Space, click the screen, or arrow keys If you don't like reading, sorry, I wrote a lot. Feel free to mute your volume if the music is distracting. --------------------------------------------- I've been really fed up with people outing me lately, so I wrote a story (very very loosely) based off of my experiences. (again, very loosely, most aspects of the story are made up) Y'all shouldn't be outing people, even if you aren't trying to be mean. It's a safety hazard. You're putting your friends in potential danger. You're invalidating them, hurting them, and disrespecting their privacy. Please don't. The story is kind of long, sorry. (I also wrote it kind of fast so it's not good. I also made it on my alt account instead of my main account on accident. aaa) Oh and just to make it clear, although the split attraction model is totally cool and valid, the character in the story is not using it. So when they say asexual, they mean asexual and aromantic. (and I know that those are very different things, and that there are different types of attraction, trust me, but it's easier for me to just say asexual, and i'm really lazy) I feel like this project isn't done but I guess I'm sharing it anyways. The end of the story is sad, but it's unfortunately realistic for a lot of people, which is why we need to stop outing each other, even if it's to someone you think you can trust. It's not your decision who anyone but you comes out to. The notes and credits contain some ways that you could help hopefully solve this issue. Just to make this clear: Cishet people aren't the only ones who out people. I've seen LGBTQ+ people out other LGBTQ+ people without realizing that it's wrong. I've also seen LGBTQ+ people make others feel bad about themselves for not being out of the closet (which is a different issue, but I still want to address it as it can play into people outing others because they think it’s stupid that they haven’t already come out and yeah). We need to learn how to be an undivided community where everyone is safe and accepted. I don't think that anyone is trying to hurt each other, but we need to pay attention to what we're saying and try our best to support each other regardless of everything. #LGBTQ #queer (not sure if these hashtags do anything but who cares)
Credits: - music is The Village by Wrabel, Little Miss Perfect by Taylor Louderman and Joriah Kwamé, This is Home by Cavetown, Coming Clean by Green Day - everything else is by me This section down here is how you can help solve the problem of people being outed i gues TW for mentions of death --------------------------------------------- You know what the events in this story can lead to? The events in this story can lead to a dangerous state of mental health, and some dangerous thoughts. Which can sometimes lead to death. And even if it doesn't get as bad as death, the events of this story can lead to some very stressful and terrible situations (And still a potentially dangerous state of mental health). But it's not hard to prevent that. Here are some things you can do to help: 1. If somebody tells you that they are part of the LGBTQ+ community, please don't tell anyone without asking them if it's okay to tell people. Don't assume that they want everyone in their life to know, and don't assume that they've already told anybody else. Ask them. It's their identity, and you don't want to violate their privacy. 2. Educate those around you on why it's wrong to out people. Personally, I'm planning on maybe emailing my school about why it's an issue and asking them to help me educate my fellow students on the dangers of outing your peers. You could do the same! Or you could make a scratch project, or talk to your friends or family about it. However you choose to educate people, it can make a difference. 3. Donate to the Trevor Project (or another LGBTQ+ charity). The Trevor Project helps support the mental health of queer youth, and donating makes it easier for the Trevor Project to do that. 4. Literally anything else! If you can think of a way to help, go do that! Making a big difference starts with small people.
