A few days ago @graceelavery tweeted that “part of the point (of Queer & Trans studies) is to handle ideas that the family home renders unthinkable” & that uni students back at home might be "exposed to harm" if their parents knew. This is my response.http://lilymaynard.com/there-but-for-grace-go-we-queer-theory-and-the-snowflake-generation/ …
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Of course, Lily is an "ROGD mom", so she has a deep emotional investment in this narrative - she needs to believe that the vast majority of all parents are fundamentally decent and should not be questioned by meddling outsiders And the exceptions are obvious monsters
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Like how hard is it to accept that even if I know for an absolute certainty my parents will never physically attack me or even kick me out of the house and make me homeless I may just NOT WANT to come out as queer or trans to them when I'm not ready
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