bisexual mabel is canon

This includes, but is not limited to:

saying that bisexuality excludes trans/nonbinary people (it doesn’t)

saying that bisexuality is too binary (it isn’t)

saying that bisexuality is outdated (again, it isn’t)

saying/implying that bisexuals only care about gender rather than personality (which is gross and untrue)

derailing conversations on biphobia and its effects

excluding bisexuals from mlm and wlw spaces/discussions

speaking over bisexuals in conversations on the issues we face

refusing to listen to bisexuals if we say something is biphobic

ignoring bisexual history and activism

ignoring the present contributions of bisexuals to LGBTQ culture

making demeaning jokes about bisexuals or jokes that rely on negative stereotypes

stereotyping bisexuals in general

viewing bisexuals as ‘half-straight’/‘lesser’ members of the LGBTQ community

and finally, speaking over bisexuals about the very definition of bisexuality

no, i look like a grown woman who shaves.

“shaved legs/genitals/etc jumpscare me”

you should learn to not talk about people’s bodies like that

“it’s not sexy”

i made this post in direct response to that one. it was ugly and the “funny comments” were saying immature, rude shit about other women’s genitals as if a vagina is uglier or has less value depending on what you do to it.

This same misogyny is the also the reason the concept of he/him lesbians is so egregious to some people; the assumption that he/him pronouns strictly belong to men, and anybody that is not a man using masculine pronouns isn’t a real lesbian despite the fact she/her gays, especially drag queens, are rarely questioned for having extremely similar identities in most facets; also ignoring the history of dykes using he/him pronouns, changing their names, and going on T since well before social media and current lgbtq pride movements. Butches and GNC dykes in general have always gotten the brunt of discrimination, hate crimes, and criticism even within their own community, despite being the ones who built it and have had to fight the hardest due to their gender-nonconformity.

The lesbian flag(s) is a prime example of lesbian culture being completely disrespected by a large majority of the rest of the lgbtq community. The first lesbian flag was created because lesbians were feeling under-represented by the rainbow pride flag, feeling as though they were being overshadowed by gay men. However, it is extremely important to emphasize that the original rainbow flag was created with the intention of being for EVERYONE within the lgbtq community. It was never meant to be a symbol of gay men, and the fact I see even non-men arguing that it was, frankly, frightens me. 

What hasn’t been taken from lesbians by men has been taken by TERFs (of course, TERFs have been effectively blinded by misogyny in their own twisted way). The first lesbian flag, made in 1999, is now a well known TERF symbol, despite the fact it depicts the laybys, a symbol that was used among GNC dykes and butch lesbians. There have been efforts made by the butch community to reclaim their flag, but not only are TERFS insistent, but other members within the lesbian community that aren’t aware of the history of this flag tend to go straight to attacking their own community members that try to reclaim it. The fact that TERF ideals are often associated with lesbianism in general is a yet another layer of lesbophobia, again typically coming from other members within the lgbtq community. 

Then there is less than 10 years of policies put in place to help us start being treated more humanely and the Conservative party is like “Actually we rather you die again” openly and proudly.

Wild how allowing ppl to live has made them so angry and more open about their fascism.

i feel like trans genocide and caring about queerphobia is infinitely more important than letting weirdos get their rocks off and harass people who mind their own fucking business but have "proship dni" somewhere on their page or talk about how they feel retraumatized and triggered by seeing it, on their own page as well.

You are literally proving my fucking point by trying to twist this into something extreme that I didn’t even say. Fandoms have always been a safe haven for the queer community to engage in personal expression/creating representation in the media they enjoy. It is important to mention. I’m actually really pissed off you are attaching these dangerous terms to my statement when I was not even remotely attempting to include them.

one of my points was a discussion about "fandom gatekeeping" does not belong in the same discussion about trans genocide. the two aren't even remotely comparable.

Then there is less than 10 years of policies put in place to help us start being treated more humanely and the Conservative party is like “Actually we rather you die again” openly and proudly.

Wild how allowing ppl to live has made them so angry and more open about their fascism.

i feel like trans genocide and caring about queerphobia is infinitely more important than letting weirdos get their rocks off and harass people who mind their own fucking business but have "proship dni" somewhere on their page or talk about how they feel retraumatized and triggered by seeing it, on their own page as well.

There’s so many calls to normalize being queer. Normalize being gay, lesbian, bi, pan, ace, aro, apl, trans, intersex, you name it, and that is a good thing. So why are people getting so upset when someone who is cishet uses a word like queer?

If a friend of yours comes out as queer, and another friend of yours is cishet and tells the first friend that they will support them and they are happy they felt comfortable enough around them to come out as queer, that’s part of normalization, not a slur.

Consider that by screaming that a word is a slur no matter what or if it’s a slur when anyone outside of [x] group uses it, you are doing all the work for those who hate all of us. You are no better than the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill - in fact you are doing THE EXACT SAME THING.