“When I was a kid, we were told to be ourselves and don’t try to conform...”
Same here. In fact, we were told to try to be ourselves in every different way possible. Read books you haven’t read before, try a new sport, etc... Today, it seems like we are being forced into a “mold”. Don’t look different, dress differently, listen to different music, read different books. IMHO it goes against human nature and how the Lord made us (each differently with unique gifts and talents). Just a thought.
I think it started in ernest when they started pushing us into sex ed.
I remember thinking how odd it was when the instructor went right to telling us that homosexual thoughts were normal and all “normal” boys have them.