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disk horse ramblings, don& #39;t mind me (though you can read and engage if you want, but please be polite?)
so when i first joined twitter we might remember that i posted an opinions^tm thread and inclus came for my ass and they Wanted Blood, but since then i& #39;ve chilled out a bit but not fully?
my main and strongest stance is that if you& #39;re cis and straight but also asexual or aromantic then you aren& #39;t lgbt (or lgbtq+, whatever you prefer, idc). i& #39;m also still very iffy about pansexuality as a label because it rubs me the wrong way as a bisexual trans person
and it& #39;s undeniable that pansexuality as a label has questionable origins; it erases bi history and it was commonly used in a transphobic way at its advent. i recognize that people have Chilled Out about it recently, but it still makes me uncomfortable, though i recognize-
that this is probably a Personal Problem and the way i feel isn& #39;t going to make people stop identifying as pansexual, and if that& #39;s what makes them happy, then that& #39;s great! though i do wish that the pansexual community as a whole would stop claiming that:
bisexuality means attraction to two genders (it& #39;s always been attraction to all genders), and co-opting anything specific to bisexuals, like bi visibility day and the like. i think i& #39;m willing to hesitantly move toward solidarity with pansexuals but-
i will be holding firm ground on the above matters
anyway, my point of this thread is that my opinions are beginning to adjust
anyway, my point of this thread is that my opinions are beginning to adjust
what changed is that i started engaging with inclus twitter more? i follow some pretty rad inclusionists and they seem to have Generally Good opinions so i was like ok it can& #39;t hurt to listen to what they have to say
i& #39;m just gonna list the main opinions of mine that Have changed, just for my own sake
- when i first heard of he/him lesbians i was freaked out and upset but i& #39;m now comfortable with them and think they& #39;re really cool
- when i first heard of he/him lesbians i was freaked out and upset but i& #39;m now comfortable with them and think they& #39;re really cool
- i& #39;m no longer uncomfortable with xenogenders and neopronouns. i follow some xenogender folks + neopronoun users and they& #39;re cool! the labels and identities are kinda sick too ngl
- i& #39;m more comfortable with inclus as a whole and i don& #39;t get
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- i& #39;m more comfortable with inclus as a whole and i don& #39;t get
basically, i& #39;m at a weird point where i strongly empathize with Both Sides? on the one hand, i& #39;m still technically cishet ace exclusionary, but i no longer feel fully comfortable calling myself exclus because there are a lot of exclus who are transphobic
but i also wouldn& #39;t call myself inclus because i do firmly believe that certain marginalized community, like the ell gee bee tee& #39;s do need a certain amount of exclusivity to be safe and keep our oppressors (cishets) out
like ngl there are a lot of toxic people on both sides and both sides act as if they& #39;re better than the other. no one is better. we& #39;re all just fuckin queer people trying to survive and we need to chill out
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i dunno where my opinions will evolve from here, but i am quite content with my progress thus far i guess? i dunno. this like Truly Doesn& #39;t Matter
i should be doing schoolwork
OH also if people are reading this i want it to be known that i& #39;m not and never have been transmed lol fuck transmeds they can eat my juicy trans ass
