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[–]peakingatthemomentTranssexual (natal male), HSTS 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

“Queer” feels like a slur to me because that how I experienced it as a child. I feel like it’s very much appropriation for straight people and doesn’t respect the weight of that word to people who didn’t have a choice about being labeled that. It would even be wrong for present day me to use it that way because I don’t really face any challenges around my sexuality or expression.

I don’t understand including everything that is included. I feel like when the T was first included it was a different time when most trans people were same-sex attracted and came from those communities.