“The LGBT community, however loved/accepted/tolerated, will always be a minority. Our newfound sociopolitical liberties, instead of obliterating the need for a distinctive gay culture, should instead give us license to explore that culture and develop it further. We need gay bookstores, not as sanctuaries for the repressed, but as museums and libraries for the out and proud. As David M. Halperin points out in his book How to Be Gay, “Unlike the members of minority groups defined by race or ethnicity or religion, gays cannot rely on their birth families to teach them about their history or their culture. They must discover their roots through contact with the larger society and the larger world.”
An action being “punishable by a fine” basically means “legal for rich people”.
Oh wow. That’s…
This is why all fines should be income based. They should carry the EXACT same weight of punishment to anyone who commits the act. That way poor folk aren’t bankrupted into desperation or jail by a minor offense and rich people can’t get away with shit.
Commies: While it’s great you’re putting in an effort, ultimately change will not come about through the status quo and you need to acknowledge other methods in directly connecting with communities a—
DemSocs (intellectual): I see, so you think we should instead do nothing at all except read Marx.
straight ppl who dress gay and then get mad when ppl think theyre gay are so tiring lol you want the fashion statement with none of the history and thats not how things work
“let people dress how they want!!” no. im gay and in charge
Trans people aren’t here to be inspiring. We don’t exist to show cis people the boundaries of gender, reveal some innate truth about the human, or to denaturalize sex. We’re here for ourselves and for one another. Our selfies are a form of self-expression, not a place of field research. Our visibility is a form of resistance, not a way to fit us into packages. Our artwork is a form of communication, not consumption. When we want our work, lives, and narratives to motivate you, we’ll tell you. Trans people aren’t inspirational – we’re fighting for our lives.
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