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(For how i crafted these quotes, see What i changed in survey-takers' responses and What i didn't change.)
"They have their rights because of a black trans woman, don't run away from the part of your community that gave you the rights to hang your pride flags and love who you love when we are under attack rn."
"It is not okay to step back from and 'disown' members of your own community. I, as an older teen (I'm 16), have already had my own moments of not associating with the community due to conflicts such as confusions about terms, definitions, labels, and validity. However, we should not turn our back on others who are vulnerable as well and should instead try to find common ground and focus on helping everyone achieve peace."
"We all look different! I may look straight but that does not mean I am. I'm still a member of this community so please treat me like one."
"I want to be acceptable to everyone, I understand that cisgender and heterosexual people in the past have treated this community horribly. But, not all cishet people are bad, and if we exclude them and make fun of them for simply being cis/hetero then we are just as bad as oppressors. Fight people for their actions not their identities."
"New labels and words do not threaten your long-standing/existing repertoire of words from when you were children/young adults. Perhaps just try to expand that vocabulary!"
"The lgbt+ community has changed a lot since they were young. There will be many labels you don't understand and that's okay. You don't have to understand everyone's identity, you just have to be supportive."
Queer and trans youth "struggle with mental health more than others and when they ask for help you should be willing to get them help."
"Some of us dont fully understand the struggle of oppression yet and as much as its your duty to teach us, you must also protect us from it."
"Please speak up for us. We need help and we can't help ourselves. I hate to ask LGBTQ adults to be our fighters, but we promise if you all fight for us, we will fight for the next generation to keep them and the many generations after them alive and happy."
