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In reply to the discussion: Cait Jenner is an entitled Republican jerk. She's no ally, at this point anyway. [View all]pnwmom
(108,980 posts)During my childhood, my family lived in a few middle to upper-middle communities My father was working his way up in a company, but there were people surrounding us with a lot more money. Through it all both my parents were strong progressives in communities full of Republicans. My father especially was active in civil rights and talked about male white privilege -- a lot.
It all made sense when I hit my twenties and my parents divorced and my dad came out as gay. He, like Jenner, had always identified as an outsider. But unlike Jenner, it informed his view of politics and contributed to making him different from people in the communities we lived in.
And there were repercussions that won't be happening to Jenner. Self-employed by then, my father lost most of his clients in the few years after he came out. He ended up retiring early, but leading a happier life with less.