Sometimes, we eat during meetings - or rather, they eat. I can confirm from the food served and their willingness to eat it that very few, if any of them, are vegan. I always decline food but don't say why, but eventually, I'm sure someone's going to ask.
And that's the moment I've been dreading. I've been on Hexbear since it first went online. I've seen, firsthand, how much non-vegans - even the communists here, who have better politics than 99% of the people I know - fucking hate us. I'd go so far as to say at this point that I'd be more comfortable telling an average lib I'm vegan than I would a communist. At least the lib will probably just see it as a strange personal choice rather than accusing me of being a fifth columnist.
Whenever I have to reject food, I just say it's because I'm vegan since it's the best opportunity to bring it up.
I'm vegan btw :im-vegan:
Yeah I am usually specific that I " don't " eat something, rather than I "can't " eat something if that makes sense.
Also the longer you are vegan I find it gets easier to tell people. People will often ask how long you have been vegan, and I know it's not right but it feels like they respect it more when your answer is in years.
I used to feel quite silly when I would refuse meals or food and people would ask me and I would have to say I had been vegan for like 3 days.
Anyways stay strong we do it for the animals