Published on 12, July, 2020
As an older person with Autism, I was brought up in very different times with different thinking, values, acceptance, behaviour, etc (1970's & 80's).
The World has changed so much since then - both for better and worse.There have been so many advancements - particularly in science and this has benefitted us ASD'ers immensely.
One thing that is troubling me is that I hold a lot of "principles" that in this day and age would be considered "Old Fashioned", "Traditional", maybe even "Bigotry" or worse.There are things that I struggle to understand or accept which are based on my traditional attitude. I was brought up in an era when....
I openly discuss or rant about these topics along with some others that may be considered taboo with closed friends and family who have all become somewhat numb to my outrageousness / inappropriateness.
I have however managed to "behave" in public (stayed on the right side of the law), but occasionally do mutter things with a level of cowardice.My concern is that now that I am officially autistic, the shackles of having to mask may have been broken and that has the potential of me saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.
I understand perfectly.
It seems that we have to suffer; due to someone else's bad childhood.
Kids aren't innocent anymore. They're egged on to be antagonistic. It's as if the State wants to Parent them.
I don't mind Gays. At Uni, I befriended a Gay man. However, all this demand for Drag Queens to teach Primary School Kids is gross.
Don't get me wrong, I don't think that I am homophobic. Likewise, I have had the odd gay friend in the past (no pun intended by the use of the word "odd").
It's just that it wasn't a "thing" back then. I t has certainly become a thing now which I guess is the choice of the individual. BUT I cannot lie, I think that it has gone TOO FAR in ways such as the Drag Queens that you mention. I am not a fan of the overly extrovert members of the gay community. I am not a fan of Gay Pride marches - I mean, its not like we have a white heterosexual march - if we did, then there would be uproar.
GPK26 said:I am not a fan of Gay Pride marches - I mean, its not like we have a white heterosexual march - if we did, then there would be uproar.
It wasn't illegal to have heterosexual s*x.
That's why.
It was illegal for men to have s*x in the UK until 1967.
It still is in some countries:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-43822234
Here is some history:
https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/pride-in-the-uk-50-years/