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Judged

Justbe

Hi,

I was wondering if you could please give me some advice. 

How can I manage my fear of being judged by people ? I wish that I didn't care about it, but I do. 

I carry whilst out, what is probably seen as a children's backpack (because of its theme). I'm in my fifties. This theme comforts me, but it makes me anxious too, because I fear other people's reactions. And I don't like drawing attention to myself. 

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  • As a 53 years old Irish gay man, living in the U.K. 21 years, from an Irish Catholic background in Rural Ireland and having been diagnosed in 2021, I’ve had far more judgemental attitudes on the gay scene, which is why I cut all ties with the gay community 19 years ago as I got tired of the hate from other gay people, other gay men in particular - yet, I have drawn huge inspiration from Ru Paul’s Drag Race and the stories of Mama Ru herself and the other Queens when dealing with “shade” as drag queens have to be very thick skinned and resilient when dealing with their haters - with autism, I see many parallels with the LGBT community as an older gay man in the 21st century in our struggles for acceptance and equality 

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  • As a 53 years old Irish gay man, living in the U.K. 21 years, from an Irish Catholic background in Rural Ireland and having been diagnosed in 2021, I’ve had far more judgemental attitudes on the gay scene, which is why I cut all ties with the gay community 19 years ago as I got tired of the hate from other gay people, other gay men in particular - yet, I have drawn huge inspiration from Ru Paul’s Drag Race and the stories of Mama Ru herself and the other Queens when dealing with “shade” as drag queens have to be very thick skinned and resilient when dealing with their haters - with autism, I see many parallels with the LGBT community as an older gay man in the 21st century in our struggles for acceptance and equality 

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