Pet Peeve of mine: When people say that my being queer is a lifestyle.

My being queer is not a lifestyle, folks.

A lifestyle is a way that a person chooses to live and so by saying so, you are saying that my orientation is a choice - which it most certainly is not. I cannot just change my sexual orientation on a whim for any reason, because I want to style my life differently.

However,

My being vegan is a lifestyle.

My being an anarchist is a lifestyle.

My being a feminist is a lifestyle.

My being an environmentalist is a lifestyle.

I can go on and on…

that blog about that queer kid: pet peeve

iragray:

i seriously hate when gays and lesbians give me shit when i come out to them as trans (this doesn’t usually happen with people who identify differently, including straight people, for whatever reason, and i expect that shit from straight, cisgender people).

i also really, really hate when transgender men and womyn give genderqueer, genderfluid, and other non-binary folks shit due to not understanding that gender is a social construction. no, i don’t make up a bunch of new words for gender (just one haha), and if i did, who gives a fuck? that’s my right to define my own body. i have no tolerance for that shit. non-binary folks are not confused about their gender identities. you are, and that’s not their problem.

✯ s o f i a l o r e n z o m b i ✯: A NEW Pet Peeve of mine:

solemnhypnotik:

People who believe that they are so politikally correct in their wording and yet they turn around and oppress others in their supposed fight against oppression. This makes no sense to me. It’s beyond hypocritical, really.

Quite simply: There are other ways to go about ‘educating’ people besides name-calling and otherwise bullying or demeaning people.

Remember: Education is a PRIVILEGE, and using this PRIVILEGE to make others feel bad about themselves is a form of oppression.

Instead, why not spread your knowledge in a civilised and respectful manner?