DiscussionWhat would LGB activism look like?

submitted by PeakingPeachEaterfemale♀ | detrans🦎 | eater of peaches 🍑 from self.LGBDropTheT

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[–]lazy-summer-godSuper Gay 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Do you believe boycotting brands that are anti-LGB or even pro-TQ+ would help us/you?

We're a miniority inside of miniority. Boycotting is not exactly the type of strategy for us.

Does social media help, hurt, or do nothing for the LGB Rights cause?

It's a tool, so it has the potential to fit into any of these cathegories. It's important to note that we're up against radical left now, which owns most social medias and just showed the world that they stopped caring about appearances and are not afraid to silence anyone who disagrees.

So the normie, propaganda medias are against us. But then we can see LGB resistance on wilder communities, much bigger than saidit, that don't silence people. I've seen LGBdropTheT being spread on 4chan and 9gag, with acceptance of majority of users. So that definitely helps.

Do you think the LGB rights is an attainable goal in the near future?

Certainly. It's kinda the natural thing that will happen. But TQ+ will NEVER forgive us this, they'll make sure to make us look irrelevant and strip us off rights, probably by reducing our defining terms to "gender" from "sex", which will make us all about having a choice and preferences and of course – picking the wrong ones.

Would you consider s/LGBDroptheT an activist group? Why or why not?

No. Activism is defined by very specific agenda and strategy of action. We don't have any of these. The sole idea of LGBdroptheT is the same for all of us here, but we often have some differences when it comes to details. I would call LGBdroptheT a movement.

[–]mvmlego 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I like your points, but I think one warrants a note of caution:

So the normie, propaganda medias are against us. But... I've seen LGBdropTheT being spread on 4chan and 9gag, with acceptance of majority of users.

I'm reluctant to interpret opposition to TQ+ ideology as support for LGB people or ideas. I not trying to assume the worst, but I'm not going to assume that 4chan's support is anything more noble than an opportunistic political alliance, either. If this sub was a little more directly focused on LGB stuff instead of TQ+ stuff, it might be able to separate the grifters from the genuine supporters.

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I'm reluctant to interpret opposition to TQ+ ideology as support for LGB people or ideas.

Agreed. I made an offhand comment to a conservative acquaintance about trans rights activists and he immediately condemned the "transgender and homosexual lifestyles". Lol.

If this sub was a little more directly focused on LGB stuff instead of TQ+ stuff

Hey, so-- idk how long you've been on this sub, but 2-3 months ago it actually was a lot more LGB-centered... some of the mods become more inactive though, and since then there have been more posts that are just about TQ and not LGB. I tried to make a post about it but it got caught by automod... might try again. You raise a good point. It is important to emphasize the pro-LGB aspect because we can't really assume that someone against the TQ+ is actually supportive of L/G/B people they might just as soon condemn us.

[–]PeakingPeachEaterfemale♀ | detrans🦎 | eater of peaches 🍑[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah...I feel you on the conservatives part, my family is against trans and "homosexual lifestyle".

I wish it were more LGB centered again. I went off to the s/bisexuals sub for a while before, whenever I get tired of hearing around the TQ+ politics constantly and lots of "look trans say stupid thing in social media, trans bad. >:-0" posts.

But ...The bisexuals subsaidit is still a bit small and I do like to interact with the L & G as well. We're starting to get a bit more active though which is nice!

Hopefully they open the s/LGB sub soon...I came here due to dealing with the TQ+ on the daily at my old job, now I do not have to worry about that anymore (new job) and want to merely talk to other LGB peeps about other many other things apart from the T.

[–]HelloMomo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, please, what needs to be done to get s/LGB up and running?

[–]mvmlego 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I was on r/LGBDropTheT for roughly the two weeks preceding its ban. A few weeks ago, I decided to check out the Saidit sub.

Thank you for the history. That's good to know.

[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No problem! And glad to have you here :)