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 Groups and Homophobia?
Many gay people attend groups as a symbol of their pride for their choice of sexuality, but as much as these groups have played an important role in the past, these groups may now be turning the tables. In the society I live in, I like to feel different and don't feel the need for others to tell me that I'm all right for me to believe it.
After all, sexuality isn't the only way in which a person can be "different". I tend to dress differently from the "norm". Not foolishly, but with some flair. And I don't feel the need to go to a "fashion" group to back my belt and sock decisions.
Certainly sexuality and fashion are not the same, but they are comparable in the sense that I am comfortable with the way I appear, whether it's shirts or the fact that I like muscular blondes.
I used to attend these groups. But after a while, all of the rainbow flag waving started to get to me. I don't want to be proud of myself because there are others like me! I want to be proud of myself because I'm me!
Additionally, I always felt that when I went to the group, that I was separating myself from the rest of society. It was like I was deliberately placing myself in a group that was different. I was just asking to be discriminated. I mean, how could I get people to dislike me faster than to join a group to which many of them would not belong?
I've never felt better about my differences and myself than when I stopped trying to find people who are like me, and instead just tried to find people who like me.
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