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[-] davel@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago

I don’t see why I can’t also be proudly straight

Do you hear yourself? “I don’t see why I can’t also be proudly white.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight_pride

The only reason “gay pride” exists in the first place is in reaction to oppression. The straights have in no way been suppressed, and “straight pride” is nothing but a backlash to gay liberation.

[-] Treeniks@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe we have a different view on what pride means, but I see no reason to be ashamed of being straight, the same I see no reason to be ashamed of being white, the same I see no reason to be ashamed of being gay, the same I see no reason to be ashamed of being black. LGBT+ inclusion is not the same as straight exclusion. Gay pride, from what I understand, at its core is about being proud of yourself and not having to hide your ethnicity. That goes both ways, and I sure as hell would feel like I'm being shamed for being straight in this game. Not a great message is it?

Like I'm genuinely trying to understand here. How is shaming straights helping gay pride?

this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2024
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