I can’t imagine the pain of being trans, being gay in a household that doesn’t accept it, or struggling with your sexuality and gender without being able to understand or accept your true self.
My own experience is being a femme cisgender bisexual woman. There’s really nothing that outwardly sets me apart from straight cis people, and apart from the odd biphobic comment or joke, I’ve never experienced oppression due to my sexuality.
I can move through a predominantly straight world with ease.
However I’m of course upset by what people say on social media and in real life about LGBT+ people, even if I can’t say I’m shocked anymore.
Because I don’t ‘seem’ like a member of the LGBT+ community, people sometimes feel safe enough in my company to say what they really feel, thinking they’re in a secure space to be homophobic or transphobic.
Surprise b*tch, you’re not.
Conversely, when I do speak out on issues first – for example, the horrific treatment of… Read the full story