#ive seen a lot of younger lgbt people not grasp the gravity of this | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

cowardstiel · 9 months

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the other week a woman in my class said that gay marriage was legalised fifteen or sixteen years ago in australia. it was actually legalised in december 2017. less than six years ago. people forget just how recent this change is and just how significant it is.

#and not just straight people #ive seen a lot of younger lgbt people not grasp the gravity of this #i know this happens with every new generation + isn’t dissimilar to women’s rights activism #we don’t realise how much previous generations have had to fight for what we have now #but fuck if it isn’t frustrating sometimes to see teenagers and young adults taking it for granted #i guess i’m glad they can ??? but idk it’s like. weren’t you there??? how sheltered were you? to not see what was happening around you?#to not live every single day thankful for what we have #it’s just. i’m only 23 and it feels like just yesterday i was watching the tv for the plebiscite result #and crying and crying watching magda szubanski #and we only won by 61%#like FUCK #sorry im just so #a lot of internet kids do not realise how precarious gay rights are and how recent this change is and how people all over the world are #suffering still #anywayyyyy #my post

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