Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s was the quintessential place and time to be CD/TV. It was the only moment in history that comes close to the level of freedom that exists here and now.Originally Posted by Pat (aka Jennie)
There is total wisdom in that. You have to separate the agnsty navel-gazing over your own, personal identity and the classification that the society around you will lump you into. No sense trying to explain you just like the feel of the clothes but are not "one of them" when you're in the public spotlight. Nobody's going to care.
I've recently spent a lot of time reading about Germany between the wars and it's scary/interesting to look at the parallels -- the society was pretty open and greatly valued music, art and creativity. Germany as a whole was becoming very accepting to the people we would now call LGBT. Then a demagogue arose based on saber-rattling conservatives who felt the country was being taken away from them and given to people they defined as "other." We say it can't happen here; it can't happen now, but it's pretty scary. And it's important to note, it's not just happening in the US just as it wasn't happening in just Germany at the time. As we said a few decades ago -- think globally, act locally.
Sorry. I don't usually go to the dark place, but we should mindful that while we play in this sandbox (forum) there's a real world out there.
I wonder if this free expression is some sort of universal harbinger for the onset of dark times?
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