2026-07-11 22:30 UTC
@radioclash@retro.pizza
Signed. Thank you for sharing ☺️
I was 13 when section 28 was introduced, just realising I might be gay. I was surrounded by the narrative that lesbians were a threat to little girls. That our female PE teachers were a threat to us in the changing rooms for being muscular with short hair. That if I liked girls I was perverted and evil.
I hid in the closest until I was 42. So much internal homophobia to deal with and so much wasted time trying to make it work with men 😬
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@radioclash@retro.pizza 2026-07-11 23:23
@JaxVent@lgbtqia.space but I didn't realise I was non-binary trans til I was 51. I really think that's also a lot to do with the poison of Section 28. I didn't know being non-binary was even an option?
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@radioclash@retro.pizza 2026-07-11 22:51
@JaxVent@lgbtqia.space ugh that's horrible. I think I am fortunate that I didn't actuallt realise I was gay til 17, not during school...I didn't know what I was then. This meant I was in a slightly better place. Still 6 long years in the closet though. If it wasn't for a Bears newsgroup in 1996, I'd likely still be in the closet.