I think what i hate the most about how current gay rights activism is based off of how gay people just need to accept themselves, but often thats not the problem. I’ve known for a long time that I was gay, since like elementary. The problem was for me and still is, how straight people have always socially marginalized me for being gay since I knew what gay was. Ive been abused, traumatized, assaulted, mocked, bullied, and isolated for being gay my entire life. The problem never was I simply hate myself for being gay, the problem is everyone ELSE has a problem with it. Every issue I have being gay comes not from myself, but rather the world around me that makes me feel certain ways. That narrative of “accepting yourself” is such bullshit because while self acceptance is vital for everyone, it places the burden of gay people’s lives on themselves and not the world around them for being violently homophobic to them. And unless that changes, no amount of self acceptance can save you from the violence you will face for the rest of your life for being gay.
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