OMG MY MOM ADMITTED SHE'D ACCEPT MY GAY
8 years ago
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"If men had wings and bore black feathers, few of them would be clever enough to be crows."
-Rev.Henry Ward Beecher- mid 1800's
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-Rev.Henry Ward Beecher- mid 1800's
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So Dick Pence was here visiting Focus on the Family the other day... the local news was all about it.
My mom wanted to know what Focus on the Family did so I tried to explain to her the hate they spread under "Christian values".
She prayed then said "if you ever decided to marry a girl I'd have to swallow a few times but I'd accept it"
THANKS MOM!
First time in 33 years my mom legit said she wouldn't abandon me for liking girls.
THANK
Cause I've spent so many years with awful men mostly out of fear that liking girls would be unaccepted.
My grandmother (her mom) disowned me for having a child out of wedlock because I didn't marry the abusive man in the long line of horrible men I dated.
I am pretty surprised those words came out of her mouth.
FA+

(One of Tacet's and my closest friends is a little gay Canadian guy who's both a mensch and a genuine Renaissance Man. One of the greatest favors any person ever did me was disabuse me of all the right-wing tropes about gay/les/bi folks that I'd been raised with, back when I was in college. I wasn't the only one to repent my sins, either; my mother's now as staunchly liberal as I am. )
I almost wonder why I'm not a lesbian after the abuse I went through. Not just 2 previous mates that used their Y-chromosome as their G-d given right to beat me, abuse me, actually rape me... I had to be in a special ed summer camp with kids with more significant issues than I did because I would just be beaten up at regular camp with mainstream peers. The broken ankle incident just made the "kick me" sign in my back even MORE obvious.
I still don't know why one kid shoving me into the men's restroom and wouldn't let me free until I stabbed him with my all metal and very pointy math compass was ok in his head! To be honest he might have been stoned, he didn't seem to be aware. I didn't ask questions after I ran out if the men's room, or the hall monitor calling after me not to sprint down the hall.
It's the way we're wired, some of us like me aren't attracted to women despite a few bad eggs with men. ArchTeryx would tell you both me and my pet rabbit both had trust issues with men early on. I don't think abuse is the single deciding favor in sexuality.
I'd hope your family would be accepting of what your went through and who you like and accept that person that for once, asks you feel safe and loved and is a safe person to be with. Maybe even a devoted parent figure to Angel.
Some people only realize their sexuality after they get married, or knew it a long time ago but their religion and community dictated a certain accepted lifestyle. I know one furry whose trapped in the latter as a probably closeted gay but can't come out to his Quaker second family.
You know your furries friends here won't judge, we are a diverse group.
And yes, I adore the Canadian gay friend. He's awesome. He isn't gay for misogynistic reasons and is more than happy to give me cuddles. He just likes men dating wise.