I’m sure I knew quite a few but didn’t know they were LGBT+
Some people I went to school with came out when they were in university. Either because they didn’t know before (like me) or they didn’t feel like it in school (can’t blame them). Several men my parents’ age came out in their fifties and live with male partners now. I guess society changed enough for them to feel save enough.
It didn’t really change my views. I was raised very liberal and with a “it doesn’t affect me at all so why care?” attitude. Though maybe I was a bit ignorant on LGBT+ topics. Maybe I would have realised earlier that I wasn’t hetero myself. But since I neither had any problems from not knowing nor from figuring it out, I doesn’t matter much to me.
I’m sure I knew quite a few but didn’t know they were LGBT+
Some people I went to school with came out when they were in university. Either because they didn’t know before (like me) or they didn’t feel like it in school (can’t blame them). Several men my parents’ age came out in their fifties and live with male partners now. I guess society changed enough for them to feel save enough.
It didn’t really change my views. I was raised very liberal and with a “it doesn’t affect me at all so why care?” attitude. Though maybe I was a bit ignorant on LGBT+ topics. Maybe I would have realised earlier that I wasn’t hetero myself. But since I neither had any problems from not knowing nor from figuring it out, I doesn’t matter much to me.