Ian idk if I've told you this but I genuinely appreciate your presence on this site. It's always positive and you are well-loved here with good reason. Thank you.
I'm really sorry you are still dealing with it as well. It's crazy how wide spread those feelings can be for people in conservative areas/families. Hopefully soon we both find a way to overcome whatever fear they've placed in us.
I can't claim to know how this feels, so I can't offer guidance, but you deserve to be open about who you are. I hope everything works out.
Never be afraid to post personal things on this site - it is one of the most considerate, helpful and accepting places I have ever experienced! Full of great people.
"In some of the subcultures Ward studied, straight MSM were able to reinterpret homosexual identity as actually strengthening their heterosexual identities. So it was with Silva’s subjects as well — they found ways to cast their homosexual liaisons as reaffirming their rural masculinity. One way they did so was by seeking out partners who were similar to them. “This is a key element of bud-sex,” writes Silva. “Partnering with other men similarly privileged on several intersecting axes—gender, race, and sexual identity—allowed the participants to normalize and authenticate their sexual experiences as normatively masculine.” In other words: If you, a straight guy from the country, once in a while have sex with other straight guys from the country, it doesn’t threaten your straight, rural identity as much as it would if instead you, for example, traveled to the nearest major metro area and tried to pick up dudes at a gay bar. You’re not the sort of man who would go to a gay bar — you’re not gay!" The Phenomenon of ‘Bud Sex’ Between Straight Rural Men
i was in a similar situation as yours, being bi and such in a southern area. coming out was hard for me, and i dont really have much to offer other than youre loved, we dont interact much but i wish you the best and im sending love your way and if you ever need someone to talk to or vent to my inbox is always open
when i lost my virginity Jeff Buckleys Hallelujah was playing on the radio for just a second I ascended into god-hood and then was quickly brought back down to earth when I fell off the bed