Since I live in upstate NY, in a rural area, I always think that it's a near impossibility to go out in public and be "accepted" . I have a really good redneck friend that is so quick with a gay joke, who recently told me about his neighbor who is gay and lives with his "friend". He surprised me by saying "He's a great hunter and even though he's a homo, he's cool". It blew me away. I always thought my friends up here were so prejudiced and hostile towards those they see as sexually odd. They really aren't, but it's my prejudice.
Does anyone else think that maybe we project our own expected prejudices onto others? Maybe in order to make sense of the world and put people into boxes we can understand? Sometimes I wish I lived in an area that was more accepting, but maybe I do and just don't see it. Maybe I'm the bigot.
