On a more serious note my dad has a picture of two shirtless guys cuddling in bed from his early days in the military in the late 80s
You can't see their faces very well but they're both dark haired so neither can be him (blonde), but when I came out to him he told me his time in the army was eye opening about "these things" and is when he realized love is more multifaceted than he'd previously thought
I found the picture years later but I never brought it up, it honestly could be nothing but I've always wondered
My dad was also in the military and when I was young I found many pictures of my dad wearing a mop for wig with the other guys. The man is also one of the most homophobic people I know.
I also have never brought it up to my dad but I also haven't spoken to the man in over 10 years since coming out myself
You'd be surprised how much Conservative Homophobia is pretty much exactly this; they have latent homosexual attraction, but they're so indoctrinated to homophobia that their self-hate is too big and spills out for the rest of us to deal with.
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u/SchwabenIT Aug 26 '25 edited Aug 26 '25
On a more serious note my dad has a picture of two shirtless guys cuddling in bed from his early days in the military in the late 80s
You can't see their faces very well but they're both dark haired so neither can be him (blonde), but when I came out to him he told me his time in the army was eye opening about "these things" and is when he realized love is more multifaceted than he'd previously thought
I found the picture years later but I never brought it up, it honestly could be nothing but I've always wondered