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I’d like to say my own piece on the @/AbilityP situation having also experienced uncomfortable situations with them. At first I thought it was just their personality and that it wasn’t that bad but after seeing how bad it was for others and how many people are coming out I (1/?)
Felt like it was okay to finally say something about it. It started off with just simple conversations but then I was sent explicit memes, and asked to send pictures of my cosplays. I regret it but I just thought they wanted to be friends so I sent pictures of a few (2/?)
Cosplays I had done with my face covered up (I shouldn’t have sent them in the first place but I am glad I at least did that?) then through the conversations I was asked personal questions about my orientation and preferences, these questions and the way they spoke (3/?)
Began to make me feel really uncomfortable and I would confide in my friends asking how to handle it, I eventually chose to just become more cold and less responsive in an effort to naturally push them away, because I genuinely thought it was just their personality and I (4/?)
Was overthinking things. I am LUCKY that I wasn’t sent or asked anything more than what I was like so many other people in this community, but I deeply regret not telling them I was uncomfortable from the start. I was afraid to say anything because I thought I was (5/?)
Overreacting or that people wouldn’t care because this person has/had a lot of friends within the community, but I wish I had more courage because reading what happened to everyone else, and knowing I wasn’t alone is terrifying. (6/?)
Please do NOT take what we’re coming out with lightly, this is serious & important that we all listen. I wish I’d come out sooner but I’m glad I can now, I’m so proud of everyone who had bravery to speak out, and I’m deeply sorry to those who were hurt worse than me. (7/7)
I just want to clarify that I used them throughout this thread kind of on autopilot cause I wasn’t positive! This person may make me very uncomfortable but that is still no excuse to misgender so just an asterisk that this person uses she/her pronouns
