In the 1960s you had to learn to mask your differences or you would suffer violence directed at you. We used to beat kids for not behaving in the ways we expect

In the 1960s you had to learn to mask your differences or you would suffer violence directed at you. We used to beat kids for not behaving in the ways we expect. Get enough beatings, you learn to hide the thing that gets you beat. I'm not at all convinced it was less common back then, just more hidden.