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[–]PenseePansyBio-Sex or Bust 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Does anyone else foresee that "gay" relationships among characters in media will soon consist of... a man who "identifies" as something other than male + a woman who "identifies" as something other than female? Ooh, an enby with a dick dating a demiboy with a pussy! Neither of whom would ever date anyone with junk matching their own IN A MILLION YEARS! How can you possibly get gayer than THAT? SO diverse and inclusive!

Brings to mind what they used to say about the Ford Model T: "any color as long as it's black". Depicting gay relationships is FINE... as long as the only people in 'em are straight :(

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, for a number of reasons. Including for expedience because they can simultaneously claim “gay” and trans representation in one bundle. It’s quick, easy, and low effort. And since most of the people pushing for “LGBTQ” are heterosexual pronoun people or heterosexual allies of pronoun people, they will absolutely be satisfied and will not see any problem or the irony. They are also more likely to see themselves represented by this. It feels pretty inevitable to be honest. And it is stomach turning.