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In reply to the discussion: Did you hate, fear or dislike gay people at one time? [View all]Ex Lurker
(3,878 posts)Just going with the flow of my peers, but I honestly didn't give it much thought one way or the other. I didn't know anyone (that I knew of) who was gay, although of course some were, as I learned years later when they came out. Some it was a "yeah, that figures," and others it was a total surprise.
I continued on not giving it much thought for yearsafterward, and I guess I drifted from being casually homophobic to casually pro equality, again going with the flow without it ever being very high on my radar screen. Just being honest, here, since you asked.
I think what's made me more proactive recently is the birth of my nieces and nephews. No idea what their orientation is, they're still very young, but it occurred to me that if any of them were LGBT, I'd want them to have the same opportunities in life that anyone else has.