LGBTQ+ Megathread & Lounge (Part 1)

Sadly I agree.

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it isnt very creative though, Ive heard that one before

Who the hell is Dahmer?

Jeff Dahmer was a vicious serial killer. I don’t want to speak to it any further, other than there’s a Netflix series about it now.

Disgusting. What did the guy post about him?

That he watched it on Netflix and it reminded him of people here.

I only believe this coming from you because I can see the evidence still, despite the original post being deleted.

It’s quite a bucked up thing to say.

Tbh posts like that remind me why spaces like these are so important. It’s easy to think that everything is fair and equal, but it isn’t. A lot of us live our lives having to censor ourselves and watch our step to not offend other people’s world views and it’s exhausting.

Some people are going to hate our existence no matter what. And I’m honestly tired of having to watch my step and having to be the ‘better person’ just to… protect their feelings? When we’re constantly bombarded with attacks on our mental health and someone even comparing us to a serial killer?

Gurl…

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Kinda why I gave up trying to be a “good trans”.

A bigot will either hate you to your face or will hate you behind your back. So its a waste of energy trying to be all friendly.

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nod nod Been there. There’s initially a sense of validation in being told you’re “one of the good ones”, but it doesn’t last. You feel like a sellout and like you have to keep biting your tongue and smiling at the same dehumanizing remarks and “jokes” even though it’s killing you inside.

And if and when you do speak up about something going beyond the pale, you quickly stop being “one of the good ones”. It’s just not worth it.

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I agree with you, here. This is for EVERYONE, though.

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Or the incredibly slow poison that is “Oh parents say they accept you. But they never bother with correct pronouns or standing up for you against the more toxic relatives”

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Agreed. Everyone is equal.

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I never had this issue with my parents, we all eventually cut out my toxic siblings and have ever since acted like it’s just me and them, I’m sorry if you or others have went through that because that sucks and I’m sorry.

I wish I had that option. My family is tiny because my incredibly toxic grandma made people straight up leave the family entirely.

Things weren’t great for awhile with Mom and I but progress is slowly happening. 8 years of that “poison” though. Was not fun.

Unfortunately, they’re not always treated that way :frowning:

I’m very sorry to hear that, if I knew you in my real life you are the type of person I would of invited to come live with us instead of having to go through that, dealing with that, etc. because that’s absolutely horrible.

Heh I do tend to radiate “Anybody gonna adopt this guy? No?” energy with friends lol

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To be fair, at least from my family/relatives, the tone has shifted from “gay people should die,” to “should gay people exist”. So that’s progress I guess. I still enjoy seeing their shocked reactions when I say that I think that there are evolutionary benefits to homosexuality (e.g. by providing more resources to their families). The catch-22 here is that it’s usually the families that end up rejecting them so they don’t get to enjoy the financial benefits and extra time we have to take care of the elderly :stuck_out_tongue:

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Haha, I love that and yeah I totally would as well. :sparkling_heart: :sparkling_heart: :sparkling_heart:

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