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I'm kinda neutral. Being bi is great but I hate having to hide it

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[–] goat@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (28 children)

No. I don't like how being queer has granted me special rights, both legally and socially. I find it easier to just say I'm queer, but not a part of the rainbow.

I dislike being grouped in the more rabid aspects of the queer community, the kind that religiously defends Drag, encourages sexual deviancy and praises censorship.

And I especially dislike the forcefulness of pride. A day. A month. Another month. It never stops. It's just so artificial and exists purely to sell rainbow products and prime-time entertainment. 'keep consuming, you gay.'

[–] goat@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like, here's a recent example of how I don't like this new mainstream pride. I went in for a mental health episode at a youth centre, and once I mentioned my sexuality, I was referred to a Pride Space.

How is my mental illness even related to being put into a group of other queer people? I exited out of that right quick if I'm just another diversity quota.

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[–] StrahdVonZarovich@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Completely agree. Sometimes it goes a bit too far. When I finally accepted myself as Bi, I tried joining the Bi-themed subreddits (back when I still used reddit) and I did not like it. They were all obsessed with labeling weird traits as evidence of being Bi (liking frogs, sitting on chairs weird, etc) and just being really horny. I quickly left. Sometimes the crazy conservatives do have a point: a lot of the lgbtq community is obsessed with sex.

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[–] dinodrinkstea@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

I do. Joy in my queerness and transness is radical and i refuse to get down by the chuds hating on us. We gotta fight but we need the love to be able to fight too

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