Posts made by maihead666

Yea i know i'm lucky in that sense.
As far as talking about it goes, it's been like "sometimes boys like girls and sometimes boys like boys". It was never stigmatized or made into something "unnatural". I live in Scandinavia (Northern Europe), so religious people are very few in numbers here anyway. And even those who are religious (i don't personally know anyone who is religious), are usually quite accepting. If some old person makes an anti-gay comment in the news or something, which rarely happens, they get laughed at. So homophobia is not really a thing over here anymore.
Which part of the world do you live in? Are there a lot of religious people around you?

Yup.

I dont wanna offend anyone, just sharing my thoughts.
I always read about these dramatic coming out moments that a lot of people experience all over the world. But it's hard to relate if you've never had to come out. I have always been able to be myself, ever since i was a kid. I never had any pressure from society or from my parents regarding my sexual orientation. My parents raised me to accept others for who they are, and not really care about those who judge others. So i've always been "openly" gay/pan (still not sure which label is the closest to me lol). I guess "openly" is a bit incorrect in my case because i have never thought much of it. It's just something that i am amongst other things, it has never been a defining or a huge factor in my life. I know this is a very lucky position to be in, given how certain parts of society still treat those who differ from the norm. 
I just feel a bit of an outsider when it comes to the lgbt community because i have never felt the "need" to have this lgbt community around me, mainly because the environment that i grew up in was always so okay with all of it. Being gay/bi/etc. has always been normal to me and people around me, so it has never even been a huge topic of discussion.
Anyway, i was wondering if there are others who've had a similar experience to mine? I feel like the world, well the western world at least, has become a very open and accepting place in the past decade or so.

Hi, Mai here!

Thanks for all the great stuff here guys! Looking forward to getting to know ppl in here.