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Should everyone "Come out"?


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wtf straight people please do not "come out"... there is nothing for straight people to come out of? queer people are forced into the closet because society teaches you that it's weird and wrong to not be straight, and it's most often terrifying to come out of that closet to people because you don't know if you're gonna get beaten, kicked out of your home by your parents, etc. heterophobia does not exist and "coming out as straight" trivializes what we have to go through in order to be brave and proud enough to come out

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wtf straight people please do not "come out"... there is nothing for straight people to come out of? queer people are forced into the closet because society teaches you that it's weird and wrong to not be straight, and it's most often terrifying to come out of that closet to people because you don't know if you're gonna get beaten, kicked out of your home by your parents, etc. heterophobia does not exist and "coming out as straight" trivializes what we have to go through in order to be brave and proud enough to come out

 

I agree. Behind the act of coming out lies a history of heteronormativity that was imposed upon society, and is also part of the history of the LGBTQ* struggle towards equality and human rights. It is an act that is witness to the multiple human rights violations that was committed against LGBTQ* individuals over the decades, and a real struggle that many individuals still face today. To appropriate the act of coming out, by extending it to straight people, would be to diminish and deny the significance of the act in light of its historical and present context for LGBTQ* individuals.  

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