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is anyone else tired of heteronormativity? (self.lgbtq_plus)

submitted 1 year ago by sleepybisexual to c/lgbtq_plus

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I kimd of am, why are so many relationships in media strsight? We need more lgbt representation

This is dumb and I'm probably getting offended for no reason but here's a small experience I dealt with recently

So like 30 minutes ago my grandmother wanted me to smile so she told me to think of a pretty girl and while I didn't react at all my first thought was literally "why not pretty boys" Its silly I know.

I'm not out but I literally couldn't be leaving anymore hints that I'm bi. Its funny how nobody noticed yet

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[–] sleepybisexual 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if they are accepting or not. There are very mixed signals

[–] frogman 5 points 1 year ago

i'm sure it can be nerve-wracking, i can sympathise with that. i can see why you'd be nervous.

to any lurkers, this is just another component of why representation is so important-- it signals that it is okay, normal and in no way conditional to our love. if we simply operated from a default perspective that is not heteronormative, then we tacitly tell others that we, individually, have moved on from the era of anti-queer hatred.

i'm not queer so i don't want to impose any uninvited advice, but i really hope that you can find peace with your family and with yourself.