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it sucks because relating to each other's shared experiences is such an important part of building a community. like if i hear that a lot of queer people happen to be bad a driving or like to dye their hair im like "huh that's interesting, me too" and that solidarity feels nice and makes me want to learn more about what we have in common. but when internet culture gets their hands on these things they quickly turn from fun coincidences or intracommunity jokes to overblown stereotypes that cishet people can use against us, and it all builds until there are queer people saying its wrong to claim anything as part of the culture because there is no 100% shared experience. i do believe there is a middle ground between "literally every single queer person does or is into [thing]" and "every person is completely individual there are no widespread culture tying queer people together" but im not optimistic as to whether we're actually capable of achieving it

Saw this on Facebook. Reposting for the PSA.

Hey, if you genuinely believe that men are trash, if you really think that men can’t love as deeply and as authentically as women, if you think that women are inherently better than men in any way, if you think men deserve any less love and compassion and kindness than women, or if you think that men should be excluded from body positivity and forms of support,

I’m really sorry you haven’t had good men and boys in your life. I’m sorry that something happened to you that made you believe these lies. I’m really sorry. But saying these things is untrue, hurtful, unkind, and cruel.

Boys and men can be as good and kind and loving and worthy as women. Full stop.

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Statistics Show Exactly How Many Times Trans People Have Attacked You in Bathrooms. Surprise: There are zero reported cases of this happening.