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A friend of mine got mad at me once for calling ferris wheels “gay culture”. (love simon am i right?)

So let me tell you a little bit about “queer culture”.

Queer culture is asking your friends who live across the country if you can stay with them just in case something goes wrong with your parents. Queer culture is being afraid of making friends with anybody, because you just know that they’re gonna call someone a faggot as soon as you turn around. Queer culture is being a source of brownie points to people who don’t really care about you. Queer culture is being closer friends with older strangers you met on the internet just because they seem to support and understand you better than anyone you know in real life. Queer culture is being seen as a fetish. Queer culture is being afraid to hold hands with your lover on the street, because it’s bad for the children. Queer culture is feeling every “did you just assume my gender?” joke being directed at you, as if you’re somehow the reason for other people’s stupidity. Queer culture is being expected to teach homophobes how to be less homophobic, because somehow your identity comes with a job description you didn’t even sign up for. Queer culture is seeing yourself being mocked everywhere you go, until you don’t even want to associate with people like you anymore. Queer culture is having the president of your own country joke about his vice president wanting to kill you. Queer culture is every major religion having something against you, and wondering where you fit in. Queer culture is being discriminated against in your own community.

Some parts of Queer Culture can fucking hurt, so when I want to “claim” a ferris wheel for the gays, which, in case you weren’t sure, doesn’t actually change anything about ferris wheels for straight people, maybe you should think about what queer culture can really be. Maybe you should take a breath and let us have our little jokes and memes before we have to go back to the real world and face our realities, where our biggest problems aren’t as small as straight people getting angry about ferris wheels on the internet.

(Please note that these experiences are solely mine and everyone’s experience is different. If you ever need to talk about anything like this I’m always up for a chat.)

Queer culture is smashing this reblog button

FUCKING YES.