(This is going to be a long rant, sorry)

I don’t mean this in a mean way, but i am so sick of LGBT people overrunning every single safe space. The fact that I, a cis straight white man, am a minority in safe spaces on campus is appalling to me. (1/9)
It is so frustrating trying to get support as a cishet man and genuinely not receiving it in spaces that were designed for people like me. Oftentimes, I don’t even feel like I can share my experiences because I know that nobody in those spaces would be able to relate or- (2/9)
-are going to go back to identifying as cishet in a few years. But for me, being cishet is not a fun little identity that I can shed when I get bored of it. I have to live my entire life as a cishet man who experiences problems that directly come from being white/cishet- (4/9)
-and it’s gotten to the point where I am unable to receive support within my own community because it’s been overrun by POC LGBT people. This is not me making fun of “trenders” or bullying anyone. This is me genuinely so frustrated- (5/9)
-because I am unable to find a space for myself in my OWN community. I see so many LGBT people who claim all these safe spaces that I need but they exclude me from even though they don’t understand what it’s like to be me. their ONLY “cishet” experience- (6/9)
-is kissing their opposite sex friends for fun. They have next to nothing in common with cishet people. And yet, they are overrunning spaces that are specifically designed for cishet white people. (7/9)
The problems that a LGBT person experiences are nothing like the problems that I experience, so why am I being pushed aside to better accommodate them? (8/9)
I have a whole lot more I could say, but I’m done with this thread for now. If you got all the way to the end, you’re a real one 👍🏻 (9/9)
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