Not enough people are aware of colonialism’s role in spreading queerphobia across the globe. When I try to explain it, they look at me like I’m making it up.

I wouldn’t say there’s a widespread thing, but I’ve definitely known people like the one depicted in the comic.

Similar to how TERFs proclaim to be feminist while simultaneously rejecting trans women.

These people make no sense to me at all.

But that doesn’t account for how rapidly bigoted the many rural communities in southern MN are. I feel like that’s what brings it down to a B. There are literal sundown communities still there.

I feel scared going through some of those places when I have to go to Minneapolis, and I’m from South Dakota.

My state scored 51 out of 50 states.

I see this as a good movement. People will argue that Palestine and Pride are two separate things, and while that may be true, we historically persecuted groups need to stick together.

It’s why Native Lives Matter showed up at the BLM protests. They didn’t say “Oh well, that’s just some other group, not us” because that’s a self-destructive way of thinking.

And if that’s not enough, queer Palestinians are being murdered by Israel. “Well it’s not like Palestine is exactly LGBTQIA+ friendly.” OK, then that’s all the more reason they need our support! Imagine your life is hard already, you struggle to be accepted for being queer, and now someone is dropping bombs on you, starving you, deliberately trying to kill and maim you and your loved ones.

No Pride in Genocide. My word of the day is solidarity, and I will die on this hill.

there’s basically no larger company from that time that doesn’t have a history of donating to anti-LGBT politicians and causes

Fuck all of them tbh

I went to a Target last year that still had their Pride merch out after the backlash and tried to buy a beanie.

Fuckers weren’t even allowed to sell that shit even though it was still on the shelves.

Decided what was I even doing shopping at Target anyway and bought one from a queer artist on etsy instead.

If Target dares to run their corporate floats at Pride this year, I hope someone slashes all the tires.

Fuck Target anyway. They donate to anti-LGBTQ+ groups too and are anti-union, and they deliberately collect video evidence on shoplifters until they have enough to press felony charges. They have nothing but disdain for their workers and their customers.

I had good parents too, and it was still absolute hell growing up here

I’ve never had kids of my own, but I can’t fathom making one’s own child feel invalid in any way, much less neglecting their health and well-being

Yeah truth. Child abuse and neglect are perfectly legal and in some cases even sanctioned by the state, as long as it’s the “right” kind of abuse.

This is anecdotal, but this problem is so evident if you interact with LGBTQ+ youth in any capacity. I used to mod a discord server with a lot of queer teens, and they’d vent in the chat, people would tell them to get help, and they’d be like, “Can’t.”

Then sometimes they’d message me out of desperation, and so I’d try to look up community resources for them, provide them with phone numbers and links, only for them to encounter further barriers, one of the big ones being lack of money, transportation, and parental support. Not to mention making sure the provider is an ally – lots of “Christian” providers out there who could do more harm than good.

Even as an adult with an income, it’s fucking hard to access mental healthcare, but it’s much, much worse for youth. The situation is dire, and I’d like to shake parents and guardians who don’t at a bare minimum support these kids and try to get them support and help them navigate the horrible system.

This is true! 🥳

Tbf the fact that there’s no LinkOpensChest.wav Appreciation Day feels like a major oversight

Oof I had a counselor once who went off unprompted about how there’s a MLK Day but no White Person Day, among other manifestations of bigotry I’ve encountered in my community

but here I am trying to find logic and reason

I don’t grasp why anyone thinks they have to choose like … how does the existence of one holiday mean erasing another, it doesn’t

It looks to me like you got this! I suspected as much just based on the fact that you created this post

I wish you the very best in your practice

I’m gay and been to counseling. The big one I can think of is just reassuring clients that you’re an ally. That may depend where you practice, but it really matters in conservative areas like mine where that can’t just be assumed.

And I’ve also had a couple counselors who seemed really fixated on heteronormative/cisnormative gender roles, so probably avoid that (although the fact that you made this post leads me to believe you already know this)

Well this is some fucking bullshit