Reese Witherspoon didn't understand what homosexuality was until she auditioned in Los Angeles

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Reese Witherspoon: I feel like I met you when I was 23 years old.

Regina King: I know - we have grown children. We met each other on #LegallyBlonde. Remember when you got Sally Field to play that part? We were just fanning out https://t.co/JTfF8kCDNd
- Variety (@Variety) June 23, 2020
The Little Fires Everywhere star had a virtual Red, White & Blonde

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[babyyoda]

My white adoptive parents were like this with sexuality especially (and a lot of other things) which is why I was having unprotected sex as a teenager in the 90s and was just lucky I didn’t get pregnant. I had no adults to explain things to me, my entire “support” group and model was white and southern baptist. When I told my Sunday school teacher I didn’t have a problem with homosexuality in 1995 I got thrown out of church and tbh I didn’t quite understand what I was defending I just knew I didn’t have an issue with gays. Probably a lot of why it took until 40 to realize I’m bisexual and I’m still coming to terms with it

Anyways I’m not a Reese fan but I get this

[wakeupem]

There were two men who bought a house down the street from my family in the early 90s. My Mom simply told me sometimes two men or two women fall in love and that was that.

[vatulele]

I think that’s how my mom explained it to me, as well. (90’s baby) Maybe it was watching The Birdcage, or Mrs. Doubtfire and I asked about it? We live in rural, heavily Mormon/Catholic AZ. She’s never come out and said it but I think a few of her old bosses from work were/are Lesbians. I just know she always told me that no matter who someone loved, what they looked like, what religion they are made no difference, they’re a human being and they deserve dignity and respect.

[epicdonald]

i think i was like 8 when i first learned about gaiety. i grew up in a very very conservative part of GA (so that's saying something) BUT i went to catholic school in an almost entirely protestant/evangelical culture so we were already kind of a counterculture. and my school & church had several gay people on staff but i don't think they were allowed to be out. there'd still be rumors about it though, i just didn't find out the rumors were true until i was an adult.

i remember one time when i was like 10 or so i made a gay joke with my friends in front of my mom and she corrected me & said it was inappropriate, which in retrospect is wild because now almost 20 years later she's a fox news addicted trump supporter.

i first learned about heterosexuality when i was 4 and saw mark hamill in the original star wars looking at those two suns setting over tatooine

[ms_mmelissa]

I don't remember not knowing what it was tbh. I grew up in a very liberal progressive environment so I remember my mom sitting me down at one point and telling me it was okay if I liked girls only the way she said it was so confusing I just thought that everyone just became gay in high school and I was like "Okay, cool".

Also come to think of it my parents had a business that bordered the city's gay village so that's probably where I first heard about it. I remember loving all the rainbow flags as a kid.

[derevko]

I just thought that everyone just became gay in high school

lmao

[pikapika217]

learned about heterosexuality at home and ION know if I believe it's successful or worth it but bless your heart lol

homosexuality.....well, I dug in my mail to find the thread about my coming out story, which at the time was traumatic but I've learned to laugh at via that thread. So... enjoy: http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/106791122.html?thread=18364676818#t18364676818

[slinkydinks]

omg, you were 12?! I mean, I knew at about that age, but I def didn't feel comfortable enough to come out to my parents then. I was like, I'm not trying to get disowned/kicked out before I finish school.👀