I know this is long, but I think it’s worth the time to read it. All of us in the gender and sexual minorities community, we all ought to be allies and support one another. That means being patient, asking questions, and really listening to the answers before jumping to conclusions.
Long, emotional, possibly incoherent rant ahead, TW for lots of stuff:
Edited as of 1:00 AM August 25th, 2011.
I can only speak for myself when I say this, but after seeing lots and lots of hate between asexuals, heterosexuals, and queer-identified people I would like to say that I have NEVER intended to hurt anyone with my words on asexuality, the queer community, the word “queer”, gender and sexual minorities (GSM) in general, and acceptance. I’ve just been trying to state my opinion on a subject in a forum that maybe, just maybe, might allow me to raise awareness and acceptance for people who are hurting and don’t tend to get much attention elsewhere. If my words have been misconstrued to be hateful or hurtful, I’d like to set things straight. If I have hurt anyone, I am very sorry and will try to avoid this in the future.
