[Pride] Just got done alienating a buncha cishet self-identifying allies by saying I don't care where they get their fast food, there's no such thing as ethical consumption in post-capitalist markets, and if they really want to help, they can support any of a dozen of organizations for LGBTQ+ education, crisis, and advocacy.
Might have used the sentence "facebook activism only serves you and your ego".
'tis the season?
Tis the existence. ;.;
I also just came out to my husband about something I'm not ready to come out about in public, so it has been A Day Indeed.
draws little rainbow hearts around you
Because the response you should get when you come out for something on the alphabet not previously known? "FUCK YES I'M PROUD OF YOU" and "I love you regardless and always."
transilience: floats rainbow (platonic!) air kisses your way ;.;
Also I am out and open about my bi-dentity, which I guess is now pan, but as an Old, I identify as the word we had when I was a yoot.
ALSO! If anyone needs resources for LGBTQ+ support, I have a massive list of both international and domestic, including crisis hotlines, education/advocacy groups, legal support, grants for people in need of top surgery, and intersectional LGBT groups!
performative, that's the word I was looking for
performative activism 
But for real this conversation arose because I mentioned to a woman in Joann's Fabrics that Hobby Lobby had a paper sale.
Her response? "I don't shop at Hobby Lobby OR Chik-Fil-A."
1. Which is virtue signaling and I'm not here for it.
2. Were we talking about where you eat?
3. WE'RE IN A JOANN'S, THEY'RE NOT ANY BETTER. u lost?
Her response? "I don't shop at Hobby Lobby OR Chik-Fil-A."
1. Which is virtue signaling and I'm not here for it.
2. Were we talking about where you eat?
3. WE'RE IN A JOANN'S, THEY'RE NOT ANY BETTER. u lost?
so of course I took my ranty self to facebook
and then went to Hobby Lobby out of spite just to see whether they're capitalizing on Pride month just like every other corporation out there and yup they ArE
Cancel culture is reductive and lacks nuance, and virtue signaling is just an ego boost built on hypocrisy.
Moral:
Go donate to the Trevor Project.
Moral:
Go donate to the Trevor Project.
Help a teen in need who doesn't actually care where you get your waffle fries and scrapbook paper.
The Trevor Project — Saving Young LGBTQ Lives
now I really want waffle fries...
let's be real, every single LGBT+ individual and ally could never eat at chick-fil-a and they probably wouldn't even notice
yeah, like don't shop somewhere you're not comfortable shopping, but there's no reason to volunteer that information to a stranger
also congratulations on coming out! I can't stop myself from saying "bi" either
I defend it by saying that most people on the street probably don't know what "pan" is
I've been out as bi for yearssss but yyy this new thing is. Also not new but I have a label for it and it's nice.
c: c:
and thank youuu
I am also Team Bi
Bi Gang :INVISIBLE HIGH FIVES*
because I'm a stubborn old coot and a pedant
plus what sword options do you have with pan? gimme a bi broadsword pin immediately
I am bi: into my gender and not my gender
ThatMinx exactly
/bows
I hear that's what the flag originally represented but I have no idea how to look for reliable sources for that kind of thing
I am a scientist, not a sociologist
eh eh eh I think people should be allowed to apply whatever words feel most comfortable to them.
I identify as "bi" or "queer" depending on the day.
even if it wasn't, we get to redefine things as needed
I am a big fan of queer
yusss
it covers all my bases
same
because i have a baseball diamond rn
as most people do, I imagine.
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME RUN
I identify as 'gay' when details aren't relevant to the conversation
which is most of the time, honestly
there it is
I am very gay for Gal Gadot Wonder Woman
it's hard not to be
alas she is not my type ;.;
but i support everyone else being gay for her
I've learned that my type is badass ladies in dramatic fight scenes
send them to watch The Good Place so they can learn some basics about ethical consumption (and/or the nonexistence thereof) in the modern world
fffffffft
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/HIGH FIVE/ I am so glad you have a supportive partner!
I have so many wonderful supportive people curated into my life ;.;
And thank you
And thank you