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Have you noticed the rise of the LGBTQ community in recent years and felt confused?
- Were you born in a time when it wasn’t as widely accepted?
- Do you see it as a trend or being forced upon you?
Let’s have an adult discussion to learn more about how and why people become part of the LGBTQ community. #understanding #education
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Idk it’s definitely interesting how it boomed recently
I joined because I figured out who I am, I guess?
Anyways, the reason why it feels more “popular” now is because:
1. It’s more socially acceptable
2. There’s more awareness about it and resources available
Put simply, more people are willing to be open about it and/or willing to accept their (for lack of a better term) “queerness” due to the increase in acceptance
I was first introduced to the concept of being LGBT in elementary school when a friend of mine came out. I then followed that friend into a friend group made up of mostly LGBT people when we started middle school. That’s why I researched it a lot. I ended up using the label aromantic for myself in high school. That means I don’t feel romantic attraction. I hesitated for a long time on using the label because I know I’m young and things could still change, but I was making a mess accidentally convincing myself I was having crushes when I wasn’t, and I was generally having a rough time with it. Romance is very normalized in society as something that makes you happier and that everyone needs to be happy and satisfied in life. Think Disney princesses, Valentine’s Day, the idea of “dying alone.” So I eventually decided to start using the label aromantic just for myself in my head to help me start accepting that I can love and be loved and be happy without romantic love, and that’s okay even if it’s not what society says is normal. I eventually started telling people as well because it’s important to me and I can always change my labels if necessary down the road. The goal of labels is ease of communication and a sense of community understanding or validation. You’re never stuck with labels that aren’t working for you.
Basically, I’m one of the invisible LGBT people that nobody actually cares about, but I will also defend my trans and gay friends to the grave. We all just want to be happy in a world that expects something different from us than what we can be.
I’ve always been friends with gay and trans people, so when I realized I was a [GAY INDIVIDUAL] it wasn’t very hard for me to get into the community.
Well the reason why it’s seems like it’s a “trend” is because it’s become so SO much safer to come out. There’s more resources to help those who live in an unsafe household to come out.
homosexuality is no longer on the list of psychosis, there’s laws to protect from hate crimes, you can get married as a gay person, a trans person can access healthcare.
Sadly this isn’t the case in a lot of counties but that’s just. to explain why it might seem like a trend to you
the reason it seem like a trend that popped up is because you can actually say you identify as some form of LGBTQ without people wanting your death. back in the days of our parent’s and grandparents, people would kill you if you even suggested you like the same sex, they would put you in a mental hospital just for being a guy and saying you liked girl clothes. there where laws that limited queer people’s rights. 50-40 years ago, my whole city would treat me like a demon for being Bisexual. its no trend, its just safe now…at least in most places. hope that helped at least a little bit
I feel like historically, lgbtq people have been shunned to the point where they refuse to admit that they are because they’re afraid of the social and religious repercussions. Now in today’s age, people are encouraged to be honest and prideful about who they are and what they enjoy regardless of what other people think. It’s not that lgbtq people are just now starting to exist, it’s that we’re just now being accepted to the point that we can feel comfortable coming out
Being LGBTQ isn’t a trend.
This is completely understandable! I’m 18 and have been bisexual for 6-7 years, two of those years I was a lesbian. I started to question myself in 6th grade and I am now graduated from school entirely.
It is very obvious to see the rise in LGBT youth around the world. Part of this is because of acceptance in some of our countries, pert of it is the U.S. complete legalization of gay marriage in 2015, and the other part of it is the internet.
What I mean by this is that a lot of us are able to come out and get married (mostly) safely nowadays. But also, there unfortunately has been an increase of teens trying to fit in with their friends and people on the internet. Some people are going to get VERY mad at me for saying that, but I have seen it myself multiple times. I have two friends that I know for sure are no longer LGBT now that they are reaching adulthood. This is normal, and it has happened a lot in the last few years.
I will say with absolute certainty that most people who question their sexuality and identity ARE LGBT. We are in a place where being gay and trans is not normal. We are a minority and we do have to make space for ourselves. A lot of us are unable to come out to our family because they came from a time where being gay and trans was a bad, demonic thing.
Here we are now where a lot of the U.S. is safe for us in the community. We are able to get jobs now, travel, and start a business. Before, If anyone knew you were gay, you could and would get discriminated against and be unable to find a place to just exist safely.
I don’t know what this is like in other countries, but I myself do see the increase of LGBT youth in America just because we can be safe now.
In my experience (and ik there are a lot of genuine people out there) but a lot of people i know that are lgbtq are doing it for attention or to get away with certain things. It’s not genuine and it makes me mad that the people who actually are part of lgbtq get put in the same category of “joining the fad or trend”. In my opinion something like this takes time to figure out and not a decision to make on a whim. And also to remember is this is only a part of a persons personality. Some base their whole life around being lgbtq when thats only a fraction of the amazing and interesting person you can be <3. Those who are genuine, all the strength to you and to those who are doing it for attention/ trend; reflect and think about it properly
its not something that can be “joined” like a club. for the better, its more accepted now is all i can say.
I know you said no childish ness
But im not good at explanations and i lack seriousness so imma put it bluntly
I tbh would rather be a girl than a guy
Simple as
I do believe that it occasionally a social thing.
When I first came out as bi, I was almost too young to even understand what that kind of attraction meant. I definitely felt some pull from a few of my friends(they were experimenting with LGBTQ identities). Over the years, however, I have done my own research and soul-searching to know that I do, in fact, like guys and gals and nonbinary pals. Not everyone comes to the same conclusion, though. Others may grow out of the phase, or realize that they’re not ready to question those kinds of things.
It took me a long time to come to this conclusion and accept that I was a bi, cisgender female. The social pressure of several of my friends coming out as trans really affected some of my life. It felt like maybe if I was trans, they would like me more(obviously, I wasn’t thinking this at the time. Just realizing from retrospect). I eventually realized that I just needed to be me and know that my friends will love and respect me no matter what I identify with.
I also think that the world is starting to be a little more accepting(a lot of people are abusing that power though). Teenagers feel safer to think “well, am I really straight/cis?” They have more social acceptance to be able to openly question things and try different labels out. I understand the confusion. And you’re right, this kind of stuff hasn’t always been “popular” or really spoken about. While things aren’t yet fully accepting of everyone(not even just LGBTQ folk, btw), we’re getting there.We are taking steps to be a more loving world.
You don’t ‘join’ the lgbtq+ community it’s just a term to help people find others struggling with same issues
It’s not a “trend” at all, really. The only reason there are more LGBTQ+ people is because many parts of the world have started to become more and more tolerant of different sexualities and gender identities, therefore more people have felt comfortable being open about that side of them.
I wouldn’t say it is a trend or anything like that, while there are some who may use LGBTQ for views for the most part I would say it’s becoming more acceptable.
Like we all know it used to be that you could not be gay, in some countries you would be executed, arrested, or it was just looked down upon so bad you would get murdered in an alley for it. the reason it feels “smashed in your face” is because not only are people finally able to accept and be who they are. it is also a form of protesting against those who want to take away(ex: project 2025) the right we have gained to be able to have same-sex marriages (made legal in the US in 2015). And against those countries where it is still illegal and you would be killed for it (it’s still illegal in 70 countries)
I “joined” the community simply because I felt an attraction towards other men and wanted to have people that shared the same feelings, hardships, etc. growing up I had no gay people around to influence who I like and it wasn’t as popular in the media so I wasn’t influenced there. I don’t really know how to explain it but I guess you could say I was born this way (gaga reference).
I would give you my opinion but I’d rather not have this account banned
Being LGBTQ+ isn’t a trend, it’s just that people are more accepting nowadays. Back then queer people were not accepted and had to hide themselves for their own safety. I came to know I was queer because I was attracted to women. I felt guilty because where I live same sex relationships are frowned upon. I had difficulty accepting myself in the beginning and I was lost. That’s when I looked to the internet and found many people who struggled with their sexuality like me. It felt nice to be understood, to at least have some people accept me. Thankfully now, I can finally fully accept myself
I liked guys since I was a kid. I simply thought that I wanted to be friends with them but towards the end of 5th grade I realized that it isn’t me actually wanting to be friends with guys I actually like them and feel attracted to them. So after that I have been gay.
I like men
The community is very accepting and hormones are confusing so lots of people will be comfortable experimenting with titles like they’ll say that they’re this and realise that they’re actually that, then think that they may be this and so on.
That’s where you got the trend impression from, maybe?
Well, I feel that it isn’t a trend and self.identifying people don’t force it on themselves at all. But the tendency to force it on others over “vibes” has certainly increased, but that’s not a problem at all because everyone puts others in a box once in a while. But more recently, in fandoms, they’ve been harassing people/their idols who historically identified as straight without a doubt, but now their own “fans” are mass claiming them to be gay without a reason outside their personal desire, and it gets disturbing to se how adamant they are over it. Also, the disgusting sexualisation of women by other women is being weirdly normalised. And they think its okay because they’re women too. I highly disagree with that because sexualising is sexualising and you’re a disgusting human if you talk about someone like that and your identity can’t save you.
But once again, it isn’t a problem with the community. Just shitty people exist everywhere, and far more serious problems happen in the world, like assault and people sexualising others. That this sint something that would actually “change” a person or harm anyone.
For a long time gay people were persecuted, legally and culturally, and now they are not. It feels like a trend because as more and more people become excepting more and more people come out. Sure, there are probably some people who claim to be gay because its the unique thing to be, just like some people claim to have a mental disorder because it’s abnormal and we all desire to stand out from the herd, but it is mostly the former reason.
bisexual here. I didn’t even know it was getting this popular. I just thought it was just more homophobes. Honestly how I joined: I have no idea I just remember how interesting it was when I came out to my friends.
You don’t “join” it. You’re born part of it, whether you like it or not. It’s more common nowadays simply because people are becoming more open and brave to come out. LGBT has been a thing since forever, but people kept hiding.
I first learned about it on my own because I accidentally stumbled upon an article on it, but i’ve always known gay people exist, it’s become safer and more acceptable to come out over the years, there’s more education on it and more people know even what it is. I don’t think there’s really a way to “join” the lgbtq community, I think coming out or knowing who you are makes you lgbtq
i did cuz idk men and women both kinda hot
When kept handedness became more normalized there was a sudden boom i left handed people, it wasn’t that people were pretending to be left handed to be different, it’s that people that were left handed no longer felt the need to hide that they were left handed, it went from a very low percentage up to about 15% then plateaued the same things is happening with lgbtq people, the “low percentage” before was caused by the homophobia causing lgbtq people to feel the need to hide away and not reveal they were lgbtq, but now that it’s more normalized those people no longer feel the need to hide that oart of themselves
I wouldn’t personally say that more people are queer, but from what i see happening including myself, is that more people are exploring their gender(as what you feel like: woman, man, non-binary and more) and sexuality(to who you are attracted like: straight, gay, bisexual and more). People also feel safer expressing their gender or sexuality, because queer people are more accepted these days.
I have no hate or dislike towards lgbt and if my friend comes out as lgbt I would definitely support them. There are a few people however (titled karens) that make people hate the LGBTQ community as a whole. Otherwise LGBTQ community would be just as respected as others.