Reply #10: Actually, I know three people in my life who, [View All]

[grace0418]

I am utterly convinced, are closeted homosexuals but are married with kids. Three of the unhappiest people I've ever met. Oddly enough, all three were raised Catholic and still practice, all three have careers and interests usually more associated with liberals but are staunch Republicans, all three have drinking problems.

And I'm not casually making this judgment because of one affectation or quirk. I work in a field where nearly everyone is liberal and many are openly gay. So when other people meet these three they automatically assume they are gay. Not as a negative judgment, just as something you notice about someone like red hair or a style of dress. And, without fail, when it is revealed that they are married with kids and staunch Republicans the universal reaction is "What?! NO!!! But how can...? What?! That makes no sense!" And it really doesn't. It makes me sad that they live such unhappy lives, and it makes me angry that their unhappiness affects everyone around them.

And if these people, living in a big city like Chicago, working in fields that are very liberal, still feel they can't be their true selves, what hope do people living in small, uber-conservative towns have? It breaks my heart.