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LGBTQIA+ 16h
some of yall would have gotten your asses beat by elder queers back in the day for trying to police how people identity
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Anonymous 15h

I routinely see LGBTQ+ people our age get their socks blown off when they find out many elder LGBTQ+ people proudly identify as transvestites or transsexuals, and many despise the term queer. You have to remember that they grew up in a completely different time. LGBTQ+ rights and terminology have both changed so drastically in their lifetime.

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Anonymous 16h

*identify

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Anonymous 15h

Lowkey the older queers who are left hate young queers 😬😬😬

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15h

i think the divide between the generations is really sad, but i can understand their perspective to an extent

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 15h

To me it’s really “being queer is freeing” for the elder folks and “being queer is personal” for younger folks. Old folks don’t fucking care what you are they’re just happy you’re you. Younger folks constantly want to separate themselves from the sea to cling to uniqueness that the older queers couldn’t care about. And that’s an in general generational divide too. Young folks constantly care about others and their place. Old folks are too old to care and do whatever lol

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 15h

absolutely, what elder generations went through the younger haven't ever had to experience and it can make for difficulty understanding one another

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 15h

i've always aligned more with what you're describing as the elder perspective for sure

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