So my parents convinced me to stay in my hometown in North England for a couple of weeks, and well I have been here 3 days and hate it already. I got told that I am "too bright and noticeable" for the place by my parents, nobody is around, the only local gay bar is a drug fueled mess I would never set foot in, there is no pride, chavs who call anyone even remotely gay looking a "faggot" and so on. My old friends from school see me as "the gay one" . I am sick of it, I am considering getting an early flight back to Dublin and just put up with the charge.
It's Northern when you live in the West Midlands :roflmao: Coronation Streets called a Northern Soap & that's based in Manchester :badgrin: I suppose from Scotland you are going back on yourself
I went to Uni in Coventry, trust me a 1.5 hour train journey to Manchester is nothing compared to the 3hr to get here
Sorry to hear your visit home is rough. It's funny. I find my hometown to be pretty depressing as well. I know many other people who feel the same way about their hometown. I know I could never imagine living as an openly gay man in my hometown. Maybe that's part of the reason I dislike it. I don't feel like I can be honest about who I am there. To live there equals living in shame. It sounds like your parents are essentially asking you to hide who you are which might bring back some of the emotions that you wrestled with before coming out. I know that would definitely bring out those emotions in me. Just a theory. I won't claim to be inside anyone else's head. Hope things get better!
