Now, I come from a small community where gaysexuality was frowned upon, and still is,
as was your tone of skin. With this, I do see we are progressing though. we are not there, but baby steps and all..
There isn't a NWOBHM band that hasn't influecend me in a way or another, but there is a one that was not a part of that, but who did influence me in how I see people in general, how I see humanity.
If I ever claim a person/band that has actually made me what I am, It's Freddie Mercury, it's Queen. (in an lesser influence, it's John Cleese
suck it)
I grew up with the community around me saying being queer is an illness, the notion that you are lesser if you are not like others. And I believed that. Being of a different color was much the same, mind this was 40-odd years ago, thankfully things have progressed but not as much I'd like though, but it is slow in secluded areas..
That was untill I learned about Mercury being gay. Realising that my meant my whole world image that I was thaught was false. There was an undeniably superior singer in the world that religion couldnt explain beyound it being from satan.
This was an eye opener. Something that I'd live with it hidden inside me for not to speak about for 20 odd years.
I'd still pretend to amuse my friends beliefs, staying with being accepted. I'd still retain the friends I'd made, just not upsetting the balance,not seeing the world as they did, not bringing it up.
