Kristen

That's, in my opinion, because people... There's still a stigma around it, and it goes against the nuclear family bullshit that we're all fed from a very, very young age, and that it's wrong if you're gay, or it's like... It's a very weird thing, at least coming from me as a straight person. I see it to me.

It's also like it's mostly coming from people that are not comfortable within their own sexuality. Right. That perpetuated.

It's also like it's mostly coming from people that are not comfortable within their own sexuality. Right. That perpetuated.

It's also like it's mostly coming from people that are not comfortable within their own sexuality. Right. That perpetuated.

Or with your generation, have they taken those roles and the stereotypes more out of it than how your mom and I grew up? Like, is it looked at the same where everything your mom just explained about Elijah? Do you even identify that as masculine in your generation? Because you might not.

Or with your generation, have they taken those roles and the stereotypes more out of it than how your mom and I grew up? Like, is it looked at the same where everything your mom just explained about Elijah? Do you even identify that as masculine in your generation? Because you might not.

Or with your generation, have they taken those roles and the stereotypes more out of it than how your mom and I grew up? Like, is it looked at the same where everything your mom just explained about Elijah? Do you even identify that as masculine in your generation? Because you might not.

Okay. So some of it still bled through to your generation. But some of it is not necessarily identifying this trait as masculine or feminine. Like, if you saw a man crying, would you say that they're feminine?

Okay. So some of it still bled through to your generation. But some of it is not necessarily identifying this trait as masculine or feminine. Like, if you saw a man crying, would you say that they're feminine?

Okay. So some of it still bled through to your generation. But some of it is not necessarily identifying this trait as masculine or feminine. Like, if you saw a man crying, would you say that they're feminine?

So I know this episode was planned out for a while. Yeah. And you had had a lot of conversations with mom and things like that. And then unfortunately your plans were disrupted by somebody publicly posting some photos that were shared on a private Facebook page from prom. Do you want to talk about that? How it made you feel? The impact that took on people around you?

So I know this episode was planned out for a while. Yeah. And you had had a lot of conversations with mom and things like that. And then unfortunately your plans were disrupted by somebody publicly posting some photos that were shared on a private Facebook page from prom. Do you want to talk about that? How it made you feel? The impact that took on people around you?

So I know this episode was planned out for a while. Yeah. And you had had a lot of conversations with mom and things like that. And then unfortunately your plans were disrupted by somebody publicly posting some photos that were shared on a private Facebook page from prom. Do you want to talk about that? How it made you feel? The impact that took on people around you?

And just take us through what that was like.

And just take us through what that was like.

And just take us through what that was like.

You guys were planning the episode before that happened. Yes.

You guys were planning the episode before that happened. Yes.

You guys were planning the episode before that happened. Yes.

And that was on your terms that was having conversations like what we're having now, which I'm very glad that you still wanted to, you know, share it this way and have everything out in your own words. I know you had told me that you went to mom about wanting to post something immediately.