i'm thinkin about the system we currently use to label gender and sexuality and how long it might last? because like, categories like that have changed massively over time in wording and definition, and they will again. what we have now is good for some things but not others and im curious about how change happens like that

there's so much resistance to it, like, i have genuinely seen multiple people imply that anyone using the split attraction model is (insert various mental illnesses, slurs, and insults here). or that it is inherently damaging to anyone in contact with it. and... straight up not understand that that is homophobic.

nah, it's not for everyone by a long shot, but i'll never understand looking at a person who is critically thinking about and more deeply understanding their identity and saying "you're wrong actually, i know better". and this is a surprisingly controversial take to have???

like, im sorry but if you are telling queer people that they're just pretending/lying, that they're too young to think about their sexuality, that basic queer terminology & labels are inappropriate for children, or that they are literally mentally ill for being queer in the "wrong" way, You Are Being Homophobic!

i think that people online, especially in the places i (until recently) frequented on twitter, have convinced themselves that being a cop is a good thing. sit up straight and look pretty for the wells fargo pride float, kids, and never ever put a toe out of line, or we will beat you into submission.

even the appearance of mild dishevelment is enough to warrant violence. did you grow up in a different environment than me, and use different language to describe how you feel about it? did you process your trauma differently? Die.