lgbtqueer

a page for anyone.

[traitspourtraits]

Nobodoy has the right to define who you are. You, and only you, can do it.

[ithelpstodream]

[ithelpstodream]

[lgbtlaughs]

[@everywordisgay]

[muuutant]

the only girls that look cute with short hair:

all of them

every single one of them

literally everyone

[sad-butsassy]

the only girls that look cute with long hair:

all of them

every single one of them

literally everyone

[queersailorscout]

The only girls that look cute:

all of them

every single one of them

literally everyone

[lalalalane]

Glad we settled this

[lgbtqueer-blog1]

my dad: I was reading online that people wanted to give captain america a boyfriend

me: yeah

my dad: I wonder why?

me: well I feel like people want more LGBT representation-

my dad: no yeah I understand that but why pick captain america?

me:

me: well I think-

my dad: [gasps] Bucky

[tyleroakley]

i know this was a super-long rambly video, but it felt right to sit in front of the camera & talk this out with you. please check out the links below to learn more, honor the victims, connect with some written pieces that resonated with me, and actually *DO* something. thanks for taking the time to listen.

ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING:

“Did My Representative Take Money From NRA?”

“An Easy Guide To Contacting Your Elected Representatives About Gun Control”

Find out where your Senator stands & demand action 

Tweet Your Congressperson

Donate To Support the Victims of Pulse Shooting

LEARN MORE:

“After Sandy Hook We Said Never Again. And Then We Let 998 Mass Shootings Happen”

“Why We Must Call the Orlando Massacre an Anti-Gay Hate Crime”

“Australia Stopped Mass Shootings After 1996 Massacre, So Why Doesn’t the U.S. Follow Suit?”

Mass Shooting Tracker

Politicians Who Send “Thoughts & Prayers” While Taking NRA Money

“Meet the 45 Senators Who Blocked Background Checks”

HONOR THE VICTIMS:

Remembering The Victims

Stories of Those Murdered

Donate To Support the Victims of Pulse Shooting

STORIES THAT RESONATED WITH ME:

“What It Costs To Be Gay In Public”

“Please Don’t Stop The Music”

“How Queers Are Using Joy To Heal in Orlando”

[lgbtqueer-blog1]

i love tyler.

[just-shower-thoughts]

Today, a lot of parents are going to find out that their child was gay

[ripcstiaalisonsselena-deactivat]

lgbt people can’t even feel safe in a GAY nightclub, a place where they’re supposed to be safe, a safeplace for them, where they go to escape all the shit the world has against them. what the fuck 

[lgbtqueer-blog1]

its just not right. https://www.buzzfeed.com/aliciamelvillesmith/nightclub-shooting-orlando-florida?utm_term=.lnowKaM1Wk#.lnowKaM1Wk

[glen-bi]

[buzzfeed]

[leeoliver]

yall im fucking wheezing look at th fucking texts my friend got from this dude

[lgbtqueer-blog1]

why can't some people get this through their heads.

[madderhatter]

[goblincrystals]

Did Roy ever find his boyfriend?

[madderhatter]

he did

[troyesivan]

happy for him

[bi-trans-alliance]

‪#StillBisexual Fundraiser

#‎StillBisexual‬ is raising money to fly to Boston and Atlanta to tell more bisexual people’s stories. You can get tank tops, t-shirts, bumper stickers, and other gear in time for pride by donating to their GoFundMe fundraiser. (link)

[imprudent-fool-deactivated20160]

[lgbtqueer-blog1]

same.

[thequeerdiaries]

the damage of microaggressions

Dictionary.com defines microaggression as: a subtle but offensive comment or action directed at a minority or other nondominant group that is often unintentional or unconsciously reinforces a stereotype. 

The real damage from microaggression stems from how easily microagressive comments are dismissed as “you’re being too sensitive” or “it was just a joke.” It’s a way to be bigoted and essentially get away with it.

Some common examples of microaggression are phrases such as “she’s so pretty for a trans woman,” or even more subtly, “wow she’s so pretty I couldn’t even tell she was trans!” Such a statement implies that trans women are not beautiful, or that they aspire to be attractive as passing women, or that trans women will never be able to attain the levels of beauty cis women have innately. 

Another example of microaggression is “I don’t think you’re really queer because you’ve only been in a het relationships” or “You’re not really trans because you dress cis all the time.” These two phrases are harmful because they further invalidate identities that are already socially unacceptable. Let me take a moment to personally dissect the first statement. “Het passing” relationships are those that at first glance can easily be misinterpreted as two cis het people (cis man and cis woman). A bi women and a pan man can have a “het passing” relationship, but the relationship itself is not a het relationship. Two agender people, male and female, can have a “het passing” relationship but neither party is cis. As somebody who’s identified as queer since middle school and as trans since sophomore year, I’ve never been in a het relationship, though they have been het passing. With a het passing relationship comes equal amounts of privilege (not facing the same violence and public bigotry as non-het passing relationships) and erasure (being invalided because the relationship doesn’t look queer). When it comes to invalidation trans people because of their gender expression, what’s essential to remember is that gender expression is not always a reflection of gender identity.

So how, as members of the LGBTQ+ community or as allies, what can you do? Speak up. Say “hey, maybe you didn’t mean for it to come out like this but that’s kinda ignorant” or “you shouldn’t say things like that.” 

[earthdad]

me seeing a cute girl in public: *tries not to look at her for more than 5 seconds because i don’t want to make her feel uncomfortable*

[lgbtqueer-blog1]

bc same.