Kath2 (3,089 posts)
Coming out.
My significant other died last month. 30 years.
Coming out as a lesbian was not easy for me. My parents, who I love, were very hurtful and judgmental about it. They still seem very ashamed of me. They offered, and offer, no support whatsoever. Your typical MAGA, conservative Catholics. ...
1. The "MAGA" slogan was coined 9 years ago. So
Kath2's parents could not be "MAGA" 30 years ago.
2. Kath2's parents were "judgmental" because they reacted to
Kath2's , "Surprise! I'm a lesbian with a lover!" announcement badly in
Kath2's opinion? Shocking!
Kath2's parents actually believe what they claimed to believe! How crazy is that?! I suspect that a more objective onlooker might view the parents' reaction less judgmentally than
Kath2.
3. Kath2's description of her past activism probably is essential context to her parents' "no support whatsoever". Her participation in "pro-choice" and "gay pride" events were public repudiation of Catholic doctrine. Maybe her parents expressed their views less than perfectly, but faithful Catholics could hardly be expected to support that.
4. 30 years after her "coming out",
Kath2's self-centered inability to consider others' POVs is almost entirely intact.