The lack of boomer LGBTQ+ people isn’t because it’s “more popular now.” Many were murdered by their peers, died from government inaction during the AIDS crisis, committed suicide due to lack of social supports, or have had to live in the closet due to their peers’ cruelty.
“The men in white are the surviving members of the Original San Francisco Gay Men’s Choir. Those in black represent the members lost to AIDs. Remember this when people say the gay community survived the epidemic. We had to start over because we lost a whole generation.” (original post)
also the past was a very different world re: identity and openness
there may be plenty of LGBT boomers (and older people still) who grew up with a “don’t ask; don’t tell” mindset and thus aren’t OutTM to be recognized
Having lost my partner and many friends to this dreaded disease, I carry anger and depression in my heart for the years we were ignored.
Born in the late 40′s. It was dangerous to be anything but what people expected. You never came out. Then starting in the 70′s and 80′s, the devastating disaster of HIV, made slow, painful death and funerals all there was to life. No one cared. We are out here. Not really feeling that the danger has passed.
fucking hate how so many websites are starting to delete entire accounts or wipe content uploaded by users without accounts and just get rid decades worth of stuff. google is deleting accounts inactive after two years - what happens to the youtube videos made years ago? do we just lose them forever? what about google drive folders that compile and share countless resources? imgur is deleting all nsfw content and images uploaded from users without accounts - so many posts all over the internet are going to break because their images were wiped from the image host. twitter is deleting accounts that dont log in within 30 days. what about personal accounts from people who passed away? what about people who just dont use it that often?
