LGBTQ folks what’s one activity you dread that straight people don’t stress about?
Mine is going to the doctor. I just always feel judged.
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Wow this tweet really blew up. A lot of what people are saying makes me really sad. There’s a lot a fear of existing as an LGBTQ person in the world. But this only makes it more important that we as a community have each other’s back. Love you all! ♥️♥️♥️
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@MarkPochow
Not really an activity, but the first time I mentioned “my husband” to a stranger. Stressful. And now I do it every f-ing chance I get. The more they hear it, the better.
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@JROstergaard
Oh for me that’s the easiest way to come out to new people “yeah my bf and I love that show...” etc.
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@MarkPochow
Airports. I always am on guard when I’m in an airport, not sure if security will stop us, if some other traveler gets in our faces. Especially outside of California metros.
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@IKEAtkinson
Oh I feel this! Some of the scariest moment's I've had are traveling between queer spaces. Like from my house to pride events or my hotel room to a Gaga concert.
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@MarkPochow
meeting new people and using my name (which is different from my birth name), especially when I have to correct pronouns
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@MarkPochow
I work with New Arrival migrants and there’s always a difficult exchange when they ask why I’m not married. Being unmarried at 40 is seen as abnormal, but disclosure is totally not an option.
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@MarkPochow
Growing old alone - yes, I know some straight people worry this, but I think about it A LOT - will I be financially ok, will I be physically ok, will I end up homebound, can I fend off elder depression and other ailments? It's a lot.
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@PineCreekPoet
Oh I think about this a lot. It’s kinda the only reason I want kids. Moving into an old person home with a lot of straights stresses me out... I don’t want that. I want to be around my queer people.
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@MarkPochow
I once had a doctor explicitly tell me that "the homosexual lifestyle" is unhealthy and I should consider abstaining. I was much younger then and it really impacted me. It's one of the reasons I so passionately pushed for a conversion therapy ban in DE.
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@JoeFCozza
Wow. Great job turning a horrible situation in to one that can positively affect thousands of lgbtq youth!
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@MarkPochow
I had a doctor who once wrote in her notes (I could read them) when I wanted to discuss my depression and get referred to a consultant - “Diagnosis: homosexual”.
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@MarkPochow
Shopping for a new mattress... didn’t realize until we went to the first store how uncomfortable it would be.
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