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(For how i crafted these quotes, see What i changed in survey-takers' responses and What i didn't change.)
"AroAce is a real identity, too many of you erase aro or ace people from the community and it hurts."
"I would appreciate if my genderqueerness was taken seriously and not treated as a burden."
"The main issue I've seen is that many cis queer adults are not fully considerate towards trans and non-binary people/teens. Not necessarily that they are outright transphobic or discriminatory, but they often don't understand or correctly use people's pronouns. They may not mean harm, but their lack of knowledge hurts people anyway."
"one thing i don't like is that most people just tell me to not label myself if I'm unsure but that's not what I need."
"Sometimes I wish they would be there for me and offer support and love rather than offering solutions and trying to fix problems."
"I would like that they use my correct pronouns, cuz not many people in my country, Vietnam, can use they/them (and sadly, some people here too). They should also acknowledge that being trans puts on a whole nother level of complexity in a trans person life, and cis LGB's way of living life shouldn't undermine/invalidate the lives of trans ppl in general. (fuck TERFs and transphobic LGB ppl)."
"I'm not afraid to speak out against hypocrisy in our own community."
"the LGBTQA+ adults in my life seem pretty judgmental of queer youth and how 'easy' we have it. and yes I know they lived through a time where gay marriage wasn't legal and the aids crisis. but things are still very hard for queer youth now. with trans rights being taken away and don't say gay bills still being passed. I just think that a LGBTQA+ adult who lived through hard times as well should be understanding of queer struggles today and provide guidance for scared queer youth."
