• @GraniteM
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    5214 days ago

    As a member of the Oregon Trail generation, I can report that a couple of years ago I made a list of all the things that I was expected to not do when I was a cishet little boy and was afraid of being labeled “queer.” The list of forbidden activities included, but was not limited to…

    • Singing
    • Dancing
    • Reading
    • Wearing bright colors
    • Taking too much care of my appearance
    • Hanging out with girls
    • Expressing emotions other than anger
    • Being in plays
    • Avoiding violence

    As an adult I’d describe myself as… like a one or two on the Kinsey scale, but honestly much happier now that I’ve recognized that heteronormativity is a horrible fucking prison. Wearing bright colors is fun, I love who and what I love, David Bowie is attractive, and I’m no longer pretending otherwise.

    • @redisdead
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      313 days ago

      I briefly got into crocheting and a friend made fun of it calling it gay.

      Motherfucker I’m wielding a long ass standby thing and am stabbing the sheared fur of an animal to forge it into a scarf. Do you really want to get into an argument with me now?