Will Finch, who came out into the gay world of Times Square in the 1930s, noted in his diary in 1951, ‘The word “queer” is becoming more and more derogatory and less and less used by … the homosexual, especially the younger ones, and the term “gay” taking its place. I loathe the word, and stick to “queer,” but am constantly being reproved, especially in so denominating myself.’

Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World 1890-1940 by George Chauncey. (Just in case y’all thought the discourse on this was remotely recent – it’s not.)

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redeyedbastard:

Ace/Aro discourse makes me so uncomfortable because like, it’s just the same bullshit that got thrown at me as a bi woman but with a different paint job.

  • “How can you be sure you’re bi ace/aro if you haven’t experimented?”
  • “We support bi ace/aro people, buuut only if they’re a very specific type of bi ace/aro.”
  • “Sure, bi ace/aro people are valid, they just don’t belong in the LGBT+ community”
  • “But the issue is bi ace/aro people are taking up resources from real LGBT+ people!”
  • “It’s just a phase!”
  • “Look, bi ace/aro people aren’t really marginalized. Any issues they face are just misdirected homo/transphobia.”
  • “Bi Trans Ace/Aro people are just our oppressors trying to invade our spaces!”

You aren’t that slick, fuck off into the slime pit that is biphobes, terfs, and other assholes.