LGBTQ+ Megathread & Lounge (Part 1)

[Lilithia-nagrand (Lilithia)]

There was a time that I would find these threads borderline trollish, like almost like attention-seeking, but as time has gone on, I realize how important it is that we continue to fight for social progress…

I was close to a transgender person once that I got on really well with, yet even if I consider myself straight, it was that one individual I felt quite close to.

But I made the mistake of telling my last date about this, and since then I have been subject to a lot of offensive remarks and jokes, that by any stretch of the imagination would be very offensive to the trans community. Perhaps I am not straight, but more of a demisexuality, where certain individuals can just have a certain affect on me perhaps…

I do find the level of discrimination that still exists in the community, and I’d say I live in a more progressive one as quite disappointing…problem is, they say they wouldn’t insult a trans person to their face, but if a transgender person knew the kinds of things this person was saying to me about it, the insults and telling me I apparently had a lack of humor…disappointing.

How could they not know that I’d find a picture of a transgender person and then being asked if that was my next “hookup” as highly offensive, it’s wrong on so many levels…

It assumes that I see trans people as nothing more then sex objects other then people for starters, and also assumes that my goal in life is to simply hookup with as many people as I can, which is actually not the case, I think ideally we’d all choose a loving relationship if we had the choice.

I think that being accepting of people who are different is very important, as I regret to say, in my own experience, homophobia is still rampant…

[Koshka-kelthuzad]

@Arandi-moon-guard

If I am personally inconvenienced by a protest group, I will be far less likely to even consider their cause, as the annoyance overrides the message.

Sounds like BLM.

[Koshka-kelthuzad]

@Tiffany-ravencrest

Everyone blocking traffic in Canada was there for the protest. Everyone breaking into the Capitol was there for the protest. What other motive could they have had?

Are you from Canada?
The January 6 insurrection in Washington and the Trucker protest in Ottawa are two entirely separate situations.
Like, its not even close.

You’re always going to find a couple idiots at any protest/rally/whatever no matter what the cause is.

[Everrant-area-52]

@Arandi-moon-guard

If I see a protest group on media, or pass by them on my way somewhere, I may or may not take note of their cause and message.

If I am personally inconvenienced by a protest group, I will be far less likely to even consider their cause, as the annoyance overrides the message.

But you guys usually get irrationally inconvenienced by the sole mention of the topic, in any shape of form.
That’s not a good argument. Get a grip.

[Tiffany-ravencrest]

Statistics show that a small percentage of people are committing crimes while a large percentage of people are upset when their civil liberties are being taken away.

It’s unlikely that someone who is protesting for legitimate civil liberties would be the same person taking advantage of the chaos to go rob a store. A small few maybe but most BLM supporters just want the same rights that the rest of us have.

As for the suggestion that I’m saying it was a right wing group causing trouble to make BLM look bad, I never said any such thing. Most likely that’s people on the right thinking like people on the right.

[Tiffany-ravencrest]

In both cases, people who claimed they were there to protest were taking over public property and denying the public the use of that property instead of asking for a designated place to protest as any law abiding citizen would do.

[Malgorok-zuljin]

Can we stop, please?

[Arandi-moon-guard (Arandi)]

@Everrant-area-52

But you guys usually get irrationally inconvenienced by the sole mention of the topic, in any shape of form.
That’s not a good argument. Get a grip.

“Us guys”? To whom are you referring? You don’t know me.

It’s also not what I said at all.

Get a grip.

@Koshka-kelthuzad

Sounds like BLM.

I was not referring to any specific group in any way.

[Tiffany-ravencrest]

You are annoyed by people saying that their lives matter as much as anyone else’s lives?

Well I guess if you don’t agree, then that would be annoying.

[Idun-wyrmrest-accord (Idun)]

@Lilithia-nagrand

Perhaps I am not straight, but more of a demisexuality,

Demisexuality is what we used to call “normal”.

[Lilithia-nagrand (Lilithia)]

I think we need to keep arguing for social justice, but must do so with tact, using extreme measures like blocking traffic and whatnot should only be used as a last resort.

[Rosenivy-area-52 (Rosenivy)]

??? Never heard that from folks.

Most people say “Oh so you mean friends?” because they don’t get it

[Alîcê-azuresong]

@Malgorok-zuljin

Can we stop, please?

I agree. This is supposed to be a LGBT community thread. Not an intense debate on the inner workings of protests. How they work and how they affect you.

I have a very, very small limit on how much politics I can talk take with random strangers so stop people stop trying to take our hang out away because you just can’t stop arguing.

This thread is not an endless debate. So please stop try turning it into one. (Malgrok I know this is going to be sent to you via the forums messaging system because I quoted you, but I just wanted to echo what you said, not say it at you.)

[Trikzi-dentarg]

My absolute favorite Moody Blues: Question
https://youtu.be/-wDHvmCVRxU

[Fuzzbutt-zuljin]

@Alîcê-azuresong

This thread is not an endless debate. So please stop try turning it into one. (Malgrok I know this is going to be sent to you via the forums messaging system because I quoted you, but I just wanted to echo what you said, not say it at you.)

I’m seriously wondering if the entire reason people bring politics into this thread, then debate on it when they have never spoken in this thread before is an attempt to get the thread shut down.

It seriously doesn’t belong here or anywhere on the forums.

I agree. They need to quit. If I see anymore political talk I’m just going to report it at this point.

[Surfgirl-dathremar (Surfgirl)]

Nice choice

[Surfgirl-dathremar (Surfgirl)]

Yes, can we actually get back to other things

Like are ya having a good 4th Fuzzbutt

[Surfgirl-dathremar (Surfgirl)]

And Hello Fenelon

Happy 4th to you as well

[Fuzzbutt-zuljin]

So far yeah I just woke up not that long ago lol. I called mom and dad and they are doing good.

Although they have an issue with a fox trying to get into the chicken coop, so they are having to deal with that lol. They have lost about half their chickens do to varmints. =(

Right now I’m dealing with a Japanese beetle infestation that I gotta figure out how to deal with. I’m going to take my dad’s advice and use dawn dish soap with water to spray on em and spray on the leaves along with getting some traps for the garden. They seam fixated on the rose bush (and idc about the rose bush so they can have it).

[Tiffany-ravencrest]

One time years ago I was hanging out with some friends, some of whom were gay. One of the guys said “Hey, let’s go out on Storrow Drive and block traffic”. Storrow Drive is a major Boston commuter route which manages to get itself clogged at rush hour without any help from protestors.

I told him that’s a great idea but offered a suggestion. I said dress like a blue color worker (not that all blue color workers are anti gay) and carry signs calling gay people bad names and advocating gay bashing.

He looked surprised.

I said look, if you block traffic on Storrow Drive at rush hour, everyone will hate you and they will hate what ever you stand for. They would hate motherhood and apple pie if that was your cause.

He got the point. They stayed away from Storrow Drive.

By the way, Storrow Drive is closed today anyway because of the 4th of July concert on the Esplanade, not that it has anything to do with this story.