captainoftheseaqueen:

Tomorrow’s the start of pride month so just a few reminders:

• Pride got where it is largely in part from the work of trans woc.
• The white stripe on the trans flag is for intersex, transitioning, and neutral or undefined genders.
• Asexuals are not straight
• The A stands for Asexual and Aromantic
• The Q stands for both Queer and Questioning
• Bi people are not faking and are not ‘half straight’
• Yes we know corporations get in on pride stuff for money but seeing rainbow stuff everywhere can be extremely liberating so let people enjoy it, dammit.
• Corporations supporting pride is actually a great thing because it suggests public interest is strong and they realize it will appeal to their target audiences and thus helps make the world more accepting of the community. It means they believe supporting pride is more important than any business they might lose from doing so.
• If your identity changes or you can’t define yourself yet/don’t want to, that’s perfectly okay.

And, because parts of tumblr seem to forget, no one letter of the group gets to decide who does or does not belong. No throwing out the B, the T, or the A. We’re stronger together. 

In-fighting only makes it easier for all of us to be hurt.