I just want to remind everyone that homosexuality and any non-straight sexuality is not an adult theme orย โpornographicโ in any way.ย
Two girls holding hands or two boys having a crush is not an adult theme. It is as innocent as a crush between a boy and a girl and should be presented as such
If it is acceptable and viewed as adorable for a 15 year old boy to have a crush on a 15 year old girl then it is equally as acceptable and cute for a boy to crush on a boy. Just because it is the same gender does not make itย โadultโ orย โunfit for kids to seeโ
Please stop sexualizing same sex relationships and remember that it is innocent and gentle affection just like any relationship.ย
Bringing this back for Pride!
All of this. Conversely, and in addition: please stop idealizing same-sex relationships, or claiming that same-sex relationships are somehow more โpureโ than other relationships. They can be toxic, or abusive, or ill-advised, just like any other relationship. Pretending that theyโre somehow inherently perfect causes a same-sex abuse to get minimized, and the survivors thereof feel silenced by their own community. I know folks who say they ignored warning signs because of the way their friends were always cooing over how cute they were with their partner. Weโre real people, not paragons of some sacred love: weโre fallible, and human, and imperfect. Give us the same space you afford to straight relationships: the acknowledgement of reality, the possibility of imperfection.













