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minus-square@GoddessNoAilinkEnglish44•4 months agoThings are bad right now, really bad, but they’re not as bad as they were in the 90s. Not even close. That’s just how bad the 90s were.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink18•4 months agoMe, a gay teen in the 90s, being actually afraid for my life while holding the hand of my SO in public. Now? I’ve got a fuckin’ flag. People forget history when it works for them.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•edit-24 months agoWell, yes, but there are a lot more people who support them. I feel like you can’t have a conversation without failed attempts at making me feel bad as a person.
minus-square@GoddessNoAilinkEnglish3•4 months agoFwiw I’m a trans person who grew up in the 80s/90s and I still think the 90s were way WAY worse than present day for trans people.
Things are bad right now, really bad, but they’re not as bad as they were in the 90s. Not even close.
That’s just how bad the 90s were.
Me, a gay teen in the 90s, being actually afraid for my life while holding the hand of my SO in public.
Now? I’ve got a fuckin’ flag.
People forget history when it works for them.
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How are they worse?
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Well, yes, but there are a lot more people who support them. I feel like you can’t have a conversation without failed attempts at making me feel bad as a person.
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Fwiw I’m a trans person who grew up in the 80s/90s and I still think the 90s were way WAY worse than present day for trans people.
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