To feel sad that I can no longer support LGBT+

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Just that really

I realised this when DD wanted to talk about Pride and my instant reaction was to talk about the brave Lesbian protest about lesbianism being same-sex attracted..... and all my DD wanted to talk about was the joy and the fun and how all her mates had a really good time....

And I realised that has gone for me... being engaged with the L & G community when I was younger was such a rich part of my life...

And I feel very sad to have lost this... the joy and the support...

And yes, as I write this I can see how selfish this sounds ... that I am sad it is no longer simple, that my automatic and heartfelt support of anything L & G and of Stonewall is no longer there.... that it is now divided and controvesial

I have posted this in AIBU as well... but just wanted to share my sadness here, amongst kindred spirits, and I suspect many others feel it .... just the simple sadness as an emotion and a loss

On Saturday I felt angry, and very glad I hadn't marched in my local Pride this year. Especially when I saw I would have been marching next to a male-bodied person wearing lipstick and a (badly) homemade TWAW t-shirt, which seems to be a uniform for the #nodebate team.

Then I started feeling rather sad for the transexuals , lesbians, and non-gender conforming people, who are going to be the collateral damage in all this.

And then I read something which made a good point about Pride not actually being much about any of the LGB community these days, and many of the big companies who profess to support it just using the words "Pride" and referencing "diversity" rather than specifically stating they support the homosexual community, which is where it all started.

Well Oxford Street looks like a unicorn has vomited rainbows all along it.

All the 'love n peace man' and I'm not feeling it.

It doesn't feel like it's promoting equality these days - businesses breaking their necks to prove their 'rainbow credentials' and certain agendas being promoted that are fat less than 'peace n love'.

I agree.

I have to say, my facebook feed has been largely devoid of any discussion on any of these matters but yesterday a female bi fb friend of mine posted a 'terf' item on her page.

I was really angry and by the time I'd looked at it again, she was getting her arse handed to her by lesbians.

It's ridiculous. She keeps repeating narratives about "TWAW; cis lesbians and trans lesbians; terf lesbians are rejecting some women based on nothing more than the fact they have a dick"... (I know, I know...)

I got the closest I've been to publicly nailing my flag to the mast by 'loving' all of the lesbian posts I agree with.