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some of y’all are so disconnected from the broader queer community it’s laughable… like, what?
100 upvotes, 7 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in LGBTQIA+. "some of y’all are so disconnected from the broader queer community it’s laughable… like, what?"
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Anonymous 12w

like i don’t care about this argument this was from, but this comment comes from a very specific queer experience. queer centers (esp all ages community centers instead of like, One Gay Bar) are actually fairly uncommon, especially outside major cities, while pride parades and events occur across the country including in rural and conservative areas. please get some perspective about how queers live and develop community in conservative/rural areas.

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Anonymous 12w

There are still gay bars and queer centers (basically places to be involved in like SAFE clubs in schools and whatnot) in wildly conservative spaces. I’m from Indiana and it’s silly to think we wouldn’t get our griddy on at the gay bar on a Friday night in any city 🌃we’re not living in the 1950s lol, and my school even had a SAFE club and gender club I was part of in high school. Plus the college I went to had a dorm for solely queer people if they wanted to be in an inclusive space

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Anonymous 12w

I think it’s important to talk about the fact queer kids don’t have many centers, but please don’t divorce this comment from its context, the context being that pride is not just for kids and adults should be able to express themselves in whatever ways they want as long as they are clothed and not doing anything illegal

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

for many, pride events are their only connection to a broader community, especially in early/formative years.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 12w

i am divorcing it from the context because it’s an insane fucking statement to make regardless. however since you want to go there, i’m not bothered by kink at pride, but this statement undermines that commenter’s argument. many queer minors don’t have alternative spaces, so trying to justify kink at pride with “they can just go somewhere else” is insane.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

last gay bar in my hometown closed when i was in high school. we had a GSA, not all of the local high schools did. my town still had a pride parade, however those events were essentially the ONLY way for teens to connect with other queer people—both other teens and queer adults. to see that a happy queer future existed even in places like where we grew up. i also grew up in the largest city in the state, smaller areas have even fewer events.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

happy for you, but again, your experience (like the original commenters) is not necessarily representative.

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