The BBC channel CBBC has censored a mention of a character being non-binary in the Transformers Earthspark cartoon during Pride Month.

  • Swedneck
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    5 months ago

    as time goes on i grow increasingly convinced that they are just in extreme denial about themselves: at some level they know they’re not completely straight or cis and any exposure to people who are comfortable with being such forces them to confront it in themselves, and due to societal pressure and upbringing this makes them feel terrible, so instinctively they reach for the easiest way out which is to remove the trigger.

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      5 months ago

      They are indoctrinated to fear, hate, and self-loathing. That’s why so many of them spend their lives arguing against marriage equality, equal rights, and doing things like promoting conversion therapy only to finally acknowledge themselves and come out.

      They do so much damage to themselves and to society.