Posted by Omega Woman on January 4, 2004, at 5:34:49
I come from a particularly homophobic macho part of the world. (Scotland) In fact its unnatrually so. Usual macho culture evolves in industrial towns, but in Scotland its everywhere in the culture, which seems to have descended from tribes which stayed in a constant state of battle, with each other.
What I noticed growing up here was that if you didnt buy into the prevailing behavioural tendencies and suffered from mental illnes. The nervous dehibilition and hypersensitivy of anxiety through depression would be enough over time for a person to be considered "Gay".
Gay for not being strong and insensitive, or just about any behaviour which falls into that category.
I've also noticed that some people I know with the above problem and trying to find identity in scotland, Cant get a woman due to the fact the woman compete to be tough bitches, and dont respect men with weaknesses. (not that many do mind you). Anyway its even more worrying to see some of these people considering being gay, The social pressure has done its stuff and their isolation the rest.
Nearly all mental illnesses reduce self esteem and make one very highly strung, in an almost female type manner.
If this illness / pressure / adoption model exists to drive normal people to think they are less than male then this makes me wonder how many people here became gay after getting a mental illness ?
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