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[–]oofreesouloo 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I barely know any lesbians in my country. We have zero visibility here, so I really, honestly don't know. I happen to meet more bi women though. I'm not from a religious or conservative background, but that doesn't mean homosexuality isn't still stigmatized. It is and that was what lead to my mother's reaction. That being gay is somehow "abnormal".

[–]Dudukolo[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That's so sad. May I ask if it is a Western country? I would thought that Western countries would be more liberal and progressive in these areas?

[–]oofreesouloo 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It is. And it is actually more of a liberal country. Gays are okay here overall. But it doesn't mean we don't get stigmatized from time to time and It highly depends on your family and friends and context. Here you can either find incredibly LGB friendly people or extremely regressive conservative people.