Sitting here writing this I am totally depressed with the out dated and bigoted views of what appears to be a sizable portion of the people in my workplace and locally to where I live...my fear is that this is a true representation of how many of the people of South Australia think...and whilst I am not in a position to back this statement up with cold fact...there is a definite element to the culture here that lacks any tolerance to those who are in anyway gender different.
Today at work I was talking about a lad , a past work colleague, who had taken his own life...its really sad..and the lads were discussing what a waste of a life...but concluded he was severely troubled because he was possibly gay !!?!....what do you say to people who have that attitude
yesterday I was speaking to a work colleague who described his new interstate boss as being a nice bloke...”but he’s’ gay”...like what difference does that make... when I pointed out his view was somewhat prejudice..he claimed it was not appropriate for our industry??!!
There is a transgendered person living on our estate..a really pleasant lady who still lives with her wife and children......but the neighbours are absolutely scathing about her ...
Don’t get me wrong I love living here, compared to my life in the UK, for the weather and lifestyle...but I do miss the tolerance levels I always perceived that the UK society had...
In Australia, it is the national image for blokes to be beer guzzling manly men....perish the thought of being gay ,bi , a cross dresser or transgendered...I wonder if the locals would have a burning at the stake if they knew I wore dresses!!!
I notice that many of you girls come from America, where I guess there is a set national identity of masculinity for the men folk...the question is has society started to become more tolerant...or is it just a facade?