strawberryoverlord:

kyraneko:

aphony-cree:

21goblins-in-a-trenchcoat:

terflies:

transmedtwink:

lushbird:

“queer” is such a useless term. if i tell someone im bisexual, they know i am attracted to men and women. if a man tells me he is gay, i know he is a man exclusively attracted to other men. if someone tells me they are queer, it tells me nothing about them. it doesnt tell me who they attracted to. it tells me nothing about that person.

It tells me they’re trying to be a extra lil bitch and that I shouldn’t be friends with them

No, you probably shouldn’t, for their sake.

yall realise thats exactly the point, right

queer covers everyone who is noncis or nonstraight

it covers the identities you want to erase or disallow from the community

it doesn’t immediately tell you private information about someone’s sexuality or gender that you aren’t entitled to

and the person in question may not even know themselves, but queer is what they know they can always use if they’re not sure except they know theyre definitely not cis/straight

you hate it because it’s too inclusive and too broad. It’s supposed to be inclusive and broad. If someone tells you they’re queer then all you need to know is that they are in some way not cis or straight and other than that it aint your business. If being told someone’s identity is none of your business pisses you off, thats a you problem

Imagine saying you wont be friends with someone unless they disclose all details of their gender and orientation immediately upon meeting you and still feeling that you’re morally superior 

treating people’s identities primarily as ways to help you sort them by usefulness to you is kinda mercenary and shitty, honestly

“queer” claims kinship across a diverse yet shared body of experiences

it says “we can be alike without having to be same”

it says “we are connected without having to justify the connection”

it says “our differences can be celebrated, even the ones between each other”

it says “we accept and are accepted, as we are”

it is not about convenience of labeling or categorizing

it is not about providing useful information about whether we’re “available”

it’s about people

it’s about connection

it’s about acceptance

“your identity has to be useful to me to be valid” is ridiculous bullshit and ought to walk north until its hat freezes

Im here, Im Queer, Die mad about.