My Road to Recovery From Homophobia

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I’m not sure if it was the time in which I grew up, or the locations where I spent my middle and high school years. Being gay wasn’t a “thing” in my world. I always figured that some people were gay, and whether they chose to be open about it or not was their prerogative. It never occurred to me that there were people who actually disliked people just because they were gay. Sure, I heard jokes here and there, but getting joked…