with all of my mutuals having a stroke over the new YOI movie, i remembered when i was was in complete denial of my sexuality and the girl i liked (and uh… still like ) discovered what YOI was, fell in love with it, and then one day was like, “[creature], you have shoulder length blonde hair and green eyes and you look just like this character from this anime im watching!” and i was like ok???? and then SHE GETS BEHIND ME AND STARTS STYLING AND PLAYING WITH MY HAIR??????? AND OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHH MMMYYYY GOOOODDDDD i was like uuummmmm i like this??? definitely not a lesbian because there is no way i like girls ahahaahahahahahaaa and to this day i still cant believe i didnt realize my HUGE ASS CRUSH ON HER THEN
but she spent a really long time playing around with and messing with my hair to get it to look like yuri(o)’s and talking about YOI i was just sitting there like GAY PANIC
this has 100% been talked about before but younger members of the lgbt community (especially on tumblr) NEED to understand that “gay panic” doesn’t mean “oh no i’m a teen panicking because i might be gay” it means “literal legal defense used in cases where a person has murdered someone upon finding out they were gay”
the gay panic defense states that if someone finds out you are gay you do not need to have threatened them, spoken to them, or even know of their existence- they now have the right to murder you under self-defense laws bc you letting them find out you’re gay antagonized and “panicked” them.
Only a handful of states have outlawed this horrific legal tactic. Ten have conclusively banned it as of June 2020, and 12 states have put the topic on the table for debate.
Content Warning: The article mentions incidents of violence and murder against LGBTQ+ individuals, when it gives examples of high-profile cases where the gay/trans panic defense has been successful and unsuccessful. To go straight to the action steps, scroll to the bottom where you’ll find a list.
i’m so glad this post has been gaining traction and that people have been adding more information; the two overwhelming responses to this post have been “yeah, this refers to hate crimes and it’s not right to dilute that” and “oh shit, i never knew! i need to remember this!”
if you never knew the history of this phrase, it’s not a personal or moral failing. it’s just information that hadn’t gotten to you but is important to remember. follow the links. do your research. take action.
So like I was talking to my guy friend and the mention of thighs comes up,, so im tryna explain why I like thighs (in a not gay way) but I had to catch myself cuz like the reason I like thighs is cuz girls
I mean come on, who doesn’t love them soft squishy pillows
So I was at a little “party” yesterday and a pretty girl told me to feel the inside of her soft pullover, so she took my hand and i couldn’t function properly for the rest of the night
So on Youtube when I was streaming, this was a request of making Beta Luz do the smug but I went beyond and made B.Luz doing the smug and B.Amity having Gay panicks
