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when gay ppl say “my partner” is it to avoid discrimination? genuine question
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Anonymous 11w

im a girl and i call my bf my partner because 1. it sounds more mature 2. i think of relationships as partnerships so not everyone who says it is necessarily gay. and i feel like more straight people should use it too so its not like “outing” a gay person who uses it

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Anonymous 11w

for some people the answer might be yes or their partner might be nonbinary or not want to use a gendered term. lots of reasons! some people also don't think boyfriend or girlfriend is "serious" enough

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Anonymous 11w

Try “boo thang”

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 11w

ohhh okay, i’ve noticed this a couple of times where someone’s used partner and their partner was of the same sex. i just hope they wouldn’t think id judge

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11w

they might also just do it by habit, especially if their family is homophobic

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