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Today, it wasn't until I came out to my hippie parents that I learned they aren't nearly as open minded as they claim to be. MMT

#6657 (8) - Apr 21, 2010 by Lesbihonest - Miscellaneous - Yes, that made me think too! (2081) - No, that made me sleepy. (92)


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I've not once met a hippie who isn't accepting of anyone LGBT. I don't know how your parents can claim to be hippies, considering hippies are all about acceptance and love all around.

Hooray for double standards! People need to be more open to things. Just like you said sxebill, they are all about acceptance and love. That really blows Lesbihonest, sorry to hear that.

I have to agree with sxebill - this doesn't make sense at all. Unless maybe you're saying 'hippie' just to try to be derogatory.

Don't judge people you don't know. Both my parents are left-leaning moderates who support full marriage and adoption rights and have a few gay friends. When I started a Gay/Straight Alliance in high school with my own gay best friend, my parents were horrified that it was really their daughter who was gay and coming out publically. Such behavior was tolerated when it wasn't their experience in their own home. It's entirely possible for her parents to be hypocrites.

Besides, plenty of the anti-war and civil rights movements had male chauvinists in their higher ranks... Isn't that also contradictory?

That sucks, I'm sorry to hear that lesbihonest. You do have a whole community full of people like us to back you up. And, our government isn't as fair as they claim to be; so we can't group and stereotype hippies always as open-minded, like lichen said, hypocrites.

yeah, same story when my parents accidentally found out I was in an S&M relationship,

I'm sorry, it must feel horrible to not feel accepted by your parents. Though you do have a huge community of LGBT people and straight allies behind you. And your screen name is really clever :D

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