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You think it doesn't take work to be yourself when society hates you? Interesting take.
It doesn't take work to be LGBT+, that's something you're born as. You could definitely argue that for many people in our current society it takes sacrifice to be openly LGBT+ though
Really doing some gymnastics to stir shit eh
No.
It certainly does take work to be gay when it's societally unacceptable. Either you do work to hide it, or you do work to convince yourself that you're not.
You're right. In this society it takes work to be LGBT+. And if you do something based on that, it also takes effort, which can make you proud. But it's still not a choice to be LGBT+, and in other societies it would not be anything to be proud of, just as you shouldn't be proud to be white, or straight.
That's right. We strive to one day no longer need lgbtq pride. That's the goal.
Takes work to SURVIVE the shame and world people like you create.