Movies tend to overexaggerate accents. If you listen to most southern accents, they are nothing like the trashy accents depicted in movies. The same can be said of Indian accents as well as Chinese and Japanese accents. Still, they are distinct.
Unfortunately there are few gender-neutral songs in the world. I love Celine Dion's music despite the fact that most of them are about breeders. Some of those songs are beautiful nonetheless, especially The Power of Love.
They are good at keeping the discussion alive. I may tease them, but they're actually a lot of fun. They know I am only jesting when I call the the Beauty Parlor Gossip Queens. After all, if they are guilty of being gossip queens, so am I. I started that whole thing when they were talking about how much I post. I am no mach for them in that department. Still I post more than most.
Consider yourself lucky. Canada is much more accepting than the US. Your parents will probably join PFLAG the day you tell them. My mom thinks it's a choice. She does not and understand me, and she never will.