In my own experience, I would get beaten up for being “less than a man, which usually means having to conform to backwards ideals of manhood as shown by countries that are less industrial.

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True! Just idea of telling someone can mean the difference between getting beaten or killed. This is why I have contempt towards people who have only lived in the west or have strong connections to the west.

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Also, usually my assumption when I see something like this is they might not have realized they’re gay or that it’s ok for them to be gay. There’s so many reasons this might happen, hold your judgement for a moment.

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I have a lesbian friend who recently married a man and a part of me feels sad for her because I KNOW she wanted women and didn’t have a supportive environment 🥺

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