Growing up, I lived in an area where many people came from Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, etc, and there was a large tolerance towards being non-heterossexual in that community.
I'll even risk I am how I am because I was exposed to those positive examples. People were just people.
I'll gladly admit I lack knowledge regarding Asia.
North America. You're thinking of the US, right? I'll agree.
I'm getting the feeling you're reporting from a narrow reality.
Which is fine, because your life experience is valid by itself.
Those are not subjects I see as disruptive, personally, and neither in my social surroundings, and I live in a pretty conservative area.
A kid here came out as gay in his 12. His family is very well known for being very religious and upstandimg, yet they took the hit and moved on. The kid is very much gay, in all definitions of the word, and the family is still supporting him. The grandma on the father's side almost had a cow but that quickly blew over.
Yes, parents could and should make an effort to be available for their kids but most people kind of "decouple" from the role besides conceiving the kids and taking them to school. Most forget how it was to be one. And that is sad. Does that makes them bad? No. Just absent, which is sad.
Risking entering personal grounds, I would not give two seconds for any of the subjects you mention as difficult or problematic. It's not my life; my role, as a parent, is doing my best to get my kids ready to be proper human beings. It's not easy, I do have to be the "bad guy" more often than I would like, only I know how much it hurts me do so, but it's my role to set boundaries. But meddling on interests, likings and sexuality is not my role.
I'll risk I'd get the stink eye from many people here if I was to tell how I handle educating my kids.
That would make the dollar plummet and instantly end the furious import market, with no need for tariffs. With a devalued currency, it would make the country appealing to install industry back, even if low value at first, to soak up the throngs of unemployed.
And the current administration would wave away ratings and anything relating to international entitities and gladly default on their creditors, to pull everyone down.
These guys are mad but their madness has a method.
I don't consider any part of my personality as a super power, although I am aware I have a few oddities on me.
Smells play a very big part of my reality.
I can "smell" a shift in air humidity. This led to me learning I can cook by my nose, as I can smell the very onset of burning or low content of salt or spices.
Anyone else can smell crickets?
it was always easier to maintain a memory if I translate it into an image.
I gave differents colours in my mind to the days of the week, I color coded my emotions in order to know how things are inside my head and I have a colour bar to range my dialogue intensity to other.
noticing something is "wrong" around or out of place always seemed easy, be it because there is a sound too much or missing or something is somewhere it doesn't belong or missing
I always thought these were normal things, growing up. Just like having a narrator voice in my head (this one comes really handy when reading a book; all character have a voice and the narrator has another).
No way an unelected individual would take office in my country.
If the president dies, the national assembly president assumes the role, internally, and is mandated, by force of law, to schedule elections to within 90 days.
The only time an unelected person was nominated for a government role in this country ended terribly, with the president disbanding the national assembly and scheduling elections in less than 30 days after the apointment and the appointment had been aproved by the national assembly.
In a democratic country, you can think and say whatever you want from its government. At best, being there, you should expect some side eyeing: you're there; if you don't like it, go your own way.
In countries where you know such criticism can bring harm your way, just avoid going there altogether.
That is simply awful. I have no words to express what is going on in my head right now.
Nobody, no child, no human being should ever go through such an experience.
I sincerely hope you are in a better situation today and as happy as you can humanly be.
What you are telling just illustrates how callous and inhumane the system is there.