraid that some of the girls might be standoffish or afraid she'd start crushing on them, but they're all behaving wonderfully. We've also talked about concerns of dating within her circle of friends (boys and girls). [/quote]

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