Sexuality is a personality trait, according to commenters on r/lgbt (but not upvotes?)

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[–]blahblahgcer 21 insightful - 1 fun21 insightful - 0 fun22 insightful - 1 fun -  (21 children)

When I was a teen and everyone started coming out as lgbtq+ and all they would talk about was their sexualities/genders, I assumed it was because they recently discovered themselves and were excited.

Half a decade later, with all of them coming out as some new trans flavor every single month, I gotta say I was very, very wrong.

Mildly related, but most people I knew thought Pete buttigieg wasn't really gay because of his politics. Maybe someone should let his husband know?

[–]Athelhilda2 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I really, really hate how being a part of certain demographics have become political stances. Being gay, Black, or whatever has nothing to do with politics.

[–]FrostyNugsI'm allergic to nuts 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Identity politics is a fucking tumor.

[–]Shadow_Lurker 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Considering the world we live in, being gay/lesbian has been political for a long time...

[–]Shadow_Lurker 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

Most of them drop their gender special/snowflake sexualities once they are over 30. This is all a giant larp for attention.

It's hard to build a personality after all...

[–]blahblahgcer 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Aw I have to wait til 30? Damn. I was thinking it was weird how all these 25 year olds were still doing it.

[–]Shadow_Lurker 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Nope, just wait until they get out of college.

That should be enough, as we all hope...

[–]blahblahgcer 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

I know a few people who've graduated and are in the work force who are like this. Some even are in PhD programs.

[–]FrostyNugsI'm allergic to nuts 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Holy fuck that's depressing

[–]blahblahgcer 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Multiple are in therapist programs. I think that makes it worse, somehow.

[–]FrostyNugsI'm allergic to nuts 9 insightful - 3 fun9 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

That's worse. A therapist shouldn't need therapy more than their clients do.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That is disturbing. I don’t want a non-binary person as my therapist.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I’ve stopped being a libertarian a year ago. This is why I’ll never be one again.

[–]blackrainbow 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Or just wait until they have a boring heterosexual wedding

[–]Constantine 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

It’s because they see him as a traitor to the gay community. They did the same with Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot when she was elected (first lesbian in such a role). Because they don’t cater to the TQWTF’s every whim, and because they’re not self-avowed communists (not kidding), they’re seen as fake gays or something. I saw this every day when I was working in politics.

It just goes to show that they actually see being LGB as a personality trait that they can try on and off whenever they like. Much like womanhood. Same reason they say all TERF’s are “political lesbians” or something ridiculous like that.

[–]blahblahgcer 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I've seen the "you have to be communist if you're gay" thing before but I didn't know it was widespread. I thought it was just the people I know. Damn.

[–]Constantine 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My generation is basically a bunch of literal internet vessels walking around the real world. And they’re in the workforce now. It’s terrifying.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The people that are pushing this want to spread communism. An ideology that has killed tens of millions of people. If being a communist is a prerequisite to being gay, then I’m not gay, I’m just a man who wants to have sex and relationships with other men.

[–]Shadow_Lurker 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"you have to be communist if you're gay

Do these idiots have ever read Marx or Engels in their fucking lives? They were both traditionalists who valued the concept of the nuclear family, even though they criticised how capitalist society used it for it's own perpetuation.

They are seriously confusing marxism with hipster culture lol

[–]our_team_is_winning 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"you have to be communist if you're gay"

Unless you were in Castro's communist Cuba, where you'd go to prison for being gay.

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They did the same with Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot when she was elected (first lesbian in such a role).

Oh god, don't even get me started. There was so much hatred towards her among people I knew in college, it was crazy. I get that people make mistakes, but they targeted her specifically and made nasty memes and insults, just for her. Like, seriously?? You have all this hatred for her, and don't have a moment to spare for the white straight politicians doing the exact same things or worse?

It just goes to show that they actually see being LGB as a personality trait that they can try on and off whenever they like. Much like womanhood.

Yeah. Breaks my heart, all these people being persecuted for being gay and you've got a bunch of peer-pressured kids and fetishizing adults treating it like some kind of fun game.

edit: a word

[–]Constantine 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah there were so many memes going on at that time saying she was the “traitorous lesbian” that some former Stonewall activist warned us all about. It was infuriating, especially since she’s a pretty effective progressive mayor from what I understand. She just doesn’t put up with bullshit.