LGBTQIA+ on Sidechat | Reminder that you would literally have been castrated, lobotomised, or executed for being gay only 70 years ago. That didn’t just change on a whim, it changed because thousands of brave people put themselves at risk to fight for you. LGBTQ is political.

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LGBTQIA+ 8w

Reminder that you would literally have been castrated, lobotomised, or executed for being gay only 70 years ago. That didn’t just change on a whim, it changed because thousands of brave people put themselves at risk to fight for you. LGBTQ is political.

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Anonymous 8w

The right to gay marriage isn’t even old enough to drink yet, and is only held up by a Supreme Court decision, many states still have bans inactive but on the books, waiting for the decision to be reversed one day. The rights of transgender individuals aren’t won yet. Your existence is political because there are politicians who would want you dead.

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Anonymous 8w

gay sex wasn't even fully legal in the US until 2003

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Anonymous 8w

Fucking preach. Conservatives have no place in the queer community (or in society writ large tbh)

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Anonymous 8w

for reference since they're about to be deleted: "can we stop talking about politics and talk about queer stuff. nobody wants to hear about your side's whining and justification for helping criminals." and they are in the comments talking about how we're not oppressed and that trans people are actually just mad that they aren't getting "special privileges" and that they're treated equal to everyone else

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Anonymous 8w

I was 10 when gay marriage was federally legalized. TEN.

Anonymous 8w

There still are several parts of the world where you can be castrated, lobotomized and executed for being gay

Anonymous 8w

Love is love 🫶 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

Anonymous 8w

Idk what the original post was but hell yeah

Anonymous 8w

Yeah thanks for the reminder…. I don’t think any of us need to hear this especially during pride month. I know I as a lesbian face distress every day just from existing so stop acting like we all stopped suffering and owe our lives to people before us who are going the same exact things we are doing today to fight for our rights.

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Anonymous

#1 8w

Tbh moreso than conservatives, the people who piss me off most are the “anti-political” ones, since they directly allow the conservative queers to propagate. The conservative queers would never be as prominent as they are if people would grow a spine against them

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Anonymous

OP 8w

There is no such thing as anti-political: they’re just conservative but prefer not think about it

Anonymous

#3 8w

Thank you hero for preserving the post

Anonymous

#3 8w

God some people are morons 😭

Anonymous

#8 8w

i copied it in the comments

Anonymous

OP 8w

i agree with everything you’ve said but i do have one small correction about gay marriage protections- the respect for marriage act was signed in 2022 with congressional approval and codified several parts of obergefell into law. i just want people to have correct information so that we can stay fighting the important fights.

Anonymous

#6 8w

Yup! And those are dire human rights violations

Anonymous

#11 8w

This wording is confusing are you on OP or OOP’s side here lmao I can’t tell if you’re telling us to stop claiming we’re oppressed during pride month or if you’re saying we should stop telling *others* they aren’t oppressed

Anonymous

#11 7w

I needed to hear this. I needed to hear that people have fought for me, that change is always possible. I need to hear people celebrating those who came and fought before us. I need our history to be known and shared. Lots of people need this!!! Especially because we are all still suffering in many ways

Anonymous

#4 7w

Wow. You don’t understand me AT ALLLLLLLL neither of those guesses were anywhere close to what I said.

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Anonymous

#12 7w

Those are things I already know. And that all people should know about history, especially lgbt people. I’m talking about not needing to be reminded about how evil and homophobic the world is and what they would do to us if we lived in the past.

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Anonymous

#11 7w

Yeah that wasnt the point of the original post tho. I’m pretty sure the point of the post was all the stuff that i stated. You were also needlessly hostile in your reply and you generalized ‘us’ with a frankly thoughtless take. I was literally just explaining to you why i don’t fit into your generalization.

Anonymous

#11 7w

Oh yikes! You’re an asshole! Have a good day :)

Anonymous

#4 7w

Watch out, if u say anything negative about them theyre just gonna say “you hate me because im a lesbian and everyone hates lesbians!!!”

Anonymous

#11 7w

yikes you’re weird, coming from a fellow lesbian in case you think I’m lesbian phobic or some dumb shit