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The speaker shares personal information about their upbringing in a small town and their experiences growing up. They then discuss the topic of LGBTQ identification in the younger generation and suggest that social acceptance and technological advancements have contributed to higher numbers. The speaker also mentions that some people view it as a trend or attention-seeking behavior. They predict that the trend may continue but certain aspects of it may fade over time. The discussion then shifts to gender discrimination, particularly in leadership and education. The speaker acknowledges progress but believes that inequality still exists, especially in certain industries. They suggest that individualism and competitiveness may be factors contributing to women's perception of increased discrimination compared to the past. Okay I'm recording now. Okay what year were you born? 1979. Okay and where are you from? Delphi, Wisconsin. Okay what is this area like? It's a small town. It's surrounded by equally small towns. There's predominantly Catholic and small businesses. Not many chain businesses. Just more rural, rural living. Okay and what would you say your life was like growing up? Pretty quiet. We lived out in the country in a middle class family. We had acreage. We spent a lot of time at home and with family. We didn't go out very often. As I got a little bit older we had a house in Colorado and then in Wisconsin so we we started going going out that direction to go skiing and spend time out that way and didn't travel a lot. My mom was a stay-at-home mom so we did that and went to a small Catholic parochial school within the community we lived in and had had a close-knit friend and family group. Okay and then moving on to some of the questions that are derived from Twainy's book Generations. The book focuses on each generation and what makes them unique and then their differences from each other and kind of how we all exist in society together. Okay. So the first two questions are more based on my generation and your views on that. Okay. So for question number one, Twainy shows a lot of data in her book and one of the data points that was shown is three out of ten Gen Z women and one out of eight Gen Z men identify as something other than straight. So gay, bi, like LGBTQ community. What do you think the cause of the higher numbers in my generation's identification with the LGBTQ community is and do you think that past generations numbers would have been higher if it was a more socially accepted identity? Well I think lifestyles changed between the generations so I think there were a lot more family values in my generation and people were starting to learn to make more money. There was more technology starting to come around but I don't think it, I mean there were people that were different. There were people that identified as gay. I don't really recall, especially in the area that I grew up in, there being a lot of that and if people were it was much quieter. Not that you would necessarily be a social outcast but it was not accepted as it is now and I would, I would have to say that technology and all of the social media and being able to communicate more with others in your generation definitely opened that up and changed it. People are looking more to make more money to work more hours. They're not spending as much time with family. People are experimenting more and are less supervised I would say than we were at our ages. Was there another part to that question? I guess like not relating as much to the book but I've heard a lot of people in older generations and even some people in my generation say that the increase in my generation is because it's a trend and you can stand out. What is your view on that perspective? I think a lot of it is attention seeking. I'm not going to lie on that one. I guess I don't understand why, I've always understood that people could be gay. You may have a natural tendency to move towards one or the other and I guess there might be a learning curve in there because what you feel is acceptable versus what you are but I do think a lot of it is attention seeking. I don't understand anything beyond gay. I don't understand transgender. I don't understand a lot of it and I do think it has a lot to do with trying to stand out or be different in a world of a whole bunch of people that are very similar. And then kind of going based off of that view just the fact that it's like maybe trying to be different or follow a trend. Do you think it's a trend that will continue or do you think it's something that will die down? I think it's a fad for the moment. I truly do see it not dying out. I don't think it will ever go back to what it was but I think a lot will come to light with some of the things that are happening especially with sex change operations and people thinking they are animals. I have to truly in my heart believe that that fad is going to go out. It's a very different lifestyle and I think it will change as the clothing style changes. Okay and then moving on to my next question. Statistics show that women in Gen Z compared to the past generation feel that they are facing an all time high of discrimination when it comes to leadership or executive positions and also college education. Do you think that there is truth to these feelings? Do you think there is truth to that or do you think that there is a difference or a different reason for the numbers jumping so high? I don't know. In the past women really didn't have as many rights or opportunities so supposedly now we are seen as equals. I don't believe women are equals. Men and women are very different but I do still believe it is male dominated. I think women have made massive strides but I still do believe there is workplace inequality but I also believe in certain jobs men and women are not equal. So what do you think is the reason for women now compared to in the 50s thinking that we are at a higher point of discrimination? That's a good question. I think women are out individually. I think in the 50s women were together like there were a mass number of women coming into something and fighting for it together and I think it's a very cut throat. 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