I have a horrible suspicion my father might be a member of UKIP (I know he voted for them a few years ago, but has voted Lib Dem since, and didn't vote this year because he couldn't be bothered) looking at his list of donations of money. He certainly donated some money to both the Tories and some horrible-sounding "get us out of Europe party" just before the Euro elections.
But his LGBT policies would be aligned perfectly with "shoot 'em all". Which is a tad inconvenient given that his queer trans son is the only person who cares enough about him to look after him as he declines.
It's amazing how tolerant people can suddenly become when its their arses on the line, sometimes :-/
Hope your dad sees a bit more sense in his old age. My parents are both economic conservatives, but they're very tolerant and neither has ever given me crap about my sexuality.
Unfortunately he already is in his old age (81). Since my mother died in January he seems to have gone into a sharp decline (mainly, I think, serious depression rather than dementia, but at that age they can present similarly).
I am going to have to relocate and look after him ASAP, I fear.
When I came out as bi at 17 my mother said she'd rather I'd told her I was dying of AIDS and my father grabbed me by the hair, threw me to the ground, and kicked me. So I don't have very high expectations on the tolerance front.
Do you *have* to relocate? Can the local social services not provide support so you don't have to do that? That's a shame, I found our borough to be really helpful when I was doing caring stuff.
I hope you get the chance to have a more tolerant relationship with your dad. My dad had a difficult time with his own father all his life (my grandfather was a pretty harsh guy all round), but I do think they made *some* progress after my grandmother died. Best of luck.
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But his LGBT policies would be aligned perfectly with "shoot 'em all". Which is a tad inconvenient given that his queer trans son is the only person who cares enough about him to look after him as he declines.
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Hope your dad sees a bit more sense in his old age. My parents are both economic conservatives, but they're very tolerant and neither has ever given me crap about my sexuality.
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I am going to have to relocate and look after him ASAP, I fear.
When I came out as bi at 17 my mother said she'd rather I'd told her I was dying of AIDS and my father grabbed me by the hair, threw me to the ground, and kicked me. So I don't have very high expectations on the tolerance front.
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I hope you get the chance to have a more tolerant relationship with your dad. My dad had a difficult time with his own father all his life (my grandfather was a pretty harsh guy all round), but I do think they made *some* progress after my grandmother died. Best of luck.