This is pride month, why are we policing people from being part of pride when we can all celebrate the stepping stones we’ve made to get to where we are in history and where we can go in the future?
(Also, I’m not specifically calling this out against LGBTQ+ people. I’m calling out others as someone who once identified as cisgender heteroromantic asexual that later realized their true sexuality and understands the struggles of people who label themselves as asexual. I’m calling out those that are trying to gatekeep the community from people who deserve to celebrate themselves.)
happy pride month i had to block someone i’ve been following for years because they reblogged an exclusionist post 🙂
Tomorrow’s the start of pride month so just a few reminders:
Pride got where it is largely in part from the work of trans woc.
The white stripe on the trans flag is for intersex, transitioning, and neutral or undefined genders.
Asexuals are not straight
The A stands for Asexual and Aromantic
The Q stands for both Queer and Questioning
Bi people are not faking and are not ‘half straight’
Yes we know corporations get in on pride stuff for money but seeing rainbow stuff everywhere can be extremely liberating so let people enjoy it, dammit.
Corporations supporting pride is actually a great thing because it suggests public interest is strong and they realize it will appeal to their target audiences and thus helps make the world more accepting of the community. It means they believe supporting pride is more important than any business they might lose from doing so.
If your identity changes or you can’t define yourself yet/don’t want to, that’s perfectly okay.
And, because parts of tumblr seem to forget, no one letter of the group gets to decide who does or does not belong. No throwing out the B, the T, or the A. We’re stronger together.
In-fighting only makes it easier for all of us to be hurt.
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