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in the most charitable and well-intentioned sense possible, displaying "LGBT imagery" is supposed to be a signal which states "I'm not going to bully you" and a lot of gay people feel helped by that because they are used to being treated badly sometimes and they feel like it's unfair.

if I see a person displaying "LGBT imagery" I can feel certain that I can casually mention that I had a nice vacation with my boyfriend and the chance of being mistreated for saying it is zero. gay people navigate social situations with a constant concern that they may be mistreated by others if they mention for example their significant other.

while I understand that "LGBT imagery" is useful in this regard, I recognize that it gets attached to a lot of other ideas I don't personally agree with. I like that I can see a person displaying "LGBT imagery" and feel certain that they aren't going to bully me, but on the other hand, I find myself assuming that they are more likely to be a socialist or a censorship apologist or someone who tolerates medically transitioning children. it's attached to too many things.

Kevin Cyber 6mo ago 💬 1

Thank you for your civilized comment. I’m trying to understand your point of view and not judge your way of thinking. I would like to tell you that each person is different and everywhere in the world there are good and bad people. It’s just a choice of living their life.

What I can assure you is that the gay community do not support children transitioning.

I’ve seen these things on TV and the internet and this should not be allowed. Kids are easily susceptible to wanting to be like someone they love. A child might want to be a different gender because they love and actor or singer or someone in their family. This should not be supported by society until the child becomes an adult and can choose for himself. That is actually problematic if it happens before they can take decisions for themselves and I also don’t agree with that.

I’m not sure if I understand your comment fully but I want to tell you that people cannot be influenced into switching their sexual orientation.

I grew up with gay family members and I’m straight.

In the same light, my gay family members and friends grew up in surrounded by heterosexual individuals and were not influenced to become straight.

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goatmeal 6mo ago 💬 1

>What I can assure you is that the gay community do not support children transitioning

If it wasn't clear I'm gay myself. While I don't support medically transitioning children and I can't find any gays or lesbians IRL who tell me they do, it's being attached to us in certain ways. if a politician or a non-profit promises to protect me, there is a very strong chance they are also going to protect the right to abuse a child via medical transition, and there is also a very strong chance that they will propagate socialism, censorship, civilian disarmament, and many other things I do not like. this is why I have sympathy for people who feel apprehensive about "LGBT imagery."

Kevin Cyber 6mo ago

Ah sorry, I did not understand what you meant in the first comment. My apologies.