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I am so, so tired

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terrifiedlesbian · 04/07/2020 14:28

Just as the title really. I'm so tired of being told that I'm a bigot for not wanting to sleep with trans women, that being a lesbian at all is bigotry, that using the term lesbian instead of queer or pan is bigotry. Even my fucking therapist was shocked when I said I wouldn't want to sleep with ANYONE with a penis, no matter how they 'identify'. EVEN MY GIRLFRIEND DISAGREES WITH ME. I'm absolutely exhausted, and have been called a TERF so many times now that even opening facebook or reddit or basically any article about sexuality or pride or anything remotely related, give me an instant stomach ache. I'm so fucking tired.

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terrifiedlesbian · 04/07/2020 14:40

A few friends, but very few. All of them are straight women. Everyone I know who identifies as something on the LGBT+ spectrum is essentially now 'queer' or thinks we should just 'be nice'. It's fucking lonely.

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OhHolyJesus · 04/07/2020 14:39

That's really rough OP, I'm not sure I'd cope with criticism for my moral position in such close quarters.

Do you have anyone you can talk to in real life? The T*RF is losing all meaning it's said so often.

I am also tired, for the same and for different reasons. You are not alone but take a rest and just replenish. This is no long even a marathon, it's longer than that!

AmericanAdventure · 04/07/2020 14:37

I'm so sorry. Do you have anyone irl who you can talk to about this without judgement? Flowers

UrsulaBirkin · 04/07/2020 14:36

I'm not surprised you're tired. It's so incredibly frustrating. You love who you love.

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