I’m not a girl or a boy I’m saying I’m an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it. But now the dream is over and the insect is awake. yeah any pronouns is fine
Don't be sad, okay? Boy that makes me blush and gives me butterflies
I'm being so sane right now (watching phantom of the opera again)
I grew up scream singing WELL MAYBE I'M THE FAGGOT AMERICA so I'm impervious to online lgbt slur discourse
erik phantomoftheopera on r/incel like “women are so shallow? i spent a decade convincing this femoid that i was an angel sent by her dead dad to teach her how to sing and showed her my cool underground cave and the wax replica i made of her wearing a wedding dress and instead of falling in love with me she got scared and left me for some chad”
The LGBTQ community has seen controversy regarding acceptance of different groups (bisexual and transgender individuals have sometimes been marginalized by the larger community), but the term LGBT has been a positive symbol of inclusion and reflects the embrace of different identities and that we’re stronger together and need each other. While there are differences, we all face many of the same challenges from broader society.
In the 1960′s, in wider society the meaning of the word gay transitioned from ‘happy’ or ‘carefree’ to predominantly mean ‘homosexual’ as they adopted the word as was used by homosexual men, except that society also used it as an umbrella term that meant anyone who wasn’t cisgender or heterosexual. The wider queer community embraced the word ‘gay’ as a mark of pride.
The modern fight for queer rights is considered to have begun with The Stonewall Riots in 1969 and was called the Gay Liberation Movement and the Gay Rights Movement.
The acronym GLB surfaced around this time to also include Lesbian and Bisexual people who felt “gay” wasn’t inclusive of their identities.
Early in the gay rights movement, gay men were largely the ones running the show and there was a focus on men’s issues. Lesbians were unhappy that gay men dominated the leadership and ignored their needs and the feminist fight. As a result, lesbians tended to focus their attention on the Women’s Rights Movement which was happening at the same time. This dominance by gay men was seen as yet one more example of patriarchy and sexism.
In the 1970′s, sexism and homophobia existed in more virulent forms and those biases against lesbians also made it hard for them to find their voices within women’s liberation movements. Betty Friedan, the founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW), commented that lesbians were a “lavender menace” that threatened the political efficacy of the organization and of feminism and many women felt including lesbians was a detriment.
In the 80s and 90s, a huge portion of gay men were suffering from AIDS while the lesbian community was largely unaffected. Lesbians helped gay men with medical care and were a massive part of the activism surrounding the gay community and AIDS. This willingness to support gay men in their time of need sparked a closer, more supportive relationship between both groups, and the gay community became more receptive to feminist ideals and goals.
Approaching the 1990′s it was clear that GLB referred to sexual identity and wasn’t inclusive of gender identity and T should be added, especially since trans activist have long been at the forefront of the community’s fight for rights and acceptance, from Stonewall onward. Some argued that T should not be added, but many gay, lesbian and bisexual people pointed out that they also transgress established gender norms and therefore the GLB acronym should include gender identities and they pushed to include T in the acronym.
GLBT became LGBT as a way to honor the tremendous work the lesbian community did during the AIDS crisis.
Towards the end of the 1990s and into the 2000s, movements took place to add additional letters to the acronym to recognize Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, Agender, and others. As the acronym grew to LGBTIQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIAA, many complained this was becoming unwieldy and started using a ‘+’ to show LGBT aren’t the only identities in the community and this became more common, whether as LGBT+ or LGBTQ+.
In the 2010′s, the process of reclaiming the word “queer” that began in the 1980′s was largely accomplished. In the 2020′s the LGBTQ+ acronym is used less often as Queer is becoming the more common term to represent the community.
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- Screenshot of Vash from Trigun Stampede laying on the ground tied up. A post from tumblr user imsomniac-arrest reading "being pathetic is a skill actually" is added to the image.
- Screenshot of young Knives from Trigun Stampede making finger guns. A post from tumblr user verycool trash reading "good morning LGBTC community (the C stands for cowboys)" is added to the image.
- Screenshot of Meryl and Zazie from Trigun Stampede. Meryl stands in the background of the image and Zazie is seated on top of a car in the foreground. A post from twitter user hi_mija reading "you're not alone. there's bugs" is added to the image.
- Screenshot of Knives from Trigun Stampede burning up from the blast of Vash's weapon. A headline from an Onion article reading "Health Experts Recommend Against Getting Zapped By Any Sort Of Futuristic Space Gun" is added to the image.
- Screenshot of from Trigun Stampede. Roberto stands in the foreground watching Meryl dragging Vash by a rope in the background. A headline from an Onion article reading "Not To Brag, But My Boyfriend's a Rescue" is added to the image.
- Screenshot of Knives from Trigun Stampede standing on a plateau watching ships crash in the background. A post from twitter user homosexualizer reading "to fully heal my inner child, some people would have to die" is added to the image.
- Screenshot from Trigun Stampede. Vash stands in the foreground, looking at red and blue plants in the background. A headline from an Reductress article reading "Woman Can't Figure Out Why Plant Which Evolved to Live in Borneo Rainforest Keeps Dying in Her Studio Apartment" is added to the image.
- Screenshot of Knives from Trigun Stampede playing piano. A post from tumblr user antlerpunk reading "my leitmotif is about to fucking reprise" is added to the image.
- Screenshot of Wolfwood from Trigun Stampede kneeling. A post from twitter user fadfromabove reading "what does amen mean is it like yass" is added to the image.
- Screenshot of Knives from Trigun Stampede hovering with blades extending from his back. A post from twitter user yourenottheguy reading "at 25 imma be so sexy i might just stsart levitating and controlling shit w my mind trust me it's gon be crazy" is added to the image. End ID]
Hey guys I’m at target does anyone want anything?
Uh oh looks like the sith are back
Please retire the "we are made of stardust" phrase I am so tired of it
Stars are made of flesh
I change my mind bring back the original phrase

