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Canis Latranscendental@grimmycoyote.bsky.social |
Alright. Its time for the Pride Rant. I just want to preface this thread with a couple of things. First off, content warnings for homophobia, violence, and self harm. Second, I am leaving this open to comments, but I'm not looking for an argument. If your response is to "yeah but" me, don't bother.
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Stellarator π³βππ
@stellarator.bsky.social
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I don't personally do Pride myself, but as a queer guy in the millennial age range, I'm old enough to get why it's important that it exist. Thanks for sharing your story. Other queer people can take it or leave it, but they should at least know WHY it exists and then can decide if it's for them. β€οΈπ
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Hakawne π BFF2024 β‘οΈ π
@growlshift.bsky.social
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My friends played a game called "Smear the Queer" It was a friendly game among friends, reverse tag with a football, but the name didn't come from nowhere, and I didn't get it at the time. Violence against one who's different from the rest of us. :S Well. 3 of us ended up being gay, after all...
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Kami
@beanhopper.bsky.social
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Thanks for sharing, didn't know you dealt with this so bad. Rt'd!
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Dreamer Hyena
@dreamerhyena.bsky.social
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Thank you for sharing this Grimmy, can relate to a hell of a lot of it
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α΄α΄α΄Κ
@ator.bsky.social
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<3
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High How Are You, Rat
@fractus.bsky.social
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Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope it lands on open ears. It's always the ones who live under the umbrella erected by the previous generation that don't understand why it's even there.
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π¦π±Vaneπ±π¦
@carlitahuitaca.bsky.social
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You're really right, how can it be possible that Queer youth believe that we do not deserve or need pride and rights, what happened to you is proof of the ignorance and prejudice against Queer community, living with fear, pain and hatred. Nobody should live like that because of what we really are.
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Canis Latranscendental
@grimmycoyote.bsky.social
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I will just ignore you. So here's the deal. Seen a bit of "Ok but I don't understand why we have/need pride. Its not my style." Kind of stuff coming from some younger queers this year. And I am going to explain to you why I do it. Why it's important to me. I'm not expecting to convince you.
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Tizzle Fo Shizzle
@tizzlebits.bsky.social
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I remember my boy scout troop playing regular games of Smear the Queer, and I was always the queer. I hadn't even realized I was gay yet at the time, but it solidified the idea of gayness being something to beat on, inferior, wrong.
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Elle
@eilowny.bsky.social
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So I had an interesting encounter at my workplace today. I'm wearing my rainbows as part of Pride this month & a lady asked me: ally or part of the community. I kinda froze a bit then explained that I'm demisexual etc & she asked if she could hug me because 'thank you for being you' 1/
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