#ifirstknewIwasLGBTQ
I was 11 or 12. Living in a conservative, religious, semi-rural Utah town (population 27K - having grown from 5K only 10 years earlier - there were 80 acres of farm in front of my house)
I literally did not know of even ONE out LGBTQ+ person in my town \1
I was 11 or 12. Living in a conservative, religious, semi-rural Utah town (population 27K - having grown from 5K only 10 years earlier - there were 80 acres of farm in front of my house)
I literally did not know of even ONE out LGBTQ+ person in my town \1
https://twitter.com/stonewalluk/status/1303305440009256962
Lacking ANY role models, information, or words to describe my feelings
But I knew that changing in the locker room for PE made me intensely uncomfortable. To the point where, without explanation, the school allowed me to change in the visiting team locker room for privacy \2
But I knew that changing in the locker room for PE made me intensely uncomfortable. To the point where, without explanation, the school allowed me to change in the visiting team locker room for privacy \2
This was DECADES before the internet became more than an 'interesting experiment' for a few selected universities
So, without role models or information, I taught myself how to 'tuck' for a more femme appearance
And then stopped because I was terrified I would be discovered \3
So, without role models or information, I taught myself how to 'tuck' for a more femme appearance
And then stopped because I was terrified I would be discovered \3
Knowing that 'boy' didn't really match my feelings or how I interacted with others - but lacking alternative words to use
It would be another 20 years before I consciously understood what I was feeling. Almost 40 before I would transition.
Ignorance is NOT bliss
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It would be another 20 years before I consciously understood what I was feeling. Almost 40 before I would transition.
Ignorance is NOT bliss
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