Growing up in a military family I traveled quite a bit, had the opportunity to live in others cultures, try my hand other foods and languages, and have had very diverse groups of friends.

Now, being a 53 year old living in a smaller college town my friends are mostly people I have shared experience with, namely lesbians. People I've known for 20+ years that have endured the same discrimination over that time... and now celebrate our newfound freedoms and recognition together. I also have a few straight friends, they are all kind of groovy counterculture folks so hanging out with them has always been fun and lacking in that stilted weirdness that often surfaces when hanging out with other straights I know.