#the mere mention of the word lesbian immediately sent them panicking about sex

[ghost-roads]

why is it that when a young teenage girl decides she might be a lesbian and proudly expresses that identity she's "sexualising herself" and "too young to know" and "putting herself in a box", but parents will see every single one of their daughter's male friends as potential boyfriends and make jokes about them dating, literally as early as kindergarten?

why is it that a young girl kissing a boy is cute and natural, but people automatically assume a young girl kissing a girl is doing it to be provocative, to be seen, and is trying to "grow up too fast"?

why is it that queer identities are seen as inherently sexual?

#no one sees the double standards it's pissing me off so much!!!! #even people who pride themselves on being open minded have that exact reaction every time #'she's sexualising herself' she's literally 12 she's not sexualising herself she's saying she likes to hold a girl's hand #i had conversations with two different women (from an older generation) this week and they both had that same reaction #the mere mention of the word lesbian immediately sent them panicking about sex #like fuck off omg #i'm so tired of this #i swear sometimes i don't want to talk to anyone outside the internet because then i end up having to hear bullshit like this #ughhhhhh i wanna scream why are people stupid #anyway #romane talks