Community Confessions of the young & queer

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I read somewhere ‘It’s not like there are more gay people today than in any other time in history. We are just able to finally come out.’ I think that describes it pretty well.

We are seen as being a lot more promiscuous and experimental when that isn’t true. It’s just easier to work out your identity in these times. Gen Z is more comfortable with expressing themselves. Sometimes I wish I was straight and identified with

”the gender I was assigned at birth. I wish I was able-bodied. But the only reason I wish that is because of how difficult it is to be queer and disabled in a world designed for straight able-bodied people. I think the erasure of women’s and non-binary peoples’ sexualities is something we are talking about more but need to continue to talk about.

I’m femme presenting and in a relationship with a cis man so sometimes being confident in my sexuality is difficult as people assume I’m straight.

” CONFESSIONS OF THE & YOUNG QUEER

Gen Zers around the world - from and Bordeaux - share thoughts on

In an ideal life, I can go out and hold hands with my partner down any street and not worry about verbal abuse. I can dress and present myself how I want, if I feel more masc one day or more femme another, I want to just do that without having to label it or justify it to anyone. We have the opportunity to question more freely without fearing scary consequences.

” CONFESSIONS OF THE & YOUNG QUEER

Montreal and California to Berlin what it means to be young & queer.

I don’t come out to people anymore, when I talk about the people I am attracted to or dating I don’t make a big deal about their genders. It has been surprisingly freeing not caring about having to explain myself or my sexuality to everyone listening. Even more surprising is the fact that most people really don’t seem to care, or they just accept my answers without questioning them. More open discussions are being had and more emphasis is placed on normalising gay characters in TV and music, it’s not the same trope of ‘tragedy’ or ‘abandonment’ as it has historically been, which is nice. The only remaining issue is that the inclusion of queer people has often been performative for the sake of companies capitalising off of their acceptance and supposed allyship.