#(I was often wrong bc I didnt understand the difference between the media and fanart lol)
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Any other queer-but-doesnt-know-it-yet babies avoid queer-themed media around their parents and friends like the plague?? The amnt of times I said I didn't want to watch something with mum during our movie nights bc I'd heard it had even just an inkling of queer smh. She wasnt even homophobic that I knew of I just couldn't bare it. Just the thought of her reaction felt like I was being stripped bare for all the world to see.
#we watched anime together a lot#and I actively refused to watch certain things#bc I'd heard it had a queer element#(I was often wrong bc I didnt understand the difference between the media and fanart lol)#so missed out on a lot in those early days#but then as a teen I watched more and more anime alone#Gravitation was my first Gay anime#or was it Kyou Kara Maoh??#which i watched w mum!#the horror I felt#wanted to curl into a ball and die#i dont think mum even noticed it#the gay scenes i mean#bc they were played for laughs and not a main plotpoint#Gravitation on the other hand......#i told mum the pink haired boy was just a girl w short hair lmao#she wasnt even homophobic#but all I knew abt being queer was that u got bullied#girls schools r rough 😮💨#so ofc I thought that would be everyones reaction#and mum did have some...misconceptions....#which we have worked through#so it wasnt completely misplaced fear#I also didnt understand why I liked it bc surely since I likef boys i couldnt like girls too?!#then I heard the term bisexuality and a light bulb went off#ding ding ding YOU r gay#well queer bc all the other labels dont really fit#anyway yeah....anyone else?#my rambles#queer
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