Good point -- metropolitan queers have it easier, both in terms of thriving, large communities and in terms of safety.
I'm not sure what happens with gay women because the ones I know often didn't come out until they got older
That's that same "time limit" issue you brought up. Our culture, for everyone, gay and straight, is centered about youth as a marker of desirability, and that affects everyone's experience, sadly.
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Date: 2005-07-27 06:39 am (UTC)I'm not sure what happens with gay women because the ones I know often didn't come out until they got older
That's that same "time limit" issue you brought up. Our culture, for everyone, gay and straight, is centered about youth as a marker of desirability, and that affects everyone's experience, sadly.