I came of age in a time and place, and with a group of people, who were challenging almost all aspects of 'societies concepts' from marriage and family, to 'success', to religion and spirituality, to the most basic ideas about the planet we're living on and our place within that web of life. Gender, gender roles, sex and sexuality were just part of it. Didn't think much of 'society' then, and given the years of experience since then, think even less of it now.
Why would I want the endorsement, or approval of those I don't endorse or approve of?
And I've never been much for hanging out in the lounge, that sounds like waiting, and waiting has never been my strong point. But I'm pretty good at wandering, and as Tolkien says "All who wander are not lost." So I wander on, and keep on rambling. And the deeper point Tolkien was making, that not everything is as it appears, is also true, and has much bearing on what's being said here. So I don't know what's happened to all those that were waiting for god, or some higher power, or some great miracle to intervene, but I guess it never came to them, and they continue to wait. And, out on that road that goes ever on I've learned the the more people try to reinforce stereotypes, the less real they become.
I know I've met a lot of people who are like me in one way or the other, perhaps in many ways, but never have I met anyone who is like me in every way. If you treat people like individuals, as opposed to a member of some group or another, then you'll find most of that wrong thinking simply slides by the wayside.
