Originally Posted by
Stephanie47
My parents were not religious; I cannot remember when we ever went to church as a family. But, when it came to "self pleasure" they went freaking nuts and actually tried to catch me in the act when taking a bath. If that was no enough, their attitude on homosexuality was homophobic. Back in the 1960's to be a cross dresser got a man identified as a homosexual in the most vulgar terms possible. Yes, women's clothing did lead to "self pleasure," followed by intense revulsion of self; lots of self loathing and confusion. Here's a pre-teen lusted after Annette Funicello of the Mickey Moue Show or older when Annette was in all those beach party movies. How could that be? It was obvious from all the street talk not all young boys were mentally tortured by crazy parents. I was destined to go to hell, for sure.
How does one deal with those conflicted feelings? A lot of self therapy.