Hey. As a cishet. I'm really sorry we treat you like this. It sucks so hard for me to watch trans and other marginalized comrades continue to leave. I personally want nothing more than for this to be a positive space for you and for everyone and it really hurts me to see and to know that it's not. I think you and everyone who has left lately because you don't feel safe and comfortable here are massive losses to this community.
I want to hope that it's not really the members of the community who are driving you away and instead it's the trolls and fake accounts but I know that's probably not true.
I hope someday we can somehow build this community back up so it's really a safe place for you and everyone else who is marginalized too.
And for the rest of us, maybe fucking think for 5 minutes about how much harm you're doing when you don't shut the fuck up and LISTEN. Just shut up and listen when someone who is more marginalized than you is speaking. Maybe you'll learn something about how not to be a shit person and maybe you'll stop hurting people.
If you're someone struggling with listening, listen to this. You are not a weak person for listening. It sucks to have other people tell you to be quiet. Remember, if you choose to listen, that is your choice. You are not being controlled by them. You are making your own decision to listen. You can choose to stop listening at any time you feel like.
Hey. As a cishet. I'm really sorry we treat you like this. It sucks so hard for me to watch trans and other marginalized comrades continue to leave. I personally want nothing more than for this to be a positive space for you and for everyone and it really hurts me to see and to know that it's not. I think you and everyone who has left lately because you don't feel safe and comfortable here are massive losses to this community.
I want to hope that it's not really the members of the community who are driving you away and instead it's the trolls and fake accounts but I know that's probably not true.
I hope someday we can somehow build this community back up so it's really a safe place for you and everyone else who is marginalized too.
And for the rest of us, maybe fucking think for 5 minutes about how much harm you're doing when you don't shut the fuck up and LISTEN. Just shut up and listen when someone who is more marginalized than you is speaking. Maybe you'll learn something about how not to be a shit person and maybe you'll stop hurting people.
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If you're someone struggling with listening, listen to this. You are not a weak person for listening. It sucks to have other people tell you to be quiet. Remember, if you choose to listen, that is your choice. You are not being controlled by them. You are making your own decision to listen. You can choose to stop listening at any time you feel like.