that's right. born in 77. i even saw quite a bit of change after that. i was group texting with some college roommates recently, and we were sharing our, "not ok today" stories. for example, this crazy girl on our floor in college hooked up with one of our friends. he didn't want anything to do with her afterwards, so instead of being angry at him, she confronted us. well, we weren't very nice about it, and a very long story short, she had a legit break down, ran into the woods, and was gone for hours...in a super public fashion. back then we thought, "she's fine. she'll be back". she wasn't fine. if that was today, we'd be !@#$ed.
maybe it's an age thing? i also have an aunt that's gay, and she has been with the same partner since 83. they both have a fantastic sense of humor about it considering they didn't even feel comfortable coming out until they were 60. my brother in law on the other hand is in his early 20s.
that's my mom's stomping gound. she grew up on corgan st (sp) and worked at the char pit.
my wife's brother is gay.
yeah...as i think about it as an adult, it's strange that we literally didn't take one shower in high school. i think it was even to the point where it would have been weird to do so. i'm not sure i even remember the showers being on.
i went to mcquaid which is considered expensive, but when i went there in the early 90s, the place was kinda dumpy. no pool, auditorium, etc.