LGBTQ+

Hey there.

Just like the last blog, this one wasn't planned. I've decided to write this simply because I believe a few things about LGBTQ+ should be addressed.

(For those who do not know, LGBTQ+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and more)

As some of you may know, I live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Earlier this week, mid physics class, this one guy sitting behind me just asked another guy what he thinks about LGBT. He then said "Gays should just die, they deserve to burn in hell." It was rather disturbing. You probably see coming up in this blog.

So, let's dive into it, starting with LGBT-phobia.

Now, as you've read that part above, you can probably see the first big problem. People who are not straight are heavily discriminated against in different regions across the world, including several countries of the First World. Many modern teenagers, despite having unrestricted access to the Western media, have managed to inherit the segregation present in the previous generations. This is truly disappointing, as it also reflects that they grew up in a such toxic and radical environment, demonstrating that it is highly likely that people surrounding them are no less harsh towards this subject.

I pretty much hear people use the term "gay" derogatively on a daily basis. Though for a fact I do know that many of them do not intend any harm towards the LGBT community, they've gotten used to it, thanks to the incredibly toxic community around them.

What's even worse though, is that LGBT behaviors are punishable by law, and sometimes with enforced death penalties. Yup, killing people for a natural phenomenon. Great work fellow humans.

As you can very clearly tell, many LGBTQ+ people probably don't live the life they deserved.

Another thing I'm rather annoyed about is how these people are so incredibly hypocritical. Generally, they are the same people who criticize Israel and China for genocide against Palestinians and Uyghurs. Not that I support these activities, but I find it really ironic how the same group of people who'd fight for human rights decide to deny another group of people completely and genuinely want them to burn. Absolute hypocrites.

A load of toxicity towards this community appears online. It is by no means tough to find some radical petty being doing something horrific such as desperately trying to force their ideologies (which, in my honest opinion, is no better than terrorism) upon others, or sending serious death threats to others for something that literally is none of their business. I've seen countless LGBT-phobes on the Internet in the near 16 years of my life. There was this one time where one of my friends was on Instagram. She found a poll in a story about whether gays should die, and according to her, 90% voted yes. Disgusting.

Although this mindset as been on the decline in the past decades, it unfortunately still is prevalent in many regions in the world. It is painful seeing how discrimination is still roaming the world, among adults, teens, and even children, despite all the sayings about us having reached an advanced stage. We, the human race, should strive to fix this problem and welcome our non-heterosexual buddies with open arms.

Okay, I think that's all I want to say regarding LGBT-phobia. It is certainly disappointing to see people and even states opposing human nature, and subsequently, basic human rights. But, are those the only things I am tired of hearing? Nope, surely not.

Now, let's talk about some problems in the LGBT community itself.

In every community, you will always find some radical people. Nothing new, right? Thing is, just like feminism, a considerable number of activists outright go beyond their initial goal, and often end up attacking others, prejudging and hating on heterosexual individuals, and finally painting a terrible picture of the wider group. Not much better than all the homophobes, transphobes, and all other LGBT-phobes if you ask me.

Now, another thing is that a lot of people keep crying over inclusiveness and adding a ton of different flags that end up making the pride flag nothing but a mess. The rainbow flag was meant to be representative of all LGBTQ+ identities and movements. But, all of a sudden, flags of individual groups were being added and formed the progress flag.

In my opinion, this design doesn't look that bad. But the problem with adding a couple notable sub-groups to the main flag is that it basically introduced the problematic idea of adding more to the flag. Thanks to that, this scary flag exists.

The Progress Pride Flag, but crowded (Source)

Tell me, what in the world is this. Why are people getting increasingly fragile and obsessed over inclusiveness? The rainbow flag is perfect. Does the fact that the UN flag doesn't include any of the country flags show exclusion? No. Then why do this to the pride flag? I simply cannot come up with a valid reason.

Just like the flag, there appears to be the same issue with the abbreviation. It has gone from LGBT to LGBTQ, to LGBTQ+, to LGBTQIA+, to something as messy as LGBTQQIP2SAA. What are you doing? LGBTQIA+ is way more than enough. The plus sign already represents all non-heterosexual individuals who are not part of the other major groups. Why bother adding all these? Will the Russian Federation change its official title to include the few ethnic Koreans living in the Far East? Obviously not. So once again, I see no point in doing this.

Oh, and, it sometimes even includes allies. I support non-heterosexual people but I don't exactly feel comfortable being classified as part of somewhere I don't belong.

Okay, I think that's all I want to say for today. Thank you all from coming to my Bread Talk. What I genuinely hope for is that one day, this movement will eventually die because the world grows supportive enough to end all the chaos as well as toxicity towards, from, and within this community.

See y'all next time.