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I wish all closeted LGBTQ+ people a very happy pride month.

i honestly think some people on here could use a reality check of just. looking at the state of homophobia worldwide and wherever they are and like really intimately remind yourself how there is nowhere on the planet where you can have gay relationships without your life being in danger, either by hate crimes or institutionalized violence. and just think a little about that. just a bit. bc some people are getting WAY too comfortable acting like homophobia isnt like, a REAL issue

Even in more accepting places, you won’t meet an LGBT person who has never experienced homophobia in some shape or form, even if isn’t super obvious. My school district in San Francisco is very overtly LGBT-positive, but I still hear gay slurs on the playground and today I had a student arguing with me for teaching a short story that happened to have a gay character. And most of my LGBT students are in the closet and scared of their parents finding out. So yeah, most people still grapple with some form of homophobia and that absolutely has a psychological impact when you’re growing up in a world that is actively hostile to your existence.

also!! most online queer discourse assumes everyone lives in america, where people are generally more accepting, compared to countries in the rest of the world where, you know, the majority of the population lives. where i come from, being out is extremely dangerous, and displaying vaguely romantic affection of someone of the same gender, or presenting as slightly gnc, can put you at pretty much a 99% chance of a violent crime. i live in a modern first world european country, so even in countries which you might consider more “civilised”, it is extremely dangerous to your personal safety to exist as a queer person.

At all the people in the notes saying: “Unless it’s this” and “Certain types of shippers need to die” this is fucking targeted at you.

rb with the movie or tv show that gives you bi panic, just like wow beautiful people everywhere

small quick post I need money to eat tonight thank you <3