<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=168493.msg7937185#msg7937185">Quote from: Blinkin on 24-03-2013, 11:23:54</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">But something that would be exceptionally unforgiving for the time period. Lesbianism was as fast to get one shunded in the society as homosexuality was, and the act may end up being viewed really badly, along the lines of burning black churches bad, in the 1950's. It may be too far to go with the group of friends, but it's up to the characters. <br/><br/>Something to consider, a boy-friend might view it as bad as if she might if he cheated on her. Its quite a blow to his ego at an age where ego is just about crushed anyway. hehe<br/><br/>Please take this one to the OOC board. As soon as Kate's character is done, we'll try to get the last bits of backstory down and begin.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=168493.msg7937240#msg7937240">Quote from: Siereis on 24-03-2013, 12:05:01</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">In terms of homosexuality I was mostly joking...probably not going to throw in any of that unless it actually comes up.<br/><br/>My character is done for now so give her a quick glance over and let me know if any changes need to be done or added.  Thanks.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>So since Blinkin said to take this to the OOC thread I'm replying here, because I think we ought to figure it out. I said in my character sheet that Lily is attracted to other girls as well as boys, and although Blinkin's right that homosexuality wasn't accepted then the way it is now, it's not like it didn't<em>exist</em>, although of course the ways people would have understood/spoken about/acted on it are quite different.<br/><br/>It's really hard for modern folks to think anymore about what homosexuality was like before gay liberation, for example, the closet was conceptualized differently (since being 'out' was almost universally dangerous, and therefore staying hidden was more of a virtue than a shame), and it might not have been thought as as a 'real' thing (in terms of a discrete category of identity, i.e. you're a heterosexual or a homosexual) the way it is now.<br/><br/>Anyway, my weird theory points aside, there is the question of how our characters will or won't act on that sort of thing. I was planning on playing it out as a sort of tentative hidden exploration (somewhat along the lines of the theme of sexuality in the whole roleplay, although a good deal more so), but of course if other people aren't interested it's easy to sort of write out.