Episode 22: Shut up you f*ggot

CW: This episode features the F slur.

I feel so depressed now I've recorded this episode. I thought it might be a bit cathartic to speak about this. But reminding myself of the injustice of being called a slur and the person who did it facing absolutely no consequences has infuriated me.

I decided rather than just talking about generic stuff for pride I wanted to focus on the actual reality of being LGBT+ and showing you some of the things we face in our lives. Being LGBT+ has been a blessing and a curse for me. I like who I am, in spite of the hell I was put through growing up and some of the other sad things in my life as a result of my sexuality. Being part of this community is interesting for a lot of reasons and we aren't perfect- but neither is a society that refuses to accept that we exist because it meddles with the status quo.

I hope we see much more love towards the LGBT+ not in the form of people turning their stupid logo rainbow or that hated word, tolerance- but in acceptance, in uplifting and in people really showing up for us when we need it. Because we do- parts of our community are under vitriolic attack by bigots who will try to make themselves sound reasonable.
I've no doubt they will fail, but every person in our community taken before their time is as a result of their hateful rhetoric. And I'm loud and proud of being gay because 13 year old me used to pray that I would die because I believed I was broken: and I don't want that to happen to one single other child, but it does.

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