emeraldheart

The comments in here aren't... what I was expecting from this community. Feels like I'm back on old internet. Ironically, the comments themselves seem to be perpetuating the heteronormativity brought up by the post.

I notice it's mostly people coming in from other communities saying things like "The population is small, so we should only have to see it as much as we see it now (basically never)," which reads as "You barely exist, so continue that way." This ignores the real world current statistics that people are increasingly feeling safe identifying as LGBT+, so we don't actually have a number of where that percentage will plateau. It could be significantly higher than the outdated 5% I'm seeing bandied about in here. It's already moved towards 8% of total USA population, with nearly 20% of Gen Z identifying LGBT. If that holds, then that's quite a lot more than the 5% everyone keeps saying.

Regardless of how little we supposedly matter based on a number, it's insulting to see people outside the community telling us how we should feel about our own experiences. That's not something they get to decide for us.

I just started going through the Resident Evil series with my friends and we're still on Resident Evil 1 (the 2002 remake), but it's a blast! I love the atmosphere and how terrifying the crimson heads are.

The gameplay and movement is a bit frustrating but I think that's the point, and I know later games have easier controls, so I'm just enjoying a historical look at an old game.

I'm really looking forward to seeing/experiencing the different evolutions that RE goes through over time. Not looking forward to Code Veronica though, cuz I know it's really really hard :(

I just started Habitica thanks to your suggestion! I hope it helps me to foster good habits :)

Thank you all so, so, so much for your responses! These are giving me so many great ideas! I'm feeling really hopeful right now and am excited to share these games with my friends and with my partner! The number of responses I've gotten is amazing! I'm really excited to start diving into these games! I'm happy to see so many people out there feel similarly to me as well. Maybe there'll be a resurgence in these kinds of games :)

Again, thank you all so much!

I think I will absolutely look into these, thank you!!

The We Were Here series seems promising! Thank you!

Before I worked at a library I took them for granted too. They're such incredible resources for the community and they do so much more than lend books. They do community outreach, activities, events, many have video games and board games, movies, etc. You should check out your local branches sometime! 😊

Not anything major on my end, but my library does do occasional displays of queer material (among other materials) all year round, which I'm always appreciative of.

This is reassuring. I'm midway through season 2 and feeling quite frustrated at the pacing. Glad to hear it starts picking up again. The melodrama tends to lose me a bit, because I feel like people should be problem-solving, not getting caught up in petty stuff!

So what did you think of it? :)

I may have to look into treatment for my own anxiety issues. For me, they're quite annoying and get in the way of my relationship and my enjoyment of everyday activities that should be fun, like video games and going to hangout with friends.

As someone who works in a library, as long as speakers follow the policies - which mainly focus on being non-profit, etc. - they are allowed to speak. As for the books, libraries order books based on what is popular, what is educational, and what is wanted by the area a particular branch is in.

The intention behind this is to ensure everyone has access to as much information as possible, regardless of what side it's on. Libraries are a place for people to get unhindered access to information and resources.

As my coworkers and I like to say, "A library should have something in it to offend everyone." It's a silly way of saying, we don't ban books and we don't limit access to books. Any books, from any author. To do so would go against everything we stand for.

As for shelving the terf books in the LGBTQ section, that may have more to do with the Dewey Decimal code of those books than it does with personal librarian choice. If its code is 547.6, it'll go with other 547.6 books, for example, regardless of the point it is making.