Homophobe Grampa

I think once you found out that someone you love is gay, you found the error of your ways
Because in the end, we're all just people.

 

That's great to hear.

People are just people at the end of the day. They can't help who they love.

 

This made MY day. I cant even imagine how she feels.

Love wins

 

That's great! Good for you, but I definitely understand how your granddaughter feels, and you definitely need to be careful.

 

I'm glad you were able to accept your granddaughter. Sometimes all it takes is realizing that gay people are no different than the people you love and interact with on a daily basis. Congrats on being such an awesome grandpa!

 

It just shows that you love your granddaughter so much that you can accept her no matter how she turns out

 

Hey, I'm glad you came around and accepted her Proof people can change

 

That is amazing.

 

That's amazing and I didn't know senior citizens how to navigate the internet

 

Past is in the past. I am only glad you love your grand daughter. Congrats to her.

 

This made me so very happy to read :') well done to her for coming out, and to you for accepting her and loving her for who she is. THAT is what real family is. This is truly amazing.

 

I just meant that she most likely knows about your past views on homosexuality, so you should realize that she is probably still nervous about your views, even though she is out to you. Thus, you should be careful not to say anything that could seem homophobic.

Taboo discussions- I'd say just let her bring up the conversations she wants to have.

 

This gives me hope.

 

Just goes to show that a lot of people are homophobic because they just don't know anyone who is openly gay. Once you realize that we are people first, and often people you know and love, it can be a lot easier to be accepting. Good job, Gramps. She is a lucky person to have your acceptance and understanding, and YOU are a lucky man to have hers. (And coming out doesn't instantly turn you into a Democrat either, so you have hope!)

 

This is so beautiful, it honestly brought tears to my eyes. I'm so happy that you can accept her, there are so many people who wouldn't. I know that your new to being someone who's open about gay people, so I'll give some advice. First, remember that gay people are essentially just like anyone else, yourself included. They want the same things out of life that anyone else has, and that's the only reason why we hold protests and things like that. And not all of the things we want to change are about marriage, in the state I live in it's legal to fire someone for the sole reason that they are gay, in fact there are still places in the world where they kill gay people. The second thing is that before you say something about gay people, think to yourself "Would I want this said about people of my sexuality? Would it sounds silly if someone said the same thing, but about straight people?" If the answer to any of those questions is yes, then what you were about to say would have been seen as homophobic. And the last thing you should do is familiarize yourself with the correct terminology to use. There are terms that might not sound offensive to you that sound very offensive to gay or trans people. The correct terms to use for the most common LGBT sexualities would be gay, bisexual, or lesbian. Avoid referring to straight as normal, LGBT people want to be accepted as normal too. Another thing is that there are some people out there who are transgendered. This means that they don't consider themselves to be members of their original sex, but a different gender. and with them you just want to remember to be respectful too. If they ask you to use he/him/her to refer to them as, that means that's what you should call them.

This might seem like a lot to keep track of, but you'll get the hang of it. I think that if you stuck around in our forum a little longer, you will start to get a sense of what terms we refer to ourselves by, and you'll see that we're not really so different after all. I will warn you that a good amount of us aren't republicans, but there are definitely still republicans on the forums.

 

I'm so happy to hear that. Love conquers all

 

Way to go Grampa! :eusa_clap Thanks for sharing your story of unconditional love. It's encouraging to know that the older generation can be as open minded and accepting as the younger generation.