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Printablejohnart said: I seriously believe that as long as you are true to yourself (wholeheartedly. it can take a while sometimes
 ) you really get to a place where you just plain (pardon my french) don't give a fuck how you are perceived by others in relation to your gender/sexuality.
That said, perhaps because of having confidence in being nothing other than myself, I've encountered very little negative reaction from others. Much less than when it was a conscious concern of mine. Thank you for that - and I respect so much of what you have to say, John. 
I guess that's the point I find myself at at the moment; or, at least, I'm getting there. Not that I've ashamed of who I am, not at all. But a few things have happened over the last couple of years to really cement things. It's amazing how something SO BLOODY SIMPLE as walking around a supermarket, buying groceries with your other half, makes you REALLY think about who you are, and what you are.  And I'm completely serious when I say that. That's just one example; but I really am starting to understand it on a deeper level. And this thread really puts things in perspective. | |
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onenitealone said: johnart said: I seriously believe that as long as you are true to yourself (wholeheartedly. it can take a while sometimes
) you really get to a place where you just plain (pardon my french) don't give a fuck how you are perceived by others in relation to your gender/sexuality.
That said, perhaps because of having confidence in being nothing other than myself, I've encountered very little negative reaction from others. Much less than when it was a conscious concern of mine. Thank you for that - and I respect so much of what you have to say, John.
I guess that's the point I find myself at at the moment; or, at least, I'm getting there. Not that I've ashamed of who I am, not at all. But a few things have happened over the last couple of years to really cement things. It's amazing how something SO BLOODY SIMPLE as walking around a supermarket, buying groceries with your other half, makes you REALLY think about who you are, and what you are. And I'm completely serious when I say that. That's just one example; but I really am starting to understand it on a deeper level. And this thread really puts things in perspective. Oh, I agree and totally find that it's the simple everyday things most folk take for granted (i.e. shopping for groceries at the market with your other half) that are the most defining. That's when our confidence in who we are and that we are "just as good" (for lack of a better term) as the next person really come into play.
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