#lgbtq activism

[chaos-in-one]

So tired of that "respect but not support" bullshit, mainly in the context of being lgbtq

No, you cannot respect us and also not support us when what you are being asked to support is

A. Our right to exist publicly

B. Our right to be ourselves and not have that restricted by the law when us being ourselves is not hurting anyone

C. Our right to do what we wish with our own bodies and not be stripped of our bodily autonomy

D. Our right to not be discriminated against and treated worse for our orientation or gender identity

So no, you don't respect us if you don't support us. Because in this case, not supporting that is not supporting our equality. It is showing you do not see us as equal human beings because we are lgbtq. And if you don't even see us as equal or deserving of equality, you sure as hell do not respect us as people.

[ghxst-system]

MENTION INTERSEX PEOPLE IN YOUR FUCKING ACTIVISM

[sirpseudonymphoapish]

"Its more important now than ever to be outward and loud about your minority satuses, especially about being queer," and, "you need to prioritize your safety and if that means pretending that you and your peers are not queer, then thats okay," are statements that can and should coexist.

If you live in America right now as a queer citizen Im sure you are startled and scared. Your identity should not and WILL not be erased. We will reinvent the civil rights movement if we have to. Be loud and proud about your identity, be punk about it. Build community with your fellow queers and weirdos. But, also, a huge spike in violent crimes and dehumanizing laws will be passed and that can put your life and safety in danger. If its really not safe for you to be loud about your identity, and you really don't want to risk it, then dont. You may have to hide yourself. You may have to go back in the closet. You may have to resort to embarassing measures to make sure people dont find out your true self. Its okay. Its not okay, but its okay. It will BE okay soon. Its better that you make it out of this alive.

There are people that will die fighting for their identity, and thats as wonderful and beautiful as it is tragic. You are not selfish for not wanting to fight the same way, though. You are allowed to just want to live. That should be the default anyway. You shouldn't have to fight. If you dont want to, you dont have to.

For those who are willing to fight, bless your souls, and I wish you all the luck and support in the world that you bring justice in the best condition possible. For those who arent, I wish the same. I wish safety and for everyone. Stay safe, one way or another.

[c4nn1balkiwi]

Why must my existence as a lesbian be political? Why must my interest in women be political? Why must fictional characters' relationships be political? Why must we as individuals be political based on something as simple our own existence? We all just want to live our lives the way anyone else would and yet we're told to keep it private and to ourselves. We are told to not hold hands or write books for our children about families like ours or people like us because our words will take away the control they want over their children. We have existed under fire and shadow for millenia, and no matter how much has changed, we are barred from having the same treatment as anyone else. No law protects us from harm and discrimination, and yet we are expected to be calm. We are expected to sit here and take it and be grateful for inequality because 'it used to be worse'. This treatment is dehumanizing, and I do not want to be treated like something taboo to be hidden. I am a lesbian. I will hold hands with my girlfriend. I will walk these streets with pride. I will write about women and I will write about loving relationships and I will write about my experience. We will not be silenced. Our existence is not inheritantly political, but you have made it so, and we will not just sit here and be silenced and erased because you refuse to listen and learn.

[xoxosummerjane]

If I can’t have you, no one will

[itgetsbetter]

We asked queer youth: What do you want to say to the adults out there?

"We're just kids too, y'know? We wanna make an impact on the world, we want to live our lives, we want to be queer and be happy!"

We brought our Youth Voices together from across the U.S. to meet each other in LA for the second year running! These are LGBTQ+ people aged 13-18 from across the US who are already amazing activists, advocates, artists, writers, speakers, musicians, and more (and yes, we open applications for a new class every year, so this could be you next round)! 👀 We learned, discussed queer identities and issues, and of course, got to take some time for queer joy. 💜

[nytromug]

I haven’t posted in a while but I feel this is important to get this out there.

Your importance doesn’t matter on religion, race, gender, sexuality, any of that. You all (hopefully) deserve to be loved! Right now here’s what I’m gonna say:

Everyone Matters.

We should all show kindness around and make an opinion on someone based on who they are as a person, not just their gender or skin tone.

Love you all

Also hear me out Denziel Washington and Keith David LOVE YOU GUYS

[number-1-haxorus-fan]

There are consistent abuses of LGBTQIA+ people happening in the Kakuma refugee camp due to government neglect and hateful ideas spread about them. If you can, please support them in any way you can. Here are a couple of news articles explaining what's going on in more detail:

Additionally, please reach out to @godwin5mizo if you're interested in helping, they're an activist advocating for the LGBTQIA+ people in Kakuma, and they're willing to help explain what's going on, and how you could help them. Please help spread the word.

[sparkledbun-random]

This need to be taken seriously please.

There's a refugee currently in kenya called David Kato ( he/him ) in kakuma refuge camp buh originally from Uganda and came in kenya after a long run away from persecution, death penalty and imprisonment that was put in place by the government of Uganda after the signing of the anti homosexual bill. After going to Kenya, the place he went to run for help in a Red Cross Kenya he was taken to a refuge camp in turkana west called kakuma refuge camp where he found many of people which were also lgbtq but we were living together, aroud 200 plus lgbtq folks. staying together boosted the starting of them suffering from a lot of injustices like hatred, discrimination, segregation, denial of human rights like right to study, to access medical aid, food, safe water, children to enjoy their childhood due to continuous death threats from the straight community that left them full of fear. As of speaking now he's currently suffering for a very severe disease of ulcers that is cause by not eating in time and also having no food due to the fact they stay inside to dodge the attacks. This is truly disgusting and inhumane. Please if you have the accessibility to, donate in this gofund me, it's important and will help a lot.

If the link doesnt work for any reason, here it is to copy paste:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with-david-support-lgbtq-refugees

[d1sc01nf3rn0]

There's this article in the Atlantic saying about how polyamory is "the ruling class's latest fad"; and I want to know how come polyamory is for privileged people, if every polycule I know of is comprised of neurodivergent LGBTQ folks sharing rent?

It is like when they said that BDSM was a trend inspired by 50 Shades; and it turned out to be just the straights doing a watered down non ethical version of something the LGBTQ Community has been doing for ages. The privileged take something that marginalized communities have been doing all the time, does it wrong, and then the media comes with how it's the end of society, and minorities get the biggest part of the blame. Fuck that.

[liyazaki]

just got out of a Florida LGBTQ activism meeting. an 81 year-old ex cop turned queer artist/poet shared his story, encouraging all of us to “please stay the course- do not compromise who you are like I spent way too much of my life doing. you. are. worth it. we are worth it.”

[magicrainbowkitties]

Hey so friendly reminder that yeah it's dangerous and people will kill over it, but at its core bigotry is actually very fucking silly. Goofy even. Stupid and shameful and deserving of ridicule and clowning.

Like wow you really think that people who have a different skin tone than you aren't actually people, and in fact that it's the "natural order" of things for you to at worst own them or at worst subjugate? Bro wtf is that shit. Like literally they disprove that shit by. Existing. How do you convince anyone when this is, bare bones, the argument. Clownery.

Oh, trans women are actually men pretending to be women so they can... *checks notes* attack "real women," trick men into sleeping with them, and groom children? And trans men are "lost lesbians" being tricked into "giving up their fertility?" WHAT!? Do you people even hear yourselves?

Let's see... oh my favorite! Apparently, according to the rising tide of the alt-right, the best way for humans to be governed and organized is to kill, convert, indoctrinate, and/or otherwise do away with those who think, look, act, or speak differently than the way a handful of people (who have not met and never will meet a grand majority of those under their power) think they should be. For real? Omfg fascism is literally disproven by the simple fact that LITERALLY NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON ON THIS PLANET THINKS THE SAME WAY. It's so inherently foolish that I have to wonder why people want it so bad.

These issues in our world are, obviously, multifaceted and complex, and pointing out that they're silly is not gonna fix the issue overnight. It is also important to remember that vulnerable people have been, are, and will be killed for these ideologies, and fear of them and the people spewing them are entirely warranted.

But it's also important to remember that these vulnerable and marginalized people just wanna live their fuckin lives. And they're being denied that because some clown with too much money and power is being fucking stupid because the idea of being around different people scares them.

That. Is. SILLY.

And when confronting these bigoted beliefs, when fighting those who cannot be persuaded, it is important to remember that 1, shame is a powerful tool, and 2, they're fucking idiots who don't wanna change because they've never had to.

[xoxosummerjane]

So sad and lonely who’s in for fun time🥰

[number-1-haxorus-fan]

I have a very important request if anyone is able. Is anyone here able and willing to help make a GoFundMe or some other means of donation to help provide food and medicine to the Kakuma refugee camp? I worry I wouldn't be able to properly manage funds and help donate to them correctly, but they don't have much of any food or medicine, and need the help. I learned this from @godwin5mizo, an advocate for oppressed LGBTQIA+ people in the Kakuma refugee camp, who can also help give you more information.

[itgetsbetter]

LGBTQ+ people ages 13-18: Applications are OPEN for our next class of Youth Voices!

If you're an LGBTQ+ teen activist, educator, content creator, artist, writer, or performer, we want to add your voice to this amazing group to speak up for queer youth across the U.S.

This past year, our Youth Voices Class of 2023 did some amazing things, likeee:

🟣 Talked with USA Today on the rise in book bans across the country and walked through the importance of proper pronoun use with Seventeen

🟣 Collabed on zines about self love, mental health, and Pride

🟣 Spoke at HRC's Time to Thrive in Atlanta and at SXSW Edu about attempted anti-trans legislation in Texas

🟣 Featured in Pride campaigns for brands like Freeform, Oribe, Chapstick and Zenni

🟣 Met each other at our Youth Summit in LA...

And more! We'd love for ya'll to join - apply now through April 26 using the link in our bio or at itgetsbetter.org/YV2024. And learn more about the Youth Voices program at itgetsbetter.org/youthvoices.

[lestcat-de-lioncourt]

Imagine being seen by an NHS gender clinic IMAGINE