What thread was this made in response to? I must have missed it. Edit: never mind,
found it.
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Originally posted by lipstick lesbian
I think you're already white-washing the LGBTQ+ community by calling it a "community"...aren't there communities within that community? Are all these communities mainstream? Are all these ones antiqueer of colour, antitrans of colour, etc?
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Yes, there can be communities within a community. As LGBTQ+ we are all united by our status as sexual minorities, but under that umbrella there are many other subgroups and unique struggles inherent to each. Unfortunately, cis white gay men and the problems we face tend to get the bulk of the attention whenever any light is shed on the whole community even though we comprise only a fraction of it.