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gameplayuh t1_j7ng1a6 wrote

Reply to comment by goblint33th in 18+ night clubs by antoniod111

Please don't go to a gay bar's 18+ night if you're not queer. Edit:I'll agree that non queer people are welcome in American queer spaces when murder rates for queer and non queer are equal, when the US government/courts don't explicitly allow places like adoption agencies to discriminate against queer people, when one of two major political parties isn't explicitly attacking queer people in their discourse and policies, when a queer person can approach a potential partner without fear of a violent response, when members of the supreme court aren't explicitly saying that they want to ban gay marriage, when a major news network doesn't regularly demonize queer people, when companies don't get online backlash for having queer people in movies tv shows ads etc, when bullying/harassment rates between queer and non-queer people are equal, etc etc etc. Not saying non queers should be banned from those spaces, but I am saying they should avoid them. There's plenty of academic empirical peer reviewed research supporting my point if anyone actually wants to get better informed about this (e.g. Boystown. There Goes the Gayborhood).

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springwaterh20 t1_j7qg6wi wrote

inclusivity 🥰🥰

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gameplayuh t1_j7s64be wrote

The idea that straight people have a right to queer space is a bastardization of inclusivity

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springwaterh20 t1_j7sdcvj wrote

the idea that queer people have a right to straight space is a bastardization of inclusivity

see how when I flip the sentence it screams discrimination? it goes both ways.

your bigotry is showing sweetie

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gameplayuh t1_j7sfyf4 wrote

No because 1)queers have never oppressed heteros and 2) all "neutral" spaces are always already straight. Inclusivity is about including those who have been excluded... Which again has never been the case for straight people. Not saying there should be an official policy or anything but I do think it makes sense to respect queer spaces. Do you also think that white people should feel entitled to join a college's black student support group? I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to but I think you'd be a shitty white person if you did.

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springwaterh20 t1_j7shoy6 wrote

there’s enough hatred and discrimination in this world, spread some love my man <3

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gameplayuh t1_j7si0r2 wrote

Saying that minority spaces should be respected isn't spreading hate. Those spaces exist in response to discrimination. You say you want to spread love and not hate but you've been obnoxious to me and called me names. Maybe follow your own advice.

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springwaterh20 t1_j7sj7l3 wrote

I don’t know why im engaging in this with you, but hey, why not

what names have I called you? you said something clearly discriminatory (maybe you don’t see it? but it was) and I called you out (no name calling was done) you then sat there and typed up a novel, and proceeded to spew even more discrimination all while contradicting your own logic, very impressive if I must add

you have a lot of bottled up hatred in your heart, don’t take it out on me over the internet

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CoreyB105 t1_j7nn71m wrote

I don’t know why you’re getting downvoted, there are plenty of places where straight people can go and only a handful of places for LGBTQIA+ folks

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goblint33th t1_j7p4svc wrote

I’m 18 and queer, my friends are queer, we go to ego because we’re queer. I was answering the question.

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gameplayuh t1_j7s71vq wrote

Never said you or op weren't, but want I still wanted to put the message out there just in case

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gameplayuh t1_j7ntjr2 wrote

Exactly, especially since most queer people don't feel comfortable approaching a potential romantic partner outside of queer spaces.

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