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[-] eldavi@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I can’t seem to shake off the loud “It’s Gay” inside my head when something like that happens.

a very small part of me is glad i'm gay when i encounter one of the many ways that straight men are so terrified of being perceived as gay. it's a bit like watching the video of a child freaking out in shallow water because he couldn't touch the ground only to be corrected by being pushed into standing; except that this casual homophobia has MASSIVE impacts on people's psyches and how they treat others.

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