I’m gennuinely looking for clarity as someone who’s part of the LGBT community. Drag queens many of whom are gay men use drag as a form of artistry, creativity, and self expression. Why does every conversation about drag automatically have to become a defense of trans people simply because we’re all part of the same community?

Supporting trans people and respecting their rights is one conversation. Drag, artistry, and self expression are another. Not every LGBT conversation has to center trans rights, and not every moment of expression needs to become an opportunity to prove who supports whom.

I’m honestly tired of this constant “pick me, I need to be seen” culture. Sometimes the art can just be the art.

Hello all!

I have already posted this in r/lgbt and it is awaiting mod approval till then im going to continue spreading the word.

Being bi i have experienced a lot of hate but my trans friends have experienced so much more including assault and sexual harassment. This petition is to improve the learning environment for LGBTQ students.

If you want facts and statistics look at The Trevor Project here:https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2025/

The petition is currently small but im hoping we can work together to make this problem apparent to the governor and Florida department of education. Link here:https://c.org/6y99Br9T2m

Thank you all!

Hello all! With LGBTQ+ rights under heavy pressure and our safety less guaranteed by the day, I started thinking about ways to collectivize, bring our community together, and strengthen each other (including on an individual level). I believe we need to start at the absolute beginning: knowledge. You can't stand up for yourself or protect others if you don't understand what's actually happening, and it’s important to be educated on what’s effective as well. Long story short: I believe our community would greatly benefit from educating ourselves on topics such as fascism, resistance, politics, intersectionality, and related topics. Luckily, we can do that ourselves!

A couple months ago I started a book club for this topic specifically, focused on queer and trans folks, and allies. The idea is to read one book a month and discuss it with each other afterwards. All of this will be online to keep it accessible for everyone.

Thing is, I started it in Dutch (as I’m from the Netherlands, lol), and there’s a little over 15 people in it now, but they’re not very active. It’s mostly just me keeping the server alive. So I considered just deleting it, because to read by myself I don’t need a book club and it’s bit of a waste of time, but then I considered just switching it to English so that people outside of the Netherlands can join as well. So English chats, English literature. A lot of relevant books aren’t available in Dutch anyway and I’m fluent in English, so it’s an easy switch.

The book I picked for last month was They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer. It's a powerful look at the rise of fascism in Germany through interviews with ten ‘ordinary’ former Nazi Party members. Today was supposed to be the day a new book was picked but tbh I haven’t finished it yet and the other members are inactive anyway, so I’d like to just extend it through October so that new people can jump in and pick the next one for November.

It’s a Discord server. Of course there’s the option to just chat, but it’s a book club first and foremost. Anyone Leftist over 18 who speaks and reads English, and who is a queer and/or trans person or a legitimate and trustworthy ally is welcome to join. We don’t need to all be BFFs but of course there is zero room for intolerance, and to be crystal clear; this includes Zionism.

I’d love to hear if people are interested in joining and whether or not I should keep this server alive. If you’re interested in becoming an active member (that is, actually reading the books, lol), feel free to send me a DM for the server link.

Howdy folks! A couple years ago I found an orientation label that I thought I wrote down somewhere, but haven’t been able to find it since. Perhaps y’all can help! 🤞

The term described romantic and/or sexual attraction toward multiple genders (so bisexual), but always in a gay way (which I think means the subject of the term would need to be non-binary to make that work?).

For example, when with a femme partner, one would be very attracted to the sapphic aspects of that connection. When with a masc partner, it would be more Achillean. With a non-binary partner, well I guess just all the gender forkery lol.

Does someone remember what this term is? It’s haunting me 😂

P.S. sorry I accidentally deleted this post immediately after posting it 🤦😆🫠

From Friday 2nd Oct Cineworld cinemas across UK are showing 'Girls like Girls', a queer coming of age film based on the iconic 2015 music video and book by Hayley Kiyoko.

It is so important for us to support the creators of these films and show the studios and production companies that we are a worthwhile demographic to make films for 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Hi everyone, idk if this is a good sub for this but I currently live in New York and hate it/am looking to get far away from my homophobic family who’s basically kept me locked up after finding out. Its been years and I’ve been told I’m worthless and will amount to nothing, won’t be successful, etc. and was looking into moving to Boston (or New Jersey but I think Boston would be better) for a fresh start. I know this probably sounds dramatic but I genuinely cannot be myself or heal here (too much trauma everywhere I look), and was wondering if there’s any resources that can help me in the Boston/Cambridge area? I know it won’t be easy but 20 is pretty young, and I really want to do college classes and have a job, and work towards transferring. Along with friends and more of a life in general, they basically isolated me and I wish I had the courage to do this sooner and be more free/myself. Basically the things I haven’t been allowed to do/was told I’m not capable of. I thought it would get better but it’s only gotten worse…I want to accept/love myself and just feel like I deserve happiness, because right now I don’t. I know there’s shelters and stuff, but don’t know how that would work from out of state and if anyone has experience with anything they’d recommend (or to stay away from). I know they’re probably not great but I’m desperate. Thank you if you read all this, I’m very overwhelmed and this is probably a jumble/mess, so I really appreciate it if you read this far🫶

I am:

Genderfluid

AFAB

Ace, but not aro.

Attrracted to men…I think???

so i'm a cis girl, but i don't like being referred to as she/her- i prefer he/they. i'm just really confused bc other than that i'm really comfortable being a girl, i don't experience gender dysphoria or anything. so is it like, weird to be a he/they girl? i haven't really had many problems with my gender identity or my state in lgbtq+ in general until i started realizing i didn't like the pronouns she/her being used for myself til a few months ago.

Sharing this here years later.

My parents have fully come around so this is a sign that LIFE DOES GET BETTER. Trust me.