Do you know why I consider everyone who is gay, lesbian, bi, pan, trans* intersex, asexual, etc. part of a community? It's because they have common goals and dreams. They have all faced similar hardships during the same time period and stood side-by-side in many events like the Stonewall Riots. But I think people forget that. They forget that people are people, even if their sexuality or gender isn't like yours. There are people in the LGBTQ community who criticize others for not being like them. They say that other members of the community are "confused" or "just trying to sound better" or are "just weird". And when I hear things like that, I look at them like they have lobsters crawling out of their ears. Why? They sound exactly like the straight, cisgender people who have been suppressing them for so long. They are such hypocrites for doing that. Why are they hurting their own cause?
Maybe stereotypes have something to do with it. That's what I think. So, for the next few weeks, I'll be writing posts about stereotypes for individual gender and sexual orientations and debunking all of those lies. If you have any suggestions about orientations for me to cover or stereotypes you want me to discuss, please tell me in the comments section below. This post was short, but there will be a lot coming soon and they will be lengthier. As always, if you have any questions, comments, stories, or concerns, please write them in the comments section below.
Lots of love,
Nick
yaaaaaay thank you nick!!! i'd like to know about the difference between bisexual and bisexual*, especially those two flags! i know many of these terms but some of them i'm still not sure about, and even after being in the queer community for a while i still want to learn. that's really the only way we can all get along: being aware.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, Gray. A lot of these terms you probably know but don't recognize because they're not in English. I couldn't find an English version of this image. As for bisexual vs. bisexual*, I did some research and found no reference to the word "bisexual" having an asterisk. I think the asterisk was a reference to the flag, not the word. I do appreciate your curiosity. Education is one of the best pathways to acceptance.
DeleteI'd love to hear your thoughts on these topics--- please if you were to talk about them- i'd be amazing.. you seem very smart and orginzed in the ways you think.. Talk about The Gay community forgetting Bisexuals and Trans people.. Transexuals who dislike Genderqueers, Racism in the LGBT community, Queer-feminist "male-men shaming", Radical LGBTQ people who think everybody is not 100% straight. (I think when people say-- nobody is 100% straight is rude- if Genderqueer and transpeople exist- and goldstar gays exist- why can't straight people.), Gay community and Fluid (Sexuality) individuals, the Military and LGBT people (How some think they do it to be heteronomative), talk about how it's ok for people to be straight, and cisgenderd. Talk about the difference between being cisgender and cisexual. (a genderqueer person could be genderqueer and cisexual as in their genitalia is 100% fine with them.) Talk about the gay porn industry and how it hurts the LGBT community and how Heterosexuality is a fetish in gay porn, Religious LGBT people, Gaymers (Gay Gamers), LGBT fictional characters, Anime and LGBT Culture, LGBT Subcultures, Talk about how Allies are part of the LGBTQ community and how some call LGBTQPFA (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender, Queer, Panasexual, Fluid, and Allies)-- talk about LGBT pride and were it comes from.-- Talk about LGBT activist that are lest known. -- talk about simple activism that-- anybody could do! -- I have more ideas-- also I'd love to help you market your blog- come up with logos- etc. help you get sponsors too! :D IF you want I have the time and connections- I'm great at computer design and online marketing. :D Oh-- talk about Gay Christians- and talk about Gay Culture and South America-- and talk about Homosexuality in other animals- -and talk about the DSM- and how it took out homosexuality and transgenderism.. and also--- look up LGBT Buzzfeed. Anyway you should know who I am. I'm aware many of the things may sound negative- but I feel that they're important things to be talked about. Much love- your pirate friend Nick- love your blog kiddo- keep it up!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for commenting on this post. I looked at all of your ideas and put the ones I think I could write about under the page "Topics to be Covered". I'm sorry I can't write about all of them. There are some I just don't understand myself or I grouped under one larger category. You should see some of your suggestions coming up in future posts.
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