#ifirstknewIwasLGBTQ or when I realized that it was LGTB +
GAYLES.TV.- Since yesterday, Tuesday, September 8, thousands of people have reported their first emotions through the hashtag #ifirstknewIwasLGBTQ. The origin of the initiative is found in the words of Allison bailey, a lawyer who describes herself as a "gender critical" lesbian. Bailey is a leader of the LGB Alliance (anti-Trans), a group that aims to widen the gap between LGB and T.
«A 12-year-old is a boy", wrote Bailey. "Stop putting kids with adults and labeling them LGBTQ +«. @Stonewalluk he did not take long to react and in his account of Twitter encouraged people to count when they realized they were LGTB + under the hashtag #ifirstknewIwasLGBTQ. LGBT + people were quick to share their stories, with many talking about childhood crushes, stolen glances, and first kisses, as well as the shame society places on young people. queer.
It sounds like some people still think you can only know you're LGBTQ+ once you become an adult. Whoever knew they were LGBTQ+ at 12, put your hand up! ?️
When did you realize? Share your story on the hashtag #ifirstknewIwasLGBTQ – we will retweet our favorites ❤
—Stonewall (@stonewalluk) September 8, 2020
Among the people who joined to narrate their first time, there was also the writer Owen Jones, who confesses that he fell in love with David Duchovny en File X when I was 9.
Many of the testimonies fondly recall that they realized that they were LGBT + for his first television crush. Others shared other experiences such as the loneliness of feeling different or feelings of shame. The feeling of not fitting in was also repeated by many during their childhood. Some trans people noted that children often understand their gender identity much more than most adults realize.
Exist Loudly, the group that triggered the speech of Bailey, He sent an appropriate tweet reaffirming his mission to protect all young black queer and trans people, regardless of any attempt to erase their reality.
We are committed to doing ALL that we can to protect queer and trans Black youth.
- ExistLoudly (@ExistLoudlyUK) September 8, 2020
Source: Pink News
Photography: AFP, BBC
