1. Never been to a con, they don't do them where I live. But for what I've heard by other LGBT people, they all have their anecdotes. I'd ask other people to chime in, since all the stuff I could bring up aren't things I've experienced myself.Piecewise said:
2. Uh, PDA? It's a thing that happens between normal young couples. They hold hands, they stand close together, they might even kiss. All those things are clear signs of being at least bi, if not gay. Also transexuals. They don't always pass perfectly, particularly when they're in costumes. Also gossip. You go with someone who knows you're gay, who feels obligated to spread that for one reason or the other. Also some LGBT people fall squarely into the trite old stereotypes you see on TV and you can safely assume that yup, that butch woman really is a lesbian and that effeminate guy really is gay. It's a hotly debated topic within the LGBT community, but it happens. Also, people can out themselves by making comments that have nothing to do with sex, such as speaking of their boyfriends, getting caught staring at a booth babe/promotional poster, or saying "Nathan Drake looked pretty cute in the last game."
There are many, many different ways people can find out you're LGBT. You don't need the T-shirt.
3. People aren't machines of endless endurance. When you get constantly bombarded from all angles and you have to be tense and on guard, watching what you say and how others react all the time, or else risk facing social ridicule or outright violence, it can get pretty devastating over time. Like the weather that erodes a cliff, eventually you just crumble. There's a reason constant bullying has led to gay teens committing suicide, it's not an overdramatic overreaction, it's something that grinds at you most of the day, every single day. So yeah, it might not be the best idea, but A) That's for the LGBT crowd to decide, and B) I can't blame them for wanting to have one instance of a safe environment where they can find temporary shelter from the constant weather erosion that is society.
The origin of kyriarchy comes from feminism, who started using the term 'patriarchy' to talk about how society has historically placed power on men and oppressed women. As issues of race, sexuality, class and the like began to rise in prominence, the feminists coined the term kyriarchy to define the system that connects all forms of society oppression. Kyriarchy is like the patriarchy in the sense that it's an institutionalised form of oppression, only instead of oppressing only women, the kyriarchy oppresses women, people of colour, LGBT people, the disabled, the lower classes and so on. Kyriarchy means "rule of the master", though a better definition would be, perhaps, "rule of dominance". The kyriarchy is a stroke of evil genius, if you think about it, because it not only keeps a large portion of the populace oppressed (much like in times of peasantry vs. aristocracy), but it also ensures that the oppressed keep oppressing each other, so that there isn't a single enemy they can unite against. Under the kyriarchy, a straight black man oppresses a gay white man, who oppresses a straight white woman, who oppresses a straight black woman, who oppresses a straight white man of lower class, who oppresses the straight black man from the beginning. It's an interlocking network of oppression who keeps us all fighting each other and preserving the status quo that only benefits a very small percentage of the population (the age-old aristocracy under another name).Mykal Stype said:
) and the con having a name that more or less tells you what it is about makes sense, but why make a term for gay gamers? When they are just gamers, I just have trouble understanding it is all. I'm not seeking to annoy or enrage anyone, I'm just confused on this part.
