The left side and back of a yellow school bus. Various queer and trans symbols are shown, cinluding a rainbow flag, a GLSEN sign, and a hand-written sign that says, "WE [heart] OUR QUEER KIDS."

"In Support of Queer Kids 3" by brinstar is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

(For how i crafted these quotes, see What i changed in survey-takers' responses and What i didn't change.)
Queer and trans people don't all have the same experience. Even if we have the same identities, we have different ways of expressing ourselves. We don't all think the same way or want the same things.
Not everyone fulfills stereotypes about queer and trans people — I don't.
I don't know everything about being queer. I can only talk about my own experience, not others' experiences.
Thinking we're all the same is "close minded and naive."
Not all queer or trans teens look the same. We don't all have dyed hair or an "alternative look."
"my gender and sexuality are my own personally, and are only informed by my personal experiences and sense of self."
For some of us, it's important to reconnect with our queer roots, like cultures that accept queer and trans people (e.g., Native communities and India — see also this piece on Two Spirit and Hijra communities).
The queer community is wonderful. But straight, cis people aren't welcome in every queer space.
We may not want to assimilate into every straight/cis institution, like marriage. But it's important to have the option.
Our love isn't just about sex; it's also about romance.
Gender identity isn't the same as sexual or romantic orientation.
Being queer or trans isn't inherently sexual.
My gender identity and sexuality don’t impact every single part of my existence. They actually only affect a few things.
It can be hard to communicate what I need and want.
Asexuality is on a continuum.
Me liking girls does't mean I automatically like my friends who are girls.

I'm cis but queer. I support everyone in the community, including trans folks.

Gender expression isn't the same as gender identity.
Sometimes, I might seem to get way too upset about something small regarding my sexuality or gender. But these little things are the most important things.
I have the wrong body, but I'm still a man.
"It might be important to add that there is a difference between romantic and sexual orientation."
"Trans masc and trans man mean 2 different things- I just learned this not that long ago."

"I am who I am not who my parents say I am."

Sometimes I have "sensory issues with form-fitting, tighter, or just generally more feminine clothing."
Some trans people are non-binary. Dressing masculinely or femininely doesn't change that.
I know who I am.
"Social media did not 'turn me gay', it introduced me to an accepting community of people that led me to feel comfortable accepting my lesbian identity."
"My queer experience and identity is not the result of trauma or desire to fight against societal norms or neurodivergence. These are harmful assumptions and myths.”
"Just because someone says 'I think I'm trans' doesn't mean that doctors are immediately going to rush to perform surgery on you--that's a right-wing fear mongering tactic."