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$I like rainbows but I'm not gay. So I wear a rainbow on my shirt but then under it I got to put, "Not gay." But I'm not against gay people so under that I got to put, " But supportive." I just think it's weird that one group took refracted light. It's pretty greedy gays! K Kristina Rosales · 3 hours ago 10 目2 cutehaywood the straights are at it again love-geofffree Reblog if you are a greedy gay hoarding refracted light all for your greedy gay self october-rosehip I totally am, but also: I have a story. The time: 1995. The place: a small liberal arts college. We decided to participate in "denim day" which was a widespread event wherein on National Coming Out Day, you would wear denim to indicate SUPPORT FOR the LGBT community. Our support group made posters that were very, very clear about this. Wearing denim did not mean that you were coming out, it meant you supported anyone around you who might. I have never seen so many suits and khakis IN MY LIFE. People who accidentally wore jeans went home and changed. The community took it as a rebuke. We drew in closer to eachother, and felt unwelcome everywhere we thought we had friends before. And I had people later tell me "You know I support you, just... I didn't want anyone to think I was." First off, I DON'T know you support me. Not if you refuse to, for one day, change nothing about your life to show it. Second off... why is that such a terrifying thought to you? I remember before rainbows were a "gay thing". They were everywhere. Church walls next to arks. School walls next to sunshine faces. People have VOLUNTARILY abandoned every other use. I have HEARD PEOPLE SAY they just couldn't use rainbows anymore because people would think of "gay stuff." So I know this is a joke, and a stolen one at that, but you've done this to yourselves. If someone is so terrified of being perceived as queer that they will INSTANTLY abandon something they like if it has queer germs on it now or something, then they don't deserve refracted light. Maybe help us change the world into a place where being mistaken for queer would be just a thing to chuckle about and you can have refracted light back. aintnosintobefinallyclean The LGBTQ+ community didn't steal the rainbow. The straights abandoned it. Source:cutehaywood 201,741 notes$

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wisehowl_the_2nd

Apr 15, 2021 at 11:39AM EDT

If someone told me that the denim pants I wear 99% of the time suddenly meant support of some cause I'd probably change too or rebuke the statement outright, regardless of the cause. I understand the importance of banners to signify one's cause but placing banners on innocuous things and expecting everyone to go along with that is rather conceited.

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downer

Apr 15, 2021 at 03:38PM EDT in reply to wisehowl_the_2nd

It's probably unintentional, but these types of cutesy movements are actually pretty nasty in how they just sow division. When you turn an unavoidable mundane action like wearing clothes into a symbol of support, there's no true 'abstain' option, essentially forcing people to pick a side.

It's "you're either with me or you're against me" in non-verbal social pressure form.

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