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Originally posted by Abyssy
That's a good response, they shouldn't care if you're gay. Sexuality is not that important.
I don't know why some of y'all want it to be some big climactic or emotional moment. Just be happy with yourself and have people around you who support you.
xox
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Originally posted by Tsuko
I think most people really just don't care at all.
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I know this is a trigger word on here and everyone has a huge knee-jerk reaction to it, but I'm going to use it because it's necessary...
I think that comments like these (and not limited to these, this is nothing personal) indicate a certain level of privilege. I can tell that people who make comments like these haven't really had to deal with much homophobia or bad reactions. They've always been in an environment where they never felt endangered for being gay. And that's a great thing, it's definitely not a bad thing! I personally haven't experienced many bad reactions and I've been able to comfortably be out to people.
However, that isn't the reality for a lot of people. Many people don't live in places where "most people really just don't care at all." People can have horrible reactions, and kids can be kicked out of their houses, estranged from their parents, etc. My cousin who lives in the Deep South told me his friend was told by his father that if he was gay, he would shoot him.
So you have to understand why for many people it is a big deal. What you've experienced isn't what it's like for everyone. For lots of gay people, the people around them will always care, and they just have to hope they care in a positive way.