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Originally Posted by Always *
I agree a lot with everyone else. Of course, if people are being rude to you because you're straight, then that's just not ok. It's ok to be comfortable with who you are and no one should get to tell you otherwise. But (and it's a big one) people might be taking offense to your attitude / approach to / statements surrounding being comfortable / proud of who you are.
Statement like "straight pride" are actually really offensive because a lot of people who are in the LGBTQ+ community have had to fight really hard for their rights and for the ability to be proud of who they are. This is something a straight person will never have to do because being straight is the "default" and we live in a very heteronormative society where it's "easy" to be straight while other people in the LGBTQ+ community are still fighting for their rights here and in other parts of the world. So, with that said, it just comes off as really inconsiderate if you think that "straight pride" is something to celebrate because it's not; socially speaking, there's nothing to celebrate by conforming to what's (sadly) considered the default by a lot of people. And while I say this, bear in mind that you're obviously not making a conscious choice to "conform", you're just straight and that's that. And also bear in mind that you are totally in your right to be comfortable and secure as who you are and should be able to be "proud" of that and it's not ok for anyone to pick out your qualities (e.g. your "straightness") and be rude about it.
I hope this helps.
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I don't want to "celebrate" my straightness. I had been hoping that everyone would see that I had said that when I say straight pride it's only in a relevant situation and not something I just blurt out like a troll and I clarify what I mean. The reason why I asked this question was because when I was saying this in a relevant conversation I was jumped at and accused of homophobia. Which really confused me. And even after I said I wasn't a homophobe the people still kept making comments. I'm not disregarding what
lgbt people go through at all, to make things clear. I just think it's really weird how I'm shamed for having pride as a straight person. And yea it's the default but that's not something to blame and take anger out on me when I was answering a simple question