how do people think homophobia is not a thing anymore?
I was reading the answers to the previous question, and reading how people say being gay is normalized and widely accepted surprises me every time; also, I find 'using labels weird because you are attracted to the people, not gender' is not a good take. No, people—I love women because they are women. I don't love them romantically; I'm attracted to them sexually. Yeah, I know that makes me your typical trashy straight man, but I can't help it. No matter how I try, I never have romantic feelings for people. I always hated it and felt guilty about it, especially with me being a woman. I know the feelings of being sexualized and objectified by other men, but I still do it to other women. So no, I'm attracted to women, and I will never be attracted to a man because I don't find them sexually appealing. Sue me for that—gender matters to me.
Also, homophobia is not a thing of the past. I will post resources in the comments, and then you can read them for yourself. In my opinion, you should read them. If you think homophobia is a thing of the past, you should educate yourself about how other queer people suffer around the world and get out of that bubble of yours. THERE ARE COUNTRIES THAT HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY FOR HOMOSEXUALITY.
Also, people are homophobic toward you not because of '10,000 genders,' but because they are that way. They are just trying to justify their homophobia and feel less bad about themselves. Instead of directing your hateful energy toward people who are actually hating you, you are blaming people who have done nothing wrong to you. I don't care about how people should label themselves, and I don't need to understand it. I will respect it because it doesn't hurt me or anyone else.
Homophobes and transphobes will find a reason to hate you either way.
I’m 100% with you for everything here but I’d also love to add that just not being attracted to people romantically isn’t something you have to feel guilty about, I have no clue if you’ve heard of it or already identify but you could very well just be aromantic. There would only be a problem if you didn’t acknowledge that the women you ar......
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16 11,2024
Whatt people think like that?? Bro im pretty sure they are from USA or smthing cuz if i say im bi in my country im so fucked and no lgbt is not normalize here HOMOPHOBIA is the norm here
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16 11,2024
bro ofc we know homophobia is not dead, I live in a conservative country, sometimes saying the word "gay" seems illegal lol even though it's not actually illegal here. The western (especially US) internet has ways of seeping into everybody's homepages, so a lot of people in my place have been forming opinions about the gays based on that, some of y......
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16 11,2024
Im sorry but I’m genuinely curious
I read this and couldn’t stop thinking about it..
“ Yeah, I know that makes me your typical trashy straight man”
“ I always hated it and felt guilty about it, especially with me being a woman.”
Typo?
As a queer woman in the us I mean it’s pretty obvious that homophobia is here. I notice it mor......
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16 11,2024
here are the countries that have homosexuality criminalized
https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/
https://nomoredirectory.org/lgbtq-information/
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16 11,2024
Whaa people 100% think homophobia is extinct? 00
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16 11,2024
We move backwards as a people do you not know that lol. White supremacisty is on the rise more children are dying these passed 5 years than in the holocaust and racism hasn't been worse and yes not at black people I mean other culture and skin tones and religions. I almost even got grabbed because of my curly black hair despite having pale skin. No......
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16 11,2024
I think part of the issue in the West is the idea that we solved x societal issue. It's a very common pattern; a gradual building of support for x group, a reactionary crack down followed by a widening of support (largely in sympathy), a significant action being taken, and those same forces of reaction creeping up again. We saw it with women's righ......
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16 11,2024