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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[kaberett]

*nods*

I'm so, so endeared by beautiful, beautiful convergences/coincidences like that - and I have rather more patience for it when it's done explicitly in the sense of pride! But then I get twitchy about e.g. London Pride being referred to as "Gay Pride" or similar.

I write a little more about my specific issues below, though I'm sure they've all occurred to you already!