• tsonfeir@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Me, a gay teen in the 90s, being actually afraid for my life while holding the hand of my SO in public.

    Now? I’ve got a fuckin’ flag.

    People forget history when it works for them.

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            5 months ago

            Well, yes, but there are a lot more people who support them. I feel like you can’t have a conversation without failed attempts at making me feel bad as a person.

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                5 months ago

                Fwiw I’m a trans person who grew up in the 80s/90s and I still think the 90s were way WAY worse than present day for trans people.

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                    5 months ago

                    I don’t have to imagine rotflol

                    My kid and a bunch their friends deal with it, and I and many others are there to help them. And it sucks for them BIG TIME. It’s hard, even with supportive family and friend groups. My kid had two classmates just this year lose their lives to suicide due to LGBTQ hate.

                    The 90s were worse.

                    I really think you have no idea what you’re saying.