I do appreciate that I live in a part of the world where homosexuality is normalised, that other people don't have it nearly so good as me and therefore they're going to be protective of what is for them a very difficult experience. But like I said regarding Kage, prejudice is scummy no matter the reasoning for it. If you happen to be someone who doesn't understand another person's identity, the very least you can do is not question, deny or erase it offhand. And please for the love of God don't be so disgusting as to bring mental illness into it. Mental illness is something that does someone actual emotional or physical harm; the term does not exist for the convenient benefit of the people around them who can't be bothered to accept or appreciate that person's experiences.
I do appreciate that I live in a part of the world where homosexuality is normalised, that other people don't have it nearly so good as me and therefore they're going to be protective of what is for them a very difficult experience. But like I said regarding Kage, prejudice is scummy no matter the reasoning for it. If you happen to be someone who doesn't understand another person's identity, the very least you can do is not question, deny or erase it offhand. And please for the love of God don't be so disgusting as to bring mental illness into it. Mental illness is something that does someone actual emotional or physical harm; the term does not exist for the convenient benefit of the people around them who can't be bothered to accept or appreciate that person's experiences.