If I had a choice of being straight and being bisexual, knowing what I do now, I would've picked to be straight. Not only does the LGBT community not even accept me, but I am constantly called a cheater and that I'm not truly LGBT. People are scared to stay with me because they automatically think I'll cheat on them with someone of the opposite sex as they are. But alas, I did not have a say in what I am and what I am not in this world.
YouTube Block LGBT+ Content with New "Restricted Mode" Feature
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If I had a choice of being straight and being bisexual, knowing what I do now, I would've picked to be straight. Not only does the LGBT community not even accept me, but I am constantly called a cheater and that I'm not truly LGBT. People are scared to stay with me because they automatically think I'll cheat on them with someone of the opposite sex as they are. But alas, I did not have a say in what I am and what I am not in this world.
DarkDesertFox
Your Typical Trickster
You all need to take a chill pill, like seriously. I'm done here. It's clear rational conversation is going nowhere.
Everything you said is wrong and, if you have LGBT friends on this forum or anywhere else, I'm certain they would be disgusted with what you've written in this thread.
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Sorry pal, you've already drawn the victim card too many times. Draw another one.
keef_kogane
Senior Member
Whether you realize it or not, what you're saying is hateful. You should have known that coming on here and saying what you did would have elicited a response. That was your choice. You chose to come onto a public forum and speak your hateful words.
Tell me about it, I'm pansexual and polygamous and people always think it is fine to call it cheating and that they "COULD NEVER" handle their significant other doing that much less with someone of a different sex. Like ok, it isn't for you then, pal.
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I'm pretty sure we are all chill, you are one I have seen flinging insults like "SJW" and constantly insulting our LGBTQ+ members with saying they choose to be different.
It's a different discussion but I always find it strange that a community that flaunts love and support always tries to disown people who choose to be in hetero relationships. Only when I'm with a girl am I a 'true member of the LGBT community". It hurts. Not to mention these bloody Christians always trying to "cure me". The only thing I've been cursed with is being
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why would you walk onto a battlefield just to shoot somebody and run?
Ghost Soda
(he him or they them)
Having different beliefs doesn't give you the right to abuse people. You don't have to come to our pride parades and wear out colors, just treat us like human beings. It's not even hard.
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a. How is a LGBT person flirting with you any different than a cis+het doing so?
b. Heterophobia doesn't exist.
c. Nobody's being blamed for not wanting to watch LGBT videos. You don't want to watch videos because they're LGBT? Fine. You do you, pal. Nobody's being forced to watch these videos Clockwork Orange style. People are upset because they're being blocked from kids for no good reason.
You do realize that forcing LGBT people to convert into your perfect straight cis people has literally caused hundreds of people to fall into depression and kill themselves, right? Being LGBT is. Not. A. Choice. You say you're not a hater, but you're basically telling us that we deserve to rot down below just for existing the the way we are. How is that not hateful?
Again, conversion therapy doesn't work. All it does is cause LGBT people to kill themselves.
Ah yes, how dare people get angry at being told that they're options are being forced into spiraling depression trying to pretend to be straight/cis or burn in heck. You tell them!
Also, it bugs me when people argue "I would choose to be straight if I could." because honestly? As an LGBT person, I'd never choose to be different. Self love shouldn't be a bad thing!
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keef_kogane
Senior Member
The thing is, some LGBT+ people would rather be straight and cisgender rather than who they really are simply because of the hate they face every day. Not to mention the fear of living with who they are, or having to do so in secret. Self-love is definitely a good thing, but it's hard to love yourself when you feel like the world is against you, you know?
I'm not sure if this is exactly what the people above are feeling, but these are my thoughts on the matter.
But we also get so much **** just for existing and but through conversion therapy that sometimes we think we'd have had a better life being born straight/cis.
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Conversion therapy made me want to die. Imo people who provide conversion therapy services should be charged with murder.
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I know plenty of people have already called you out on this, but why in the **** would anyone *choose* to be looked down upon, oppressed, and potentially even harmed, if not outright killed? Do you even *think* about what you say?
"today I think I'll make life harder for myself, because that sounds like a great idea", said literally nobody
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visibleghost
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i feel like .. idk. i would never want to be cis because thats not just who i am?? but if i got to choose vetween being trans and cis i would choose cis because of the discrimination. i think really most people who want to be cis or het want it because of the discrimination and fear and stuff. for lgbtq ppl it is a political statement to just exist and you always have to be afraid of cishets who want to hurt you.
like, if cishets werent like this we wouldnt have to wish to be someone we are not.
You hit the nail on the head there.
I can't speak for everybody, but in my experiences I have felt like I am alienesque, like I don't belong on this planet. I got to a point where I genuinely believed I deserved to be dead, that I am a sinner, that I would have been better of born being straight, because enough people had told me so enough to make me believe that it was a fact.
visibleghost
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well u know these Tumblrinas just want to be oppressed so they can complain lololololol :')
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u are making the world more difficult :')
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bc people being upset about discrimination is So Unchill ....
Ghost Soda
(he him or they them)
I think I'll edit that because I didn't word it as well as a could have! What I meant was I don't want people to think that it's only okay to be LGBT if they're hating being LGBT and treat it like a character flaw. I want being LGBT to be something that's embraced!
Sorry if it came off like I was shaming people with internalized homophobia, I swear I'm terrible at articulating my own thoughts sometimes!
It's okay, don't worry about it. A lot of people who are gay or trans experience internalised homo/transphobia, mainly because our existence is often unjustified by straight/cis people, as well as Christians and what some mythical man in the sky told some crazy bloke that wrote a book about it.
SensaiGallade
✨ Étoile 2020 ✨
Honestly, this isn't something that shouldn't be overlooked. It's quite disgusting that Youtube finds it acceptable to barr LGBT friendly channels to restricted mode, considering the kind of platform it is and how publically viewed it is.
Surely, knowing what kind of platform Youtube is and their broad audience, shouldn't they be encouraging the LGBT community? Shouldn't younger generations be aware that it's okay to be different and be themselves? We should be embracing it and accepting it, not rejecting the community.
I can't express how much this angers me. This is taking a whole step back rather than progressing.
Surely, knowing what kind of platform Youtube is and their broad audience, shouldn't they be encouraging the LGBT community? Shouldn't younger generations be aware that it's okay to be different and be themselves? We should be embracing it and accepting it, not rejecting the community.
I can't express how much this angers me. This is taking a whole step back rather than progressing.
We're closing this thread down temporarily to give people a bit of a breather. While none of the posts here are too bad as of yet, some of you are choosing to talk down to and/or patronize one another rather than speak rationally and factually to get your point(s) across.
People are going to disagree. It's a part of life. Just keep in mind that if you want to debate or disagree with people here, you have to do it in a respectful manner, even if you see something that upsets you. People are allowed to share their opinions as long they're doing it in a way that doesn't break the rules, and likewise, any replies must also be within the rules and guidelines.
Keep the above in mind if you want to continue discussing this, or this thread will be permanently closed and warnings will be handed out to those who can't keep their temper under control or refrain from being rude to others.
People are going to disagree. It's a part of life. Just keep in mind that if you want to debate or disagree with people here, you have to do it in a respectful manner, even if you see something that upsets you. People are allowed to share their opinions as long they're doing it in a way that doesn't break the rules, and likewise, any replies must also be within the rules and guidelines.
Keep the above in mind if you want to continue discussing this, or this thread will be permanently closed and warnings will be handed out to those who can't keep their temper under control or refrain from being rude to others.
Pretty sure forestyne was and for* others who feel the same way.
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