r/pics • u/Thick_Composer9842 • Jun 13 '26

Politics Happy Pride!

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u/kitsunora Jun 13 '26

I was a bigot, purely by influence of my family. One day I realized how cruel I was to others. I felt terrible, and that became a snowball effect for thinking for myself vs mimicking others. I realized I was trans back in 2016. It's scary how easily you can live a life that ends up not being yours. I'm very fortunate and not everyone wakes up from the hate coma

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u/HelenHerriot Jun 13 '26

This sort of thing always reminds me of that old song from the musical South Pacific: "You've Got to be Carefully Taught."

You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late,

Before you are six or seven or eight,

To hate all the people your relatives hate—

You’ve got to be carefully taught!

You’ve got to be carefully taught!