General Discussion

When I was a junior in highschool I used to hang out with a bunch of other kids that were aggressively homophobic. Fortunately I was never with them when they actually encountered a gay person so I was never a part of any violence. It is entirely possible that I said things that hurt gay people around me that I didn't know were gay I hope not but it is entirely possible.

For me the change was moving from Oklahoma to San Fransisco and being thrown into the middle of what at the time was one of the few places in a
America you could be openly gay. I remember very clearly seeing my first gay couple holding hands on the beach. It happened quite soon after the move and that was the beginning of the end of my fear and hatred for gay people.

Oddly enough there was a time later in my life where I got a lot of grief from people for being unafraid to hang out in gay bars with my gay friends. Such a long way and time from Oklahoma.

Funny how life works.