I'm not gay. Get over it.

[kaberett]

I've been fortunate enough to hear from gay kids all across the country. A lot of them don't have supportive families, but some do. I cherish the good stories, but there's often a moment in those good stories that makes my heart hurt: when they tell me how happy they are that their parents "still" love them -- because all those kids knew that not loving them was an option.

Amelia at HuffPo (yes, I know).

This says something that hurts my heart, too: both because it is so achingly true - of myself, of so many other kids - but also because it erases me down to "gay".

"Gay" isn't good shorthand for either GSM or LGBT+, and I do so wish people wouldn't do it.

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Re: please ignore if I'm being insensitive

[pipisafoat]

me too gay vs queer
also that faggot is a big insult among the college kids these days. something can be so faggy. usually clothes.

i'm pretty glad to be out of the college scene. not that i was ever particularly in it? but being less exposed to it.

[liv]

I can't believe that faggot has come back into currency, I thought we'd basically got rid of that. Gah, humans can be awful sometimes.