As you know, I'm estranged from my parents but it is very much to their credit that they never discouraged us from having friends of any race, creed or colour.

I think that having had a first serious boyf from what it now Zimbabwe helped too. Especially back in the seventies. Racially mixed couples were much rarer back then.

Having blood from two minorities (Jewish and Romani) certainly does.

And, well, you know the bit about the lack of cis privilege...........