The population driving an overall increase in LGBTQ+ numbers is that of Gen Z women
I was hit pretty hard by a number of assertions inside the article linked to above according to their mistaken implications. Saying our behaviour has to be all lined up with our identities, to give an example, means-if she's right-I don't have any right to acknowledge that I'm gay due to my failure to have ever had intercourse with a woman. No, despite anything she might want to regard as right, I have full right to make it known I'm a dyke if appropriate during discussions I have with others. (plus God knows it's easy to extrapolate her notion to anyone who's been raped)
As to her assertion there are no straight allies any longer? Spare me. I remember hearing many (according to my assumptions; despite being asexual and gay I participate in silent heterosexism, believing others to be straight unless I learn they are bisexual or gay later) talk back if a student in their classes spewed homophobic vitriol. Her linked idea that you have to be a community member to enter certain spaces didn't completely strike me as logical since, hmm, spaces' cultures can exert an effect on others feeling eligible to enter. Simply being queer doesn't mean you'll feel comfortable inside that space. My status as a vegan doesn't mean I will feel acknowledging my diet is natural, automatic, etc. thank you.
Her fascinating idea people are taken as aggressive while coming out as straight? Let's get real a minute. People don't exactly do that. Doing so is only something to engage in if you're bisexual and in a straight relationship, gay and/or have a gender identity different than your sex. I've heard some people use an exasperated and/or tired tone of voice when communicating such realities but hardly ever anything aggressive.
It would be nice if God's GLBT creations could always receive respect and recognition rather than have warped information put in articles like the one above, may that manage to transpire as soon as it can.
Obviously felt ironic, many hours later, to spot an ad linked to my banking institution communicating that the greatest gift someone can have is receiving recognition as who they really are, much as I'm not unaware it's pure marketing since it will disappear at the start of July rather than anything demonstrating authentic pride since pride's a lifestyle to be lived twelve months out of twelve rather than a one-month marketing gimmick. Maybe that sign can teach the author of the article something, unknown as that potential is right this second.
