Least favorite part about Gay culture? Go! How we describe other LGBTQ+ people in the community, as well as use either derogatory language as a compliment or humor like f*g or describe someone by their body type. Never understood why we do it, because this world already makes coming out. Not at all easy in many scenarios, and yet as a community we still can shade each other in ways that seem funny but when you look into it. It’s just derogatory, with laughs. Anyone else here feel that, when it comes to after coming out? And actually exploring the community.
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tomdcamp
I accepted the harshness within the community because it’s always gonna be in my life in one way or another, whether from within or outside the LGBT+ circle. I’d rather build people up rather than tear them down, and I think you’re right about us doing that by looking beyond surface level appearances.
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gavinakagriffin.
@tomdcamp How do you find them in this community, I have some but. I wanna actually find a community of people in this community that makes me feel less uncomfortable with my sexuality and like I have to convert in a certain way. Like because I’m gay, I should fall into hookup culture which I don’t want to or because of my looks I should offer myself to gay p*rn which I don’t want to. It feels like I have less that listen in, and more who tell me how to be gay in way that they want me to be.
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