Been an active zoo for over 30 years now, was with both male & female animals before I ever played with humans, and it's always felt like the most natural thing in the world to me, no qualms, no hesitation or anxiety... Admittedly however, I wasn't rasied in a particularly religious/moral household, so perhaps my open willingness to roll with it is linked to a genral lack of moral panic in my socializing environment...
The more difficult part for me has been navigating the rest of the non-zoo world, and coming to terms with the fact that many people, even some who I otherwise respect, find it so disagreeable (or at least purport to)---which is why a site like this is so amazing, because one can quickly find that us zoos are everywhere and from all walks of life, just as "normal" as anyone else strutting around out there.
Cheers to all of you living your own truth, no matter what that looks like!!
"...I am what I am, I don't want praise, I don't want pity; I bang my own drum, some think it's noise, I think it's pretty..." ---Gloria Gaynor "I Am What I Am"
"...I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations, neither are you here to live up to mine..." ---Peter Tosh "I Am That I Am"
The more difficult part for me has been navigating the rest of the non-zoo world, and coming to terms with the fact that many people, even some who I otherwise respect, find it so disagreeable (or at least purport to)---which is why a site like this is so amazing, because one can quickly find that us zoos are everywhere and from all walks of life, just as "normal" as anyone else strutting around out there.
Cheers to all of you living your own truth, no matter what that looks like!!
"...I am what I am, I don't want praise, I don't want pity; I bang my own drum, some think it's noise, I think it's pretty..." ---Gloria Gaynor "I Am What I Am"
"...I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations, neither are you here to live up to mine..." ---Peter Tosh "I Am That I Am"