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Carina's avatar

Ever since that LGBTQ survey came out, my wife and I (lesbians) have been doing bits about the oppression of Gen Z queers.

“Ugh, I just got microaggressed at Target. I mean, the cashier didn’t say anything, but I could tell he wasn’t validating my demisexuality.”

“God, that’s awful. It reminds me of when all my friends died of AIDS.”

Tasteless jokes aside, the responses to some of the other questions are disturbing. A significant % of Gen Z queers say they avoid stores, restaurants, and the doctor for fear of discrimination. It’s not healthy. For every 20yo queer person who feels empowered by their TikTok diary of oppression, there are a bunch of kids watching who think “Oh my God, the world wants to murder me.”

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Red's avatar

"One of the most annoying ticks of the left is to pretend that present-day America is largely indistinguishable from 1950s Alabama."

I will never understand this sentiment, as long as I live. It is absurd. I was alive in the 60's and 70's. I remember the 60's and 70's.

In the 50's, Bayard Rustin was screamed at, insulted, assaulted, arrested, and served time on a chain gang for his activism.

Fast forward to 2021: "That damn well-meaning but clueless white woman complemented my hairstyle. What a racist."

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