The LGBT community is destroying itself on Pride Month

articles from Quillette and Metro as well as a viral tweet with over 140,000 likes seem to be marking a divide in the LGBT community.
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[lunatic-dbmp]

I never got pinned before, can you pin me please?

[toganium]

“If you whine about this: congrats, you’re part of the problem.”
So essentially, she’s shutting down any further discussion.

[nikonarshe]

Imagine gatekeeping your own community because you aren't oppressed enough.

[GeneralMonty]

It's so easy to not get political about stuff.

But people who are terminally on twitter are a different species of human. Just chill out and enjoy your life, you don't have to spend your days attacking everyone you disagree with.

It takes way more effort to be mad than it takes to let things go.

[Ipsiel]

"The Lgbt community is destroying itself during pride month"

Always has been

[ChonchI]

almost feels like it's human nature to find a difference to hate each other

[The_Endless_Now]

Seems to me that "being LGBT" is becoming more and more of a competition. Like people are validating themselves and eachother on how different they are. Gay trans people have completely embraced the other gender, so they take first place. Meanwhile gays who are comfortable with their sex aren't "all the way there yet" and bi people come in last place for being "too normal".

That's just how I see this behavior, though.

[wumpusrat]

My best friend is bisexual, and she's said that the single most toxic group she's ever had to deal with when it comes to her sexuality has been the "lgbt community". She's gotten shit from lesbians who call her a "coward" for not being fully lesbian, or that she's "just claiming to be bisexual to appeal to men", gotten shit from gay men about "pulling bisexual men away from proper gay relationships", and more. And if you watch when they push for "representation", it's never for bisexual representation. It's always for gay, lesbian and trans. The B in LGBT seems to be intentionally ignored by most of the "community", or outright shunned unless they can use them as a prop or a shield.

[Kizurra]

I had to go back into the closet a year ago after being openly bisexual for a while because my same sex partner told me I wasn't gay enough for them, and I was repeatedly told I was taking the easy way out by still being able to have a heterosexual relationship. Not having much of a social life made going back in easy. So only my immediate family and current SO know I'm bi. Everyone else just thinks I'm cis het.

[timmerhep]

Twitter folks: STOP DIVIDING US! WE HAVE TO COME

Also Twitter: *proceeds to divide everyone even more*

[BlackXGrimm]

this crazy part of the LGBT community is what makes me think "what kind of hypocrite starts oppressing part of their own group while claiming to defend it?" I just don't understand, As an LGBT person I am disgusted by this type of attitude, whether against LGBT or against straight people, it makes it seem like the fight was never for equality but for supremacy

[blinkorporation]

"This group doesn't get enough representation!"
"Now this group doesn't!"
"Everybody's equal, I hate it!"
"This group is represented too much!"
can twitter chill for a second?
just a group of a bunch of whiners who have better stuff they could be doing

[FROGMANIA]

As a bisexual man, I have lost all faith in the LGBT community.

[starmenslayer]

"clearly I'm a victim of level 5 oppression and white gay men only suffer from level 3 oppression, they don't deserve to be called oppressed"
That's what this shit sounds like, I thought the purpose of the LGBT community was to be open minded and understanding. But between talking trash about straight people and discrediting a part of their own community, I don't know what's worse... I guess it was never about tolerence in the first place huh?

[akishi]

It’s pride month and instead of bringing people together, you want to tear them apart? That’s… weird.
In any case, it’s sad that even within this community you have people who are excluding others and trying to be superior even though your supposed to be in support of others in the community too.

[jamiemccreath]

I'm bi. Not only have I never been in a gay relationship, I also appear straight and don't mind others assuming I'm straight unless I've already explicitly clarified my sexuality to them. None of that has any effect on whether or not I'm bi. If sexuality worked like that, everyone in the world would be considered aro/ace until their first relationship. Nobody should ever need to justify their sexuality.

[heartaura]

Despite being a Lesbian, I’ve never particularly identified or interacted with the LGBT community. I just want to be treated like a regular person. Unfortunately, the LGBT community seems to want to make a statement about their sexualities and let it become a defining part of their personality. Just like the article featured, it seems like they’re trying to divide/isolate themselves from society (maybe in an attempt to be perceived as special?).

Wasn’t an equal, undivided society our goal? I just don’t get it lol.

[Jack]

You know separating people based of their skin sounds pretty racist to me.


Same goes for sexuality and gender. I believe the main idea of all of this was inclusion, wasn’t it?

[Mr.SteelinKeepIt]

As someone who’s Bi and only recently within the past couple of years. I have seen more hate come from the LGBT than the opposite. The most common thing that is asked when my preference comes up is, “Why don’t you just pick a side?” followed by, “What’s the point of being in a straight relationship if you're Bi?” These are said to me more by people from the LGBT. Being Bi is disliked by both sides of course.

My brother who is gay, has had to drop a few friends who said some choice words about me to him, thinking that he would be of the same mind set. Nope he dropped ‘em like a hat. The fact they had the nerve to even say that to my brother and think that he would be on board is plain vile. The LGBT community as a whole is not as inclusive, understanding, and loving as they advertise.

[MaxwelloftheClocktower]

you know, once upon a time, the LGBT community meant something.
Back when I was a part of it, it was a respectable group that wanted to be able to love their partners like straight couples could theirs.
No segregation and no discrimination
You could talk your points and most people would respect it, even if they didn't agree
and then the weird people started coming in

they started asking for safe spaces
then they started demanding it

then they asked that you respect their opinions
then they demanded that you think like them

They started to kick people that were toeing the line on what was "acceptable" trolling
then they demanded that trolling should be banned before kicking the very people that fought for their gay rights here in the UK

and now they're asking for segregation
how long before they start demanding it?

As someone who is Bi-sexual and who is in a very stable and healthy relationship with someone who is Transitioning... the LGBT community does not represent us anymore and in every definition has become the VERY THING it once sought to destroy

Edit: I probably will still keep editing this if I feel theres more points to put here