but would you accept messaianic jews as being jewish? or that the uk has 390,000 jedi?
self identification is useful but it can still be exploited for malicious purposes, as long as there's an interest
self identification is useful but it can still be exploited for malicious purposes, as long as there's an interest
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see discourse around political lesbians and even bi lesbians
At some point, you have to be willing to accept that. You can also accept that it's not always malicious.
Sometimes, someone is just telling you what they are.
and i just think of all the times i get told "just identify as gynophillic" or "just identify as sapphic" or "just identify as bisexual" and i think most people who know what it means can tell i am not just by looking at my bio
Call yourself what you want to be called. Identify by what feels right.
If it doesn't later, change it. The only person any of these labels need to satisfy is you.
If it sparks joy? If it makes you feel seen? Then that's all.
i need to know there's a difference in this case
Being a firefighter is something you can prove about someone with work history, photographs. Gender and sexuality are things we take on faith. There's nothing that could empirically prove it. That's how they deny we exist.