"As a child growing up in the Midwest, I was greatly influenced by my maternal Grandfather. What a wonderful Italian man. The stories he would tell about old Chicago… Sitting at Al Capone’s table; tailoring suits for the man, my Grandpa was a tough guy. Not someone to mess with because let me tell you, he had some serious connections into a world of not so nice people! You saw my Grandpa and you showed him respect! Little did I know that the man with five children and countless grandchildren was, well…Gay. Yup. My Grandpa watched soap operas. As a matter of fact, you had to remain silent for that one hour a day he and my Grandmother glued themselves to their big black and white TV. “Shh!” was about all I heard during that one hour. As they grew older and one would be hospitalized, the other would GO HOME for that hour of TV and then come back and report on the happenings of all their soap opera friends. (This was in the days prior to having a TV in your hospital room!)
Poor Grandma. I wonder if she ever knew?
Thankfully during my father’s formative years there was no TV. I might not be here if there had been.
You know who else in my life is, well… Gay? My son! It amazes me that a five year old boy who truly has no idea about sexual preferences or how he’s going to end up in life can be gay at such an early age. But let’s face facts, the kid has spent many a day snuggled up next to me, watching General Hospital. Heck! He’s even told me repeatedly how much he likes Jason… and we all know he’s gay! Look at his love for Sonny! Poor Justin, I never gave the boy a chance. I should have turned off the TV. I should have played more football with him when he was younger! So what if there’s a risk of injury! What’s wrong with a head injury if it keeps the kid from watching soap operas? Bad mommy! Bad! "
"Carolyn's World"
https://eyeonsoaps.com/carolynstraightment.htm
I remember "The Young and The Restless"...
"How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future" | Scott Galloway
https://youtube.com/watch?v=qEJ4hkpQW8E&si=hVGEbO4i_4hMOR8d
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The Young and the Restless promo, 1979
https://youtu.be/NwhVYzwTVbA?feature=shared
But what about "The Young and The Expressive..."
#pov trouble being bisexual ðģ️ð #shorts ##lgbtq
https://youtube.com/shorts/uqZzL48iBeE?si=E4kG4_3Wx5eluCua
Or what about "Today, on 'Clearly, none of US would have been put on a list for deportation to an extermination camp...'"
"Lesbians and the Third Reich" | Holocaust Encyclopedia
https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/lesbians-under-the-nazi-regime
Oh no?
"Victor Kugler | Anne Frank House"
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/main-characters/victor-kugler/
Not a Victor Kugler amongst you? What about amongst the other descendants?
"Johannes Kleiman, Jan Gies, Fritzi Frank, Otto Frank, Johanna Kleiman, and Miep Gies."
https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/main-characters/johannes-kleiman/
Sorry, I mean, there was just a little soap opera joke earlier on in this TED talk...
"How the US Is Destroying Young People’s Future" | Scott Galloway
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