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It looks like we had similar experiences. I had no model of "gay" that resembled me, and almost everyone around me was aggressively straight. Even considering t
by mkr-hn 12y ago
It looks like we had similar experiences. I had no model of "gay" that resembled me, and almost everyone around me was aggressively straight. Even considering the idea of being gay made me uncomfortable. So much changed in the last year that I felt safe thinking about it, and it was obvious in retrospect.
- tormeh 12y agoWell, there's always Newton. We don't really know his sexual orientation, but it was probably either gay or asexual.
- mkr-hn 12y agoThat's a lot like when people wheel out Ada Lovelace as a token example of women in tech. It doesn't help people now who don't see anyone who shows they're allowed to be a part of something.
- selimthegrim 12y agoNewton did make advances towards women as a schoolboy in Lincoln, but never persisted.