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As transvestite mad scientist Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 film, Curry was so beautiful, so sexy, I could understand both Brad and Janet (not to mention Rocky) wanting to kiss him. I credit The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and specifically Tim Curry, for putting paid to any ‘ooh yuck’ factor I might have otherwise had at the sight of two men kissing.
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And I start to wonder how to bridge the gap. I feel ashamed it’s taken me so long to fully grasp what my LGBTIQ friends have no doubt known forever about the implications of growing up surrounded by popular culture that is overwhelmingly hetero-normative. Yet somehow all this knowledge and experience doesn’t prevent the ‘ooh yuck’ reaction to the sight of two men kissing. She’s also been to some of the finest drag shows in Southeast Asia. She knows who is gay and lesbian among our friends, and has friends at school who have same-sex parents. I’ve been careful to use inclusive language about sexual preference since she was little. My daughter knows about sexual diversity. I’ve been reflecting on her words for weeks now. Never one to take criticism lying down, my daughter countered with, ‘But Mummy, I’ve never seen this before. We’ve got lots of friends who are gay and lesbian-’ I reeled off a few names of people she knows ‘- and to suggest it’s yuck for them to kiss the people they love is very hurtful.’ ‘You know, I’m really offended by your reaction to that card. I left the room, took a deep breath, and came back to my daughter. I was mortified by what I saw as an epic parent fail moment, not least of all because the family member in question happens to be gay. As my eight-year-old daughter shares my love of street art, I drew her attention to the card. A family member recently showed me a birthday card featuring graffiti artist Banksy’s stencil image of two English policemen kissing.