Yeah, I was at school in the 90s and, as it turned out, about 70% of my friend group were queer, but not a single person was out because they would've been mercilessly bullied.
Fascinated by the queer energy that bound us together despite not one of us being able to say the word "gay" out loud.
Fascinated by the queer energy that bound us together despite not one of us being able to say the word "gay" out loud.
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oh. i see the british press is doing their ‘nobody had a problem with the gays in the 90s’ thing again. 🙄
ahistorical nonsense.
oh look it even says ‘transgender’ on it.
ahistorical nonsense.
oh look it even says ‘transgender’ on it.
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There was a real "don't ask, don't tell" policy amongst kids. We knew what society was like.
I didn't even want to tell the others in the glass-closet brigade. It was too big a risk.
And the gay teachers weren't allowed to be overtly supportive.
Funnily I knew two girls at least who were out as bi to me, but I've no idea if they were out at their school. Never thought to ask.
Homophobia wasn't just there. You were pretty much expected to be homophobic throughout my school years (graduated in '03)
There's definitely a gravitational pull of sorts.
Mouthy DJ at and under 18s disco outed me
It really was one of those can the world open up and swallow me moments
He really didn't know what he did to me
I got beaten up as soon as the queerbashers knew
It was hell on earth 🌎
I mean, look at him
People did know with Barry Manilow, but I think most people recognised that when he came out it was important to him, so to limit the "everyone knows" stuff
Years later, we're one bi trans woman, one gay dude, two bi guys... And a cishet guy. Haven't gotten him yet.