As a straight person, what are you trying to imply with the “read up on queer theory?”
It sounds like you’re saying that if you’re gay you should also have some of the “neighboring” qualities in the posted image.
That feels weird? Like you’re pressuring someone who’s gay to also identify with other things that they may not identify with. If they don’t identify with those things they might feel broken, or unaccepted.
Is it that wrong to be someone who presents themselves as largely straight but isn’t?
The difference is that I expect more from my community members to not perpetuate bigotry from within the community, to learn our histories, to not uphold or enforce stereotypes on each other.
I don’t expect anything from you, because I don’t expect straight people to have experience with LGBT people with the majority of the noise being propaganda.
But I do request that when asking community members a question that we are listened to, and to remember that our experiences and existence are not an argument or debate.
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As a straight person, what are you trying to imply with the “read up on queer theory?”
It sounds like you’re saying that if you’re gay you should also have some of the “neighboring” qualities in the posted image.
That feels weird? Like you’re pressuring someone who’s gay to also identify with other things that they may not identify with. If they don’t identify with those things they might feel broken, or unaccepted.
Is it that wrong to be someone who presents themselves as largely straight but isn’t?
The difference is that I expect more from my community members to not perpetuate bigotry from within the community, to learn our histories, to not uphold or enforce stereotypes on each other.
I don’t expect anything from you, because I don’t expect straight people to have experience with LGBT people with the majority of the noise being propaganda.
But I do request that when asking community members a question that we are listened to, and to remember that our experiences and existence are not an argument or debate.
Yeah, what I got hung up on was: “Too many of y’all are just straight people that have gay sex.”
Which kinda feels contradictory to: “… not uphold or enforce stereotypes on each other.”
It just feels like there’s a gay stereotype and you’re pushing those who aren’t a part of that stereotype to embrace it.
But looking at your other posts I can also see it as “don’t be afraid to be your true self, you don’t need to hide and present yourself as straight.”
I think that straight people who are allies should learn a bit more about lgbtq issues. Justice for all, perpetuated by all and whatnot.