Corco65
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Seems like a good example of parenting too.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-62041127.amp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-62041127.amp
I'm not so sure about that Aet. Transphobia seems to be on the rise and getting worse to me. And homophobia and racism seem to be becoming more prevalent too. We're going backwards as a society and that isn't a good thing. I hope that you're doing OK. All the best to you.It’s a great story thank you for posting it, life is so much easier now for LGBT kids to be themselves. I could say more but I won’t.
I’m ok Bumface. It’s one day at a time at the minute.I'm not so sure about that Aet. Transphobia seems to be on the rise and getting worse to me. And homophobia and racism seem to be becoming more prevalent too. We're going backwards as a society and that isn't a good thing. I hope that you're doing OK. All the best to you.
The world has moved on. Spot on mate!I think I'm more in agreement with Aet. My godson's had a close friend since he was about 7 (he's now 22) and all of the group were gobsmacked when I asked, thinking I was being Mr liberal understanding, if everyone was ok when he came out. They couldn't get their heads around "having to come out" They took the attitude that everyone knew he was gay and always had. I was very proud to discover that the world had moved on beyond my experience and the young people were driving it. I was very happy to feel old and out of date.
We can all only speak from our own experiences and of course I respect yours. It seems to me that trans people are seen as one of the few minority groups that it's still OK to have a go at just for being who they are. Travellers are the same. People who would never think of themselves as racist or homophobic or anything-phobic will still make transphobic comments or stereotype travellers as all being a bunch of thieves.I’m ok Bumface. It’s one day at a time at the minute.
You are right about transphobia. The trans lot are suffering the same backlash now that the gays and lesbians suffered 40 years ago if you ask me. It’s all through ignorance and fear.
I can only speak from my own experiences.
I might write it all down like I did last week. Therapeutic. Not today though.
I was thinking more of what it’s like for youngsters to be honest mate.We can all only speak from our own experiences and of course I respect yours. It seems to me that trans people are seen as one of the few minority groups that it's still OK to have a go at just for being who they are. Travellers are the same. People who would never think of themselves as racist or homophobic or anything-phobic will still make transphobic comments or stereotype travellers as all being a bunch of thieves.
I don't know mate. I'm no expert myself but I do know gay and trans people who think that things got better for them for a while and now that's all gone in to reverse. It doesn't help when we've had a racist, homophobic oaf running the country for years.
Glad to hear that you're just about doing OK. Look after yourself mate.
You're probably right about the youngsters mate. They don't really give a crap if Johnny decides to come to school as Jenny. They just kind of shrug and accept it and it's all fine. It's some of the older dinosaurs who are still stuck in the seventies that are the problem. The world is changing around them and it upsets and confuses them. And then there's the whole feminists vs. trans thing which is all a bit nuts. And hateful people on social media bullying anyone who is different to them.I was thinking more of what it’s like for youngsters to be honest mate.
I mean, I didn’t come out to anyone until I was at University (and I started Uni late at the age of 21). I wasn’t bullied at school but I was picked on and I do remember one girl who lived round the corner who was verbally and physically horrible towards me. And it was poof, queer, faggot all those words. I’m sure it still goes on but youngsters seem so more accepting these days.
I could go on but won’t. Maybe another night.
Yeh. I am right about the youngsters. See the post I wrote in reply to rkangel. They are way more accepting. I wish I could be as brave as the boy in the dress from Norfolk. Not that I would ever wear a dress thougH so it probably don’t apply.You're probably right about the youngsters mate. They don't really give a crap if Johnny decides to come to school as Jenny. They just kind of shrug and accept it and it's all fine. It's some of the older dinosaurs who are still stuck in the seventies that are the problem. The world is changing around them and it upsets and confuses them. And then there's the whole feminists vs. trans thing which is all a bit nuts. And hateful people on social media bullying anyone who is different to them.
I'm sorry to hear about the abuse. You lived through it though mate. You're still here. That's the main thing. I'll shut up now and leave you in peace.
I'm not so sure about that Aet. Transphobia seems to be on the rise and getting worse to me. And homophobia and racism seem to be becoming more prevalent too. We're going backwards as a society and that isn't a good thing. I hope that you're doing OK. All the best to you.
Yep, finish school, meet at the local and get absolutely twatted. Good old days.What would uplift me more was if everyone turned their backs on this imported American sh1te and went to the pub when school was over like we used to. Total waste of money especially in the current economic climate.