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In reply to the discussion: Hey Straight DUers, I Have To Have A Word With You... [View all]Ligyron
(7,624 posts)The vast majority of folks are more progressive thinking on DU for sure, but once any average family of whatever political or social issue encumbrances realize that one of their own is a non-hetero. WOW, CD for sure.
Once they overcome the Cognitive Dissonance involved, which is usually resolved by deciding the LGBT community maybe ain't so awful after all, things get better. Usually.
This is especially so once they meet some of their family member's other LGBT friends. Easy to hate in the abstract but difficult once you know the individuals involved.
That fact that so many people have come out in the last 5 years really helped. I look forward to even more people coming out, which encourages even more to come out and the chain reaction this type of movement produces. It won't be all unicorns and puppies, there will be ugliness at certain times and in certain places and much more needs to be done legally; but things are definitely improving, moving in the right direction and there is just no stopping this train.
Thanks for your post, we all have much to celebrate in this!