#inclusionism

[sweetpea67]

Me, baby aroace: Hmmm I don’t know if I feel comfortable saying I’m queer or part of the LGBTQ+ community. I don’t want to speak over others’ oppression…

Me, after reading ten pages’ worth of Tumblr ace discourse, now older and wiser: I love being part of the LGBTQ+ community. Being queer is awesome. What a great day to be queer. Queer queer queer queer queer I’m so queer.

[cardentist]

people fixate on bi-lesbians as being problematic despite bi-gay men existing (as well as any and every combination of sexuality and romantic attraction you can think of) because terfs and radfems deliberately don't want bi women to associate with lesbians and are deeply invested with framing attraction to men As Bad. a sentiment which has invaded queer culture inside and out, intentionally And incidentally.

people fixate on straight cis aromantic men when straight cis aromantic women exist because framing aromantic people as inherently predatory and dangerous by the simple nature of existing is easier to do when you intentionally force the association with predatory dangerous behavior displayed by (and associated with) misogynistic men.

people are still bigoted against bi-gay men and woman aromatics (and any flavor of trans within these groups), but pay attention to the way these conversations are Framed and it's clear the way gender essentialism is being used as a tool to control the narrative.

radfems' gender essentialism says you're supposed to think men are inherently scary, inherently take advantage of women, so Naturally (it is assumed) a man who is sexually attracted to women but not romantically attracted them Must Inherently be predatory and scary. and now you're being asked to take that feeling of unease you've been manipulated into feeling and associate it with the entirety of a sexuality.

bi-lesbians are threatening to radfems because they want to draw inherent lines between these two groups. insist that attraction to and with a man is inherently dirty and dangerous. the same reason why "gold star lesbian" is a radfem concept. if it turns out that the lines between sexualities, between identity as a whole, is blurrier than they want it to be then that Must be framed as inherently dangerous.

if a single Kind of a marginalized group is being singled out to convince you that this group is dangerous or that they don't belong It's For A Reason. they're trying to manipulate you based on Biases (their biases and the ones they hope you have). the reaction to this isn't to abandon the type of person they're convinced are the worst of these groups, it's in solidarity.

aromantics who are men aren't any different from aromantics who are women, bi-lesbians deserve to live in peace just as much as bi-gay men. don't let people control the narrative Either by cutting down vast array of experiences that exist within any given identity, Or by convincing you that particular kinds of people within your communities are lesser than.

[gendergasm]

QUEERWHATEVER

queerwhatever — not an identity but a stance that queer people can do whatever they want with their own identity and queer identities should not and cannot be policed regardless of one’s personal opinions on said identity/label. not caring about how others identify or what definitions they use to define the labels they identify with as long as they are comfortable and happy with the way they identify and are not forcing their definitions and labels on others.

note: this term is not inherently pro or anti radical inclusionism. it is a discourse neutral term that can be used by anyone who agrees with it regardless of personal inclusionist identity. however, this term is inherently anti harmful & satirical identification (aka terms that exist purely to cause stigma or poke fun at queer people or are used in bad faith)

[this-is-inclusionism]

Hi everyone I'm a new account promoting inclusionism, please submit posts and asks and I'll publish as much positive inclusionism as I can!

This is a space for all LGBTQIA people who get excluded!

[genderfuckdoom]

lesbigay / bigayles flag

for people who use the labels bi, gay, and lesbian to pin down their complex attraction/identity!!

higher quality + more versions on my twitter

[themogaidragon]

Disability Inclusive Progress Pride Flag

[pt: Disability Inclusive Progress Pride Flag /end pt]

[ID: A flag with a chevron centered at the left and pointing toward the right and six equally-sized horizontal stripes and colors in this order top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, light green, blue and purple. The six-striped chevron starts first with a big yellow stripe with a purple circle centered on it. The rest of the chevron is in two parts, top and bottom. Top of the chevron, left to right: red, orange, white, green and cyan. Bottom of the chevron, left to right: white, pink, cyan, brown and black. END ID]

Made by u/it_couldbe_worse_ (link) / @it-couldbe-worse. Edited by u/DB1_5 (link) to be easier for the eyes. Published on Reddit, in r/QueerVexillology (link).

[campgender]

Butch. Sweet, protective, hot, needs met, desire contained and loose all at once, conflicted and simple, heart beating, swishing, sweaty, solid, dirty, right there in the tightly knit pocket of my goddamn fluttering gut, my deepest connection, and only home. Where did i start to get over the hotness and start feeling shame for the connection? When did that shame become more important than the truth? Where did my truth go that a person of any bodily configuration can be butch? How have cissexism, transphobia, and ableism caused me to doubt and judge myself as a butch? Butch, which, despite what anyone else may have to say on the matter, if i just gave it half a chance, could certainly contain this fucked up broken-ass disabled trans body, right? This body that feels so […]

from “Home/Sickness: Self-Diagnosis” by romham padraig gallacher

published in Persistence: All Ways Butch & Femme, ed. Ivan E. Coyote & Zena Sharman (2011)