I once again ask... · 2:06am Jun 23rd, 2023
Are there any queer friendly groups in this site?
I just saw a couple of threads on a couple of groups (no need to bring too much attention to those) that ended up brimming with queerphobia in general and transphobia in particular. And I'm tired. I may have come out fairly recently (two-three years now?), but I've seen enough queerphobia in my life for the rest of it.
Though, the worst is finding it in this site. I was aware this fandom was not perfect, I've had my encounters with bigotry here before, but seeing still present these days is just tiring. Probably the reason I don't even participate in groups anymore.
P.S.: And queer friendly means explicitly queer friendly. I don't care for groups with a blanket "group for everyone", but any conversation about trans rights gets locked the moment too many transphobes whine about it. I am not interested in people who see me as an acceptable loss for the comfort of others.
Well, I'm not aware of one, but you could start one.
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Nah, don't feel obligated either. Honestly, this was more venting at this point. But thanks for the sentiment.
I'm actually surprised you found that many anti-LGBT people here. I've joked how this site is more a LGBT social media site now than it is a MLP fanfic site haha. Fimfic has always come across as one of the most queer friendly sites there is.
Besides the LGBT group you posted in, I can't think of any explicitly pro-LGBT groups here. To be honest, reviving that group from the coffin would be good since anti-LGBT messaging has become insane online since a year ago. If you think this site has anti-LGBT sentiment, just go to Twitter.
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Well, probably because I only came out post-pandemic, and most groups I joined in my decade here were fandom ones. And you know how toxic some fandom get sometimes. But glad to hear there's enough space for others to have a better, more positive interaction than what I've gotten so far.
And I com from Twitter. Still feeling the burns from Bridget being canonically trans in Guilty Gear,