#queer allyship

[crab-boy-blues]

If you consider yourself an ally to queer and trans people, please ask yourself:

Can I name 1 thing i have actively done in support of queer and trans people in the last few weeks of my life?

Can I name 1 time in the last few months that I have stood up for a queer/trans person?

Can I name 1 thing I have done in the past year that pushed me outside of my comfort zone because it was in support of queer/trans people who needed it?

If you cant answer those comfortably, please do some thinking, and take some action.

There are always people around you who are hurting. Who are tired of having to the buzzkill that calls people out on hateful rhetoric. Who are tired of being expected to educate people. Who are tired of fighting for their life. Who are exhausted. Please, live up to the 'ally' title that you wear so proudly, and ease a little pain for a neighbor.

[queerpride]

"Don't fret if it takes time. Time to realize, time to accept, time to explore, time to settle. It's never to late to be 100% your authentic self. People will still love you. YOU will love you. It can only get better from here."

— Anonymous, Pride 2024: Who We Are 🌈(survey)

[nonbinarymlm]

I think there are too many people who say “I support the LGBTQ+ community” when they mean “I don’t think it’s immoral to be LGBTQ+”. They think not being intentionally bigoted is the same as supporting LGBTQ+ people. It’s not.

[raavenb2619]

[ID: The Marge meme. Marge Simpson looks at a potato, labelled “Queer people whose identities don’t overlap with mine”, and says “I just think they’re neat.”. End ID]

[queerpride]

"My parents celebrate pride every year and have always been so excited for me when I was in a relationship. They're my biggest cheerleaders.🩵"

— Anonymous, Pride 2024: Who We Are 🌈(survey)

[creativeaidanwrites]

PSA:

Being a part of the LGBTQIA+ community doesn't remove your responsibility to be an ally to other parts of the community.

[monstrous-femme]

It kind of bugs me when people talk about allies getting shit because people read them as queer.

because what exactly do you think is happening to those of us who are actually queer????? like that happens to us too??? that's why we need allies to begin with???