sure, "I'm part of this marginalized group that I'm writing about" isn't a get out of jail free card for all bigotry, but if someone says "I'm portraying an exact experience I've had, this literally happened to me" and your response is "okayyy but think of the optics of showing that that happens? maybe keep that to yourself?" it might be time to reconsider your approach.
I think a lot of people on this website would benefit from hearing that back in 2011 when I was a part of my college's pride group, I was friends with a gay cis male drag queen whose roommate was a lesbian. They had sex with each other often, but it didn't stop my friend from identifying as a gay guy, nor did it stop their roommate from being a lesbian. Neither of them identified as bisexual. This kind of stuff happens between queer people of "conflicting" identities all the time, it's nothing new. There aren't any rules
They’re distracting a nervous dog during a blood draw.
12/10 Excellent veterinary work!💜
video description: a person's hand places a purple yam on a cat dish in the foreground. With an urgent meow, a brown tabby cat runs up to the dish and takes a big bite of the yam, munching it voraciously with loud growly "yum yum yum" noises.
