40 Screenshots Of People Who Are Unaware Of The Existence Of LGBTQ People And It’s Like They’re Living Under A Rock
LGBTQ history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality in ancient civilizations. Ancient Egyptian royal servants Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum, who lived c. 2400 BCE, are believed to be the first recorded same-sex couple in history, so you get the perspective.
But many oblivious people refuse to believe that being homosexual, bisexual, queer, and transgender are as old as history itself. In fact, some delusional people would go as far as to think they've spotted actual mistakes in movies, books, and media that speak of LGBTQ existence in the past.
And thanks to the wonderfully colorful corner of reddit “Sappho And Her Friend,” “a sub dedicated to historical and other LGBTQ erasure from academia and other spaces,” we have the cringiest collection of such delusional examples.
The subreddit that, according to its description, is “Mostly humorous but open to serious discussion as well,” was created a year ago and has since gained a 266k-solid fanbase who waste no time to cut the crap.
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That Dad’s Name? Harold
It wasn't until high school that I realized that my uncle who always came to family events with his "friend", was actually gay and that was his partner. It turns out it was more of a "don't ask, don't tell" policy, they were never openly affectionate at these family events and everyone accepted his friend as it he were really just a friend. They finally came out to the family and are now married, and are still one of the happiest married couples I know. It's a joy to see how happy they are after 40 years together.
My sister had this realisation with my Aunt and her partner - to be fair, me and my brother only realised the year before. We'd just grown up never questioning their relationship.
I've often wondered if my aunt and uncle ever got that their daughter who lived with a "friend" for over 10 years was gay. I mean no one talks about, she's never come out to us. But we all know.
Saw This On Facebook Today
As this is probably true, it would still be guesswork if no proof has been found. This info sign is not the place for speculation.
While this is true, it is hypocritical too. Because they are doing it with male + female too. If depictions of same sex pairs might be just friends then they cannot say that male + female depictions must be a couple, which they do.
Load More Replies...Shut up. No one is "pretending homosexuals don't exist." While this statue most likely is depicting a lesbian pair, the museum has no concrete proof of it, so they're not speculating as to the relationship.
Load More Replies...What do they mean 'Probably from the Theban Necropolis'? Can't they remember where they found it?
It might've been originally dug up by looters rather than archaeologists, and it's exact provenance is unknown.
Load More Replies...I've just read yesterday something about these cases. (It was about a tomb depicting two men tough). Archeologists default is heterosexual. They see male + female and think romantic relationship. But when they see male + male or female + female then they think "are they related?" "Are they good friends?"
I saw the same article I think, it's absolutely a problem in History that people depict modern sexuality stereotyping over the past (male+female) tough that's something implemented by christianity. In ancient egypt, such a thing as sexuality most likely didn't even exist, being nothing more than a choice of individual preference
Load More Replies...EGYPTIAN LESBIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! (don't mind me dying)
Yes, Very Heterosexual Indeed.
Yeah, as a Pole I can assure you that you can tell the difference even in XIXth century letters.
I can definitely see that the male writer was very much interested in poles
Load More Replies...Pole here - it is not in language or "romantic manner", that is just a romance. But in Poland there are histiorians who will die in fight over it and sell bulshit like "style", "epoque vibes". Also, I am polish filologist and I read a lot romatic letters and diaries. That is not epoque or style, just affair and desire ;)
Yeah, every heterosexual wants to kiss someone of the same sex for absolutely no reason. People really need to get over their insecurities when discussing gay people.
Polish born here. I don't think a polish guy would write "give me your lips" to another guy when they are just friends. Polish people are nowadays as prude and against homosexuals as US Americans.
I'm polish and while I agree with the first half of your comment, I can't agree with the second one. Not all polish people are against lgbt, many people are very supportive. Homophobes are in every nation. Our govenment being complete morons is another topic though.
Load More Replies...I thought it was pretty widely known that Chopin was bisexual. His longest and most stable romantic relationship was with a woman, Aurore Dudevant/George Sand - but it does seem that in his younger years he was mostly involved with guys. (And, not for nothing, George Sand was probably also bisexual, preferred to dress as a man and to use her chosen male name - she was anything but a conventional 19th-century woman!)
As a Polish person I can confirm that while of course languages are different and time has changed, many of these quotes sound obviously sexual to a Polish speaker and it did sound the same then.
On Thursday, February 25, The House of Representatives voted to pass the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It would also substantially expand the areas to which those discrimination protections apply. The Equality Act would enable protections within education, particularly on how teachers implement LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum.
But when it comes to education from an early age, LGBTQ curriculum is still widely underrepresented in classrooms. Only five states announced in 2019 that LGBTQ history must be taught in public schools, with California being the first. Here, it’s been required from schools to teach kids LGBTQ History since 2011, and the first K-8 textbooks should be approved to meet new state standards in six years.
They Are Lesbians Goddammit
wait, does that mean you support LGBTQ+ to? cuz I’m bi
Load More Replies...Maybe he thought they were talking about the daughter and told them about the supposedly husband
Load More Replies...Just A Fan
Quite the greeting. I believe this is when Kelley came out as lesbian.
I still find it really strange that people have to "come out." We straight people don't have to do it "hey everyone, I just want you to know that I, a man, like women." Why do gay people owe it to others to make an announcement on who they love? Nobody should care, just be happy and do you!
Load More Replies...Don't think tweeter will allow that picture.
Load More Replies...They Were Housemates
That's sad because she's had to tell people for 45 years they were only "housemates".
Load More Replies...It’s also sad if that is the only reason she didn’t have kids : (
Load More Replies...On the other hand, enforcement, funding, and teacher preparation are often ambiguous. This has partly to do with the fact that even though the history of LGBTQ people is as old as history itself, the history of its curriculum is relatively short. From the creation of LGBT History Month in 1994 to the National Park Service’s first report on LGBTQ historic sites in 2016, the last decades showed a promising increase in mainstream teaching of LGBTQ history.
According to historian Eliza Byard, Executive Director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), “A lot of us grew up with history taught to reinforce the idea that only certain ways of being are natural. It is hugely important that every child understand the complexity of human history in all different dimensions in order to have a full understanding of the past, present and possible futures, and that’s what this is ultimately about.”
"But Hey That's Just A Theory"
Can we get another source? Someone who can confirm? Otherwise we're gonna go with our biases...
An Interesting Title
What a lovely couple! I wish them many years of happiness together!❤️🌈
Two Bro-Ets, Chillin In An Apartment
ThEy MiGhT jUsT bE rEaLlY gOoD fRiEnDs ThAt CaSuAlLy GeT iNtImAtE...aS fRiEnDs
Hmm I wonder what? They were probably just very good friends! That casually lick each other!
With LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, there’s hope of a higher level of education from people about same-sex love and gender inclusivity. It’s a much-needed mark of progress which, if anything, came a little too late. Moreover, teaching LGBTQ history in schools will have a tremendously positive impact on the members of the LGBTQ community who will feel less unsafe for their sexual orientation.
GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey backs it up. It showed that LGBTQ students in schools with an LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum—compared to their counterparts in schools without that curriculum—were “less likely to feel unsafe because of their sexual orientation (41.8% vs. 63.3%) and gender expression (34.6% vs. 47%).”
Medical Classmates
Maybe they were good friends. Apparently you can't have housemates without the housemate being your lover.
Considering the 25 year difference between the two, and that it is not uncommon for the latter to have all information, except the deceased year, on the headstone, im sure it read exactly as she wanted.
Edit: It took me a while - I now got it. Sorry
Load More Replies...Oh, Dr. Hope lived for 25 more years after her love died, and her love died young. So sad.
I feel bad for Hope. She had to live 25 years after she lost her soul mate.
At least they still got to be buried next to each other so there’s that
Presumably everybody knew or suspected the truth and they chose this as a - then more acceptable - way to assure that they would be interred like any couple: right next to each other.
His Roommate Is So Nice
this one is satire. the group name is group where we all pretend to be boomers. very funny tho
What the hell are you talking about? It’s a satire group, but I don’t see how that is evidence that Americans are dense. Sounds like xenophobia to me.
Load More Replies...Omigosh!! That sounds like my aunt 30 years ago "NY is so expensive your cousin, the choreographer, has to share a one bedroom apt with another dancer" LOL Hand to G-d Truth!!
Just A Friendly Reminder, The History Books Accidentaly Forgot A Few Pages From Anne's Diary
It was actually her father that left some passages out of publication
Load More Replies...I remember reading this version (nothing omitted) when I was a kid and going 'wait...what?' confused that I couldn't remember reading those parts in my English class 🤣 honesty though I can understand why her dad took out these parts. She was a child when she had these thoughts and those were deeply personal and he felt he was protecting his daughter by taking those out...I get it. I wouldn't want the world to know my young daughter's thoughts as her hormones come roaring in and she begins to discover sex.
I am going to be honest here. I deal with kids in this age range on a very regular basis. Kids of middle school age and early teens often are trying to find their place. Sex and sexuality are no different. We cannot definitively base a judgement for a lifetime from one page. She may have been a lesbian, or she may simply have been trying to find who she was. What happened to her was horrendous. And I often wonder how she would feel knowing the whole world read her most private thoughts. In other words, I do not think this page of her diary is really any of our business.
She did mention that she wanted to publish her diary afterwards. According to her father.
Load More Replies...This conservative played softball in the mid 70’s on a very competitive team. I was the only teammate not gay. Didn’t care. We were good. Don’t know what happened to now. In the south, black girls, white girls, gay girls. Nobody cared.
There's more - she asks one of her friends if she can feel her boobs as a sign of their friendship - friend refused and also admits to having crushes on a few of her classmates
For clarity, she wrote this in German. The word for a girlfriend in Germany does not have a space in it whether it’s a friend or a lover.
Load More Replies...Gay Irl
That's Phyllis's actress but I'm pretty sure that's a scene in season 2 of The OA, not The Office. (Super weird and great show imo, I enjoyed it)
Load More Replies...Now that's a great homie, who marries you just so you won't be left alone on your group wedding day. #friendshipgoals
Hahahahahahaha even today, some people are like. What do you mean Gladys?
Just Guys Being Dudes
No way man!!! The ancient greeks were bisexuals. No shame, until the Christianity said it was a capital fault.
This is SO TRUE. I HATE IT. The christian shame part.
Load More Replies...the ancient greeks were very openly bisexual. even in more modern times, they have different ideas of what is gay or not. like if you get a handy or do someone in the butt, that makes the other guy gay, not you. If you're the driver, you're not gay, you're just a horny guy and this was available.
This is not (completely) true. It´s widely accepted among historians and people in general that he was bisexual. At least in Europe.
Like Brutus and Caïus Cassius Longinus: war buddys... They were fighting on differents fronts then Cassius lost and killed himself because he thought that his "friend" was killed. When Brutus heard of his dead he named him "the last Roman" and send his corpse to an island, and at the second battle Brutus killed himself. This sounds soooooo friendly.
there's an excellent book out there called "alexander the fabulous" that discusses all of this with no punches pulled, it's very good
In ancient cultures, it was commonplace to marry for the sake of social position and having children, but love, true love, was reserved for those with whom you could have the closest bond and the best understanding, and the most meaningful shared experiences, and for men, that was always going to be another man. It was completely and totally normal. Just as it should be now.
The sad thing is here that people think no one can love a friend very much, or even be affectionate with them. Most of these are clearly, obviously gay people, but do remember that people were honestly much, much more affectionate and passionate about people where there was no sexual relationship in many places and times. It's said that we equate deep love solely with family or sex, nobody else.
Two Very Good Friends
ok, this is not actually gay! This is an advertisement for wives. Things were very different in the past. Not everything that looks gay to our modern sensibilities actually is. This was a very common thing to have a pic taken with friends and post to the newspaper in rural areas. It was expensive for one man to do, so he might pose with a brother or friends.
Incorrect! https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/loving-photographs-nini-treadwell/index.html
Load More Replies...Expressing their feelings so obviously was extremely bold in their time, since homosexuality was illegal back then. 120 years after it is no longer, fortunately, but some people still happen to miss the point, on sheer hypocrisy.
This is an advertisement because the both want wives but didn't want to pay for 2 ads😏 * Boom hetero explanation
Apparently, if in obitiary said "he never married", it meant discreetly thayt the deceased was gay.
Sure just two young bachelors that want to marry girls... Holding this sign together. Yep that is it. 🤔
Two Bros Sharing Storage Space
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?!?!?!?!?!?!? wHy WoUlD aNyOnE eVeR tHiNk ThEy ArE gAy!??!
To be fair to poor stricken ghoul, I don’t spend much time contemplating the personal life of people in advertisements either : )
We Must Be Careful Not To Jump To Conclusions
HEADLINES: 'Archaeologists uncover the remains of a 2k year old woman (from the Mid 21st century) that shows evidence that full skeletal transplants we achieved much earlier than previously thought.'
Fine but keep in mind if zombie apocalypse happen you'll miss out.
Load More Replies...Scientifically nothing, Pungent Sauce. Who gives a s**t what genes or organs you have?
Here I was thinking they meant they weren't going to mention how you couldn't really carve words into all of your bones and live through it. But now that you say it, I was clearly being naive. :P
Load More Replies...But How Certain Is She?
“Hints at sexuality after admitting she kisses more girls than boys” My autistic husband who can’t take the bluntest of hints would pick that up.
Personally I'm not sure what is she trying to say. Is this something to do with having mixed up feelings?(!)
The Sun is such a horrible, trashy tabloid (it makes Buzzfeed writing look like Shakespeare) that many people in the UK wouldn't even use it as toilet paper or to line their hamster cages. It is renown for inaccurate, biased, sensationalist reporting.
Load More Replies...Perhaps you need to look up the definition of "hint" and the definition of "fact."
hey for a long time I was confused on if I was bi, now I'm confused on why people cant shut up about it.
Greece Wasn't Gay
It was actually the second gayest, Rome takes first place, gay intercource was actively encouraged. I’m not sure about Greece encouraging it, but I know they didn’t care
Load More Replies...BWAHAHAH! Yeah, the word 'lesbian' has cleary NO corellation to Lesbos island 🤣
and the word "Sapphic" CLEARLY can't come from "Sappho", the writer of homoerotic poetry who lived on Lesbos.
Load More Replies...and then there was Zeus who just screwed anything with a pulse... and probably some things who didn't.
Load More Replies...This person is not only oblivious to the LGBTQ+ community, they also know nothing about history or greek mythology!
Yeah, ancient Greeks were so smart and ahead of their time that they were homophobic Christian bigots before Jesus was even born.
The Bible denounces homosexuality all of... ZERO TIMES. NOT ONCE. NADA. That passage actually states men must not shag little boys, which is completely reasonable.
Zeus is well know for following the Ten Commandments with precision
"Whooooaaah, Hera, the Eighth Commandment does not apply to swans, bulls, and showers of gold!"
Load More Replies...Such A Wholesome Friendship. But Where Are Their Wives?
That' s a keeper! And now I'm jealous I got my ring in stupid plain box and not a pokeball...
I have a better question - who proposed to who? Because one of them is a pokemon go fan--- is it the one on the left?
I think this might have been intentional homophobia. It’s Reddit, after all.
Load More Replies...Just A Couple Of Cowboys
No, We're Sisters
Why wouldn’t you? Have you ever kissed in the soup aisle? It’s amazing. I highly recommend. I bet the cereal aisle is just as awesome.
Load More Replies...I (female) once kissed my girlfriend, and a woman asked "are you sisters?Or just friends?" i wish i was kidding
Maybe say, "No, this is my daughter" and see her face turn white!!!
Hmm, But Who’s Getting Married?
? they are clearly just bros taking a selfie at the beach. (just kidding haha)
Load More Replies...This is so mean, like literally denying their existence!! "I don't see you" is what he is saying
Such a joy seeing all these happy couples in this post :) I'm skipping the ignorant comments & just focus on love <3
Oh My God They Were Strangers
There is too much in that picture for a conservative brain to proceed correctly. Two colored women of two different cultural styles cannot also be lesbians.
It’s beautiful they both embraced their countries culture by wearing traditional wedding gowns. Very lovely couple
I'm just here to say that both their dresses are absolutely beautiful and I hope they had a wonderful wedding and continue to have a wonderful relationship :3
Right?The fascinator and the veil are both gorgeous ,not to mention their expressions!
Load More Replies...Two “Comrades” Naked On The Beach
Haha, I read your comment wrong and thought it said r/unexpectedcousins. Was about to say that I haven't seen any sandy beaches in Arkansas!
Load More Replies...Not really sure sand in the butt crack is a better option
Load More Replies...Actually, this one could go either way. It was fairly common for men to swim naked and/or be naked in each others' presence back then. Homophobia wasn't as rampant as it is now. Also, the word "comrade" means "friend" and existed way before communism.
Those two comments are hysterical! However, swimming nude was very common and you shouldn't read too much into it, however #2, when you look at this artist's other works...
I Think This Counts (Xena And Gabrielle)
I didn't know that til I was older because I was a child when this came out. I literally thought that they were being sisterly.
Lucy Lawless is FIERCE! Also love her in just about any role she's ever played...
I used to watch this show and I always had the feeling that half the writters wanted them to be a couple and the other half had no idea about this aspect of their relationship. I'm pretty sure it was also hinted at that she was in love with the god of war and involved in a love triangle with some blond lady who at times was used by whoever was writing it to cause trouble in both of her relationships.
I was a fan when it aired (aging myself here) and it was more that 75% of the fans wanted them to be a couple, and the writers were on board, but scared of the network brass.
Load More Replies...(SPOILER ALERT) Well, Xena and Gabrielle actually ended up as a couple. In the future, after reincarnating (season 4, episode 22). Xena came back in a man's body, though :-P
I remember watching this when I was in high school and I was like 'they are so cute together' and kept hoping they would get married
I have to admit. When I first watched the show I didn't catch on until the second half of the show. So were Hercules and Iolus supposed to be gay too? That was the main reason I didn't catch on sooner. Xena and Gabrielle seemed to have the hero/sidekick dynamic just like Hercules and Iolus did.
Did I Find One?
The best dad ever! Even travels to Paris just so the kid does it right! 😍
Load More Replies...I'm pretty sure I've seen tweets from Mary before that are definitely satire and probably written by someone much younger, might be another account tho I'm not sure
"Her Alter Ego"
No, I've read the story, and she was quite cis. She was using the alter-ego due to women being not allowed to do medicine at that time.
Load More Replies...Of course he could be trans, or she could've done it in order to live the life she wanted in a man's world. Good for them regardless of what was in their heart.
Yeah, there is no way a woman could have trained as a doctor in 1820 except by pretending to be a man.
Load More Replies...This happened a lot back then.....especially in the military. I’m not sure it does a service to the trans community to assume every woman who dressed like a man to better their lives were transsexual. I’m not saying they weren’t, but assuming so doesn’t educate.
Why can't we just say "them"? They could have been trans or just wanted to study medicine. We don't know. Therefore, wouldn't it make the most sense to refer to them neutrally?
Because it doesn't necessarily fit. This person became a doctor at a time when it was simply impossible for a woman to get into medical school (1810 to 1820.)
Load More Replies...This wasn't unheard of in the days when women had very few choices, though. It was pretty much the only way a woman could have become a doctor in 1820. So she might not have identified as a man, but merely been willing to be seen as one in order to do the job she wanted to do.
TRANS!!!! DOES ONE NEED TO PUT UP A NEON SIGN LITERALLY SPELLING IT OUT!!!!!!!!!
OMG How many women in history have been dressing as men to "pass" and be able to do men's work. How did I not get this? I feel so stupid.
Lol They’re Married
I remember hearing about "Uncles" that weren't related living together for years. The families would say "They are just like brothers". Nope.
And look at the damage it has done to the world. None, No apocalypse, No world cataclysm, nothing. So tell me HOW can love be so bad? Note, i make no distinctions here
We're Both Girls
Really? Am I gay everytine I support Pride? All the flag shows is support, it's not inviting you to make assumptions about the person holding it.
Load More Replies...The only thing showing support here IS the flag. A straight couple kissing with this flag in hand had the exact same message.
Yes, exactly! They're both bedecked in the pride flag, even if they were straight & cis it would still show support.
Load More Replies...I hate when people think that a female w/ short hair is a male like asdfgfredsdfd AGGGGGGHHHHH
Couldn’t Possibly Speculate What They’re Up To
Guys, people back then shared beds all the time. There was barely any privacy and servants would often sleep in the same room as their employers and their employers children. A mistress and servant sleeping in the same bed doesn't automatically mean they were a couple. The fact that they embrace is the real clue imo.
I mean, what kind of "sexual experience" could two women have in bed without a male involved ???
I'm pretty sure the two ladies are warming the linen for the man to come.
The book (or chapter) is title "Sexual Experiences," so I'm gonna go out on a limb and say "Mistress and Servant." As role play.
Female version of a fisherman. Sorry it's the boring answer.
Load More Replies...I would like to know more about this scolding bout... was it organised? Points awarded for innuendo and obfuscation?
I Checked The Comments; And Yeah, She Was Serious
to avoid embarrassment they pretended to marry each other, how smart!
Load More Replies...two wedding gowns! i love it. always a little bummed when i see two suits or a gown and a suit. men's fashion is so boring
Not all men's fashion is. I saw a emerald green men's tux and was in love! Some suits are just crazy like bright pink
Load More Replies...Blonde woman grinning on the left is 100% family of the bride on the left. Might even be her future self coming back in time to watch her own wedding again.
Travelling Buds
Is it just me or is it difficult to know how to react in these situations? If you assume someone is gay you could be called out on it and if you don't assume that then you end up on here. I am genuinely confused as to how to act, somebody please help!
Don't assume either way. You don't try to assume someone's favorite movie if you meet them at the grocery store. Just talk without bringing up what type of relationship they have. If it's your friend, you could just ask.
Load More Replies...As a lesbian, if I was told me and my fiance have a great friendship, I wouldn't find it bad? I'd be happy to be told this. I mean, if you DON'T have a good friendship with your partner, gay or straight, there's something going wrong.
You can still be friends with the person you're in a relationship with. I prefer it actually.
Friendship is the most important thing in a marriage. If he or she is not your friend, what is there?
They probably do have a great friendship - you should be friends with your lover, partner, or spouse... "Yes, we do! We also have a great marriage...to each other..."
A Likely Story
All we can say is that they were close enough that their loved ones thought they’d like to be laid to rest together. I think that’s lovely
I mean who’s to say they won’t siblings or just friends? They’re skeletons we don’t know what happened here.
I mean, it is true. There are multiple possibilities; they could be gay, they could be cousins, they could be friends. All of them are possible, but just because they didn't include being gay in this post means they are.
So two male skeletons in the same graves means they're a gay couple does it? What's a mass grave then? A gay orgy? Pure speculation.....
Since when is holding hands not ok for friends in mortal danger? Their sexuality isn’t the message here; their human fate is.
I mean...it could be any of these. They could be gay, could be siblings, could be friends, could be soldiers, could be whatever. I think that those researches based their opinion upon the surrounded evidence. If these people were buried in a place and era when homosexuality wasn't allowed, they wouldn't be buried together as a couple but rather as siblings or whatever.
not perhaps lovers? or partners or spouses? whatever the relationship - which we have no way of knowing - they were close enough to want to comfort each other.
Because They're Bi, Harold. Get Over It
Yes, youngsters, because this is just a new crazy trend, you know. Nobody was ever bisexual before in all human History.
Load More Replies...Not to worry, their sample size of three people representing all bisexuals everywhere will explain it!
Load More Replies...My mom is a HUGE biphobe. Says bisexuality isn’t real. She thinks it’s a trend. It makes me really sad
I'm sorry to hear that. When I was 5 I told my mother I wanted a boyfriend and a girlfriend when I grew up. She beat the s**t out of me and told me to never talk like that again. I suppressed my bisexuality until early adulthood and have never spoken to her about it
Load More Replies...This Piece Is Called "Brotherhood Of The Nations" Lmao
Yeah, you should see when they fist-bump. It's rad.
Load More Replies...It's amazing to see statues of people carved from marble (?) they're so good the flesh looks real.
dude, but the DETAIL in this carving??? they even got the varicose veins in the thigh????
I Can't Titles
It's the flag for trans people. The blue is supposed to represent the traditional color for baby boys, the pink for baby girls, and the white for people who are transitioning, feel neutral or have no gender, or are intersex.
Load More Replies...Where can I find a ‘straight flag’? I am ‘straight’ and this is my flag.
It's one of those groups that has never quite settled on one. Like polyamory, there seem to be several candidates. Looks like possibly the most common is black & white horizontal stripes.
Load More Replies...You should try the love flag! Red for romantic love, orange for purely innocent love, yellow for young love, green for love of money, blue for love of our earth, and purple for proud love! 🏳️🌈
My Friends Got Engaged This Weekend, A Distant Cousin Chimed In
Well to be fair, it is a beautiful friendship, but also an adorable and beautiful romance. <3
Aww, give Marian a break - after all, she's not wrong. True love is always a wonderful friendship too!
Marian, these pictures are literally beaming with love! You can feel it coming off the screen! How can you not see???
does anyone know where that is? I would love to take my enbyfriend (nonbinary s.o.) there. They'd love it!
Like Mother And Daughter
"unless you really focus on the pic and enlarge it" like OMG THEY'RE ABOUT TO KISS AND THEY'RE NOT EVEN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER HOW DARE THEY BE SO DECEITFUL AND EVIL
Well, I love my mother but you wouldn't see us like that, almost romantically kissing each other
This raises a disturbing question about the poster's relationship with their mother
She thinks THAT is a normal embrace for mother and daughter and she's worried about LESBIANS?
Maybe the kids would have learned to be more open a bad accepting of ALL people. Jesus loves all!
It's on the US Amazon, the majority of the bad reviews are complaining about the lesbians. Meanwhile, the UK bad reviews are just complaining it's an awful movie. 🤣
Load More Replies...I'd be seriously disturbed if people started kissing their mothers like that
May Have Come Out After Tweeting I Am Non-Binary
Lmao There Are Pride Flags In The Background
"attack on straight People"... Are we getting attacked again, like our whole lives, being judged, discriminated and hated? 🙄🙄
Yup. Just like christianity gets attacked by people celebrating their own faiths. How dare they!!!!!! /s
Load More Replies...Attack on straight people? So.. the idea of everyone being straight in the media couldn't POSSIBLY be an attack against LGBTQIA+ people?
but im sure if they were straight she would say what a cute couple they were... god, homophobes these days...
Should read, 'Stop attacking me with your show of love and compassion for other human beings! I only want to see hate!'
That’s How Long Y’all Been Married Or?
aww, I'm guessing that's him transitioning. great glow-up if it is.
Took me a moment that it was someone who transitioned but at first glance, I would not have thought that it was the same person.
Well, let's ignore Dinner Roll Matt and acknowledge how freaking good he looks after transitioning.
Nice, man! I hope to get there too someday, but I think it might be too late. This post makes me happy, though! ❤️
Oh come on for f**k sucks, some people can mistake it for thinking that they might be a couple.
This Is A Whole Other Level Of Denial
Let's check the list: avocados, bum bum sex, burritos, churro's......yup, it checks out. /s
Load More Replies...because that's what happens if you drink too much tequila bum bum
Load More Replies...Behold, One Of My Favourite Posts On The Internet Ever
Is it me, or could this be a picture of a bunch of women? I mean there's no clues about sexuality here or am I missing something?
Its because the caption says she is smiling because of the hot wings at Hooters, but no one goes to Hooters for the hot wings...
Load More Replies...Kristen Stewart could not be more gay...like what more do you people want?
True. Looks completely 'shopped. Strange lighting.
Load More Replies...It's Their Nature!
I guess the possibility of bisexuality didn't enter Kelly's head. Like I suspect much else may not enter Kelly's head?
Lesbian here. Of COURSE we like men...we just don't want to sleep with them
My Mom Was Watching A Preview Ad Thingy Of Say Yes To The Dress With This Couple And She Said Its About A Double Wedding
They are both stnning but i love the huge smile of the woman in the background.
She's probably looking at someone who's completely disgusted. :D
Load More Replies...Now That’s Friendship!
If I could upvote more I would x10000000000000000000
Load More Replies...Why do people think friends kiss each other on the lips? Or siblings? Like, what??
Some people, older mostly, refer to their female friends as girlfriend even though it’s not romantic. They might have been confused by the text here
My friend was suffering from liver failure and in need of a transplant. Our whole group of friends got tested, my results were back first and I wasn't a match, my friend joked that it was because I was too straight, when our friend Paul came back a match, he joked 'I knew I'd get you inside me someday'! They are now the best "roommates"!
Aww, Such Gal Pals! Absolutely Nothing Gay Here, No Sir!
Isn't this kind of on point? Who's business is it if they are together? Gay? Gay and friends? Just because they are together and queer doesn't mean they are queer and "together". How about stop photographing celebrities during their private time. It is quite literally non of our business.
Kristen Stewart literally took the stage at one of her SNL hosting gigs and declared that she’s ’So GAY’ what more do people want?! 😂
gal pal, female friend... they couldn't just say girlfriend?
Guys, Is He Gay... Or Gay?
Since sexual orientation is part of identity, a man can sleep with other and yet not think of himself as gay. In other words, he doesn't identify as gay. Sexual orientation isn't based on behavior, which is why someone can remain a virgin his/her entire life and yet still identify as gay, bi, straight, etc.
J Edgar needs to be remembered for what a fascist he was. His sexuality is irrelevant. IMHO.
Umm.. Let me sleep with one or two.. dozen more men and get back to you? Cool thx.
Did We Watch The Same Film?
That movie is awesome indeed but I wonder how they find it "fascinating" while completely missing the point of it being such an obvious lesbian love story. The filmmaker and actresses must have mixed feelings about that kind of compliment.
Literally Misgendered Them In The Article About Their Gender - How??
A reminder to us all: respect pronouns. it's the nice and polite thing to do.
Not when they came out as non-binary, pretty sure the announcement included their preferred pronouns at the time.
Load More Replies...Someone who is non-binary can choose their pronouns to be him/his if they want to. But more likely the author didn't know, or care what Sam preferred.
Respecting pronouns isn’t difficult. I just refer to most people as they or them anyway.
They/their/them are gender neutral and have always been used that way. We haven't suddenly started needing a gender neutral pronoun, we have always needed one and we have always used they/them for that purpose.
Load More Replies...Doesn't say what pronouns they prefer, maybe in the article they say 'he' is fine? There are plenty of nonbinary people and genderfluids that still go by 'he/him'.
I mean I would take He or She over saying "It" (as neutral option) as journalist, too. Is there a pronoun for non-binary people ?
They/their/them has ALWAYS been a stand-in gender-neutral pronoun. It is not a recent thing. We have always needed one, and we have always had one. It really annoys me that people think this has just started.
Load More Replies...Gee, That's A Real Mystery
True, but these remains were found under the floor of a christian chapel at Mount Athos, suggesting that they're more recent than antiquity. It is an actual mystery.
Load More Replies...The bone structure might have led the researchers to believe it was from a woman, but they forget the possibility it was from a man, a trans man.
Load More Replies...Which One Of You Is The Man?
The GF And I Went To A Cemetery Today And Saw This. Translation: Serge And Kevin - Friendship Never Dies
To be fair, without the dates this one is a bit vague. It could be 2 kids that lost their lives too young. Still, love the artistry, especially the 2 doggos!
I kinda feel bad for them as they probably wanted to be remembered as lovers not just friends
Can One Send This Item To This Man? Wears Always A Skirt.
I can't wait for the day when 'coming out' is no longer a thing. When I go car shopping and buy a truck instead of a car, I don't have to 'come out' as a truck owner because it's a super boring non issue. 'Cool. You bought a truck. Wanna go grab some pizza?' People's sexuality should be like that.
Downvote me as you want, but I've always found the idea of life-long platonic friendship, as seen in some historical periods, very touching. It'd be quite a dissapointment if it turned out that ALL these pairs were gay. Nothing against LGBT people, but why we can't have any non-sexual relationships?
That's a legit comment. Guys should be able to have a "bromance" without people assuming they are gay, and gay couples should be able to have a romance, without people pretending they are straight.
Load More Replies...In the old English dub of Sailor Moon, there's a lesbian couple. So instead of making them lesbian... THEY MADE THEM COUSINS. THEY MADE A F*****G LESBIAN COUPLE COUSINS. So you have "cousins" flirting and holding hands...
Russia tried to censor Ruby and Sapphire from Steven Universe. they edited a mustache onto Ruby and tried to make her a dude...but Rebecca Sugar got back at them in the best way 05c723be99...1515a5.jpg
I cannot wait for the day when we say "couple' instead of "mix-race-trans-lesbian-couple" (just an example). People should have the safe space to just be without the need for explanations or categorizing. The terms "outing" and "coming out" should not even exist. Whatever happens between two consenting adult humans is no one else's business. Let people live peacefully and authentically.
Ah, labeling. The government loves it (because without it they don’t know how to categorize and collect) and therefore all the public workers have to live it. Makes everything rational people want to go with antisocietal.
Load More Replies...I guess people still want to live in denial. Homosexuality is nothing new. It's been around since the dawn of time. It's even prevalent in the animal kingdom so I never understood the sanctimonious decadent human against-natural spiel through out history.
And as well as that, LIVING PAST 30 is against nature.
Load More Replies...My brothers longtime best friend is gay. They lived together for 5 years and does everything together. In this case it's the opposite: people are always like "sure they're 'just friends'" *wink wink goofy smile. But my my brother is a grown ass man completely secure and comfortable in his gender and sexuality (straight). He comes from a family where our dad has always openly poly-amorous, our sister openly gay, and of course, he has a gay best friend that his entire family adores. If he was gay, bi or anything else, he would just be it. But for some reason some people can't wrap their heads around a healthy, loving, and supportive male friendship. This is also really sad to me.
I love the idea of healthy, loving, supportive friendships, whatever your sex/gender. And I hate when people are like 'this person died without ever getting married, they were obviously gay'. Wrt this article though, a lot of them are totally ignoring the obvious.
Load More Replies...Random person in history: says or does something that clearly shows they are gay/lesbian/trans+ Historians: GeE i WoNdEr WhAt tHaT cOuLD mEaN
As a gay man I loathe the term LGBTQI+. Being gay has nothing in common with gender identity politics. LGB and the rest should go separate ways.
But the two groups have been interconnected from waaay back (if I recall my history correctly, it started as gay men + transgendered activists around the time of Stonewall). It's the same fight (to be legally and socially recognized as equal) - why would you feel the need to separate yourself from the non-gender-conforming folk?
Load More Replies...Sometimes you just want to bang someone's head against the nearest wall......
I can't wait for the day when 'coming out' is no longer a thing. When I go car shopping and buy a truck instead of a car, I don't have to 'come out' as a truck owner because it's a super boring non issue. 'Cool. You bought a truck. Wanna go grab some pizza?' People's sexuality should be like that.
Downvote me as you want, but I've always found the idea of life-long platonic friendship, as seen in some historical periods, very touching. It'd be quite a dissapointment if it turned out that ALL these pairs were gay. Nothing against LGBT people, but why we can't have any non-sexual relationships?
That's a legit comment. Guys should be able to have a "bromance" without people assuming they are gay, and gay couples should be able to have a romance, without people pretending they are straight.
Load More Replies...In the old English dub of Sailor Moon, there's a lesbian couple. So instead of making them lesbian... THEY MADE THEM COUSINS. THEY MADE A F*****G LESBIAN COUPLE COUSINS. So you have "cousins" flirting and holding hands...
Russia tried to censor Ruby and Sapphire from Steven Universe. they edited a mustache onto Ruby and tried to make her a dude...but Rebecca Sugar got back at them in the best way 05c723be99...1515a5.jpg
I cannot wait for the day when we say "couple' instead of "mix-race-trans-lesbian-couple" (just an example). People should have the safe space to just be without the need for explanations or categorizing. The terms "outing" and "coming out" should not even exist. Whatever happens between two consenting adult humans is no one else's business. Let people live peacefully and authentically.
Ah, labeling. The government loves it (because without it they don’t know how to categorize and collect) and therefore all the public workers have to live it. Makes everything rational people want to go with antisocietal.
Load More Replies...I guess people still want to live in denial. Homosexuality is nothing new. It's been around since the dawn of time. It's even prevalent in the animal kingdom so I never understood the sanctimonious decadent human against-natural spiel through out history.
And as well as that, LIVING PAST 30 is against nature.
Load More Replies...My brothers longtime best friend is gay. They lived together for 5 years and does everything together. In this case it's the opposite: people are always like "sure they're 'just friends'" *wink wink goofy smile. But my my brother is a grown ass man completely secure and comfortable in his gender and sexuality (straight). He comes from a family where our dad has always openly poly-amorous, our sister openly gay, and of course, he has a gay best friend that his entire family adores. If he was gay, bi or anything else, he would just be it. But for some reason some people can't wrap their heads around a healthy, loving, and supportive male friendship. This is also really sad to me.
I love the idea of healthy, loving, supportive friendships, whatever your sex/gender. And I hate when people are like 'this person died without ever getting married, they were obviously gay'. Wrt this article though, a lot of them are totally ignoring the obvious.
Load More Replies...Random person in history: says or does something that clearly shows they are gay/lesbian/trans+ Historians: GeE i WoNdEr WhAt tHaT cOuLD mEaN
As a gay man I loathe the term LGBTQI+. Being gay has nothing in common with gender identity politics. LGB and the rest should go separate ways.
But the two groups have been interconnected from waaay back (if I recall my history correctly, it started as gay men + transgendered activists around the time of Stonewall). It's the same fight (to be legally and socially recognized as equal) - why would you feel the need to separate yourself from the non-gender-conforming folk?
Load More Replies...Sometimes you just want to bang someone's head against the nearest wall......
