Seriously?

My grandma's best friend is staying with my dad this week while I'm here. Some friends of hers just came over, that I've known for a long time, but they haven't seen me since I moved.

"So, are you still liberal?"

Seriously? I just smiled and said, gosh, I think so!

It amazes me that I'm so different from my family. Is it just generational? How did I become a liberal and they're so conservative? Why don't tattoos or gay marriage bother me at all? I'm considering becoming a lesbian just to be the complete opposite of what they all believe in. I'm just flabbergasted right now.