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LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
Every time a queer person says something publicly, people call them brave. And maybe it comes from a place of good intention, but it's gotten old, and sounds condescending. Not unlike the "speak your truth" cliché mentioned elsewhere in this same post.
It's not brave or courageous to be sick and tired of hiding who you are, or holding back your opinion of people who vote for the politicians who want to erase you. It just means you're sick and tired of holding back. What really takes mental and emotional strength is not saying it for years at a time.
It's not brave or courageous to be sick and tired of hiding who you are, or holding back your opinion of people who vote for the politicians who want to erase you. It just means you're sick and tired of holding back. What really takes mental and emotional strength is not saying it for years at a time.