It's easier to see this if you s/LGBT/<other>/.
That's not to mention the benefits of having people around who understand the various social, familial and professional struggles they might face, often empathizing through first hand experience.
I know many queer people who prefer to live in queer friendly houses and every city I've lived in has had ad-hoc Facebook groups catering to this need.
This is a really interesting statement. How would someone discriminate against someone who is LGBTQIA+ without knowing that they were or not? LGBTQIA+ is not something that can be recognized right away like skin color.
To say nothing about things like "passing" in the trans community, or stereotypes about gay men and lesbian women.
Even for non-flatmate scenarios, some landlords are remarkably nosy. Also, in many jurisdictions trans people may have legal docs in a name they don't use anymore... the list goes on.
It's also reasonably common for people to be discriminated against because people _incorrectly think that they are LGBT_, incidentally.
Different minority groups get different results from phone call inquiries by voice, because they have distinct linguistic patterns not present in General American English. LGBT people also have their own distinct patterns, though not all LGBT people use them.
Also, some visual markers are probably present in the gay population at a higher rate than the general population, like earrings, dyed hair, or wearing clothing not tied to their sex.
It's best to read things in good faith. On the whole, people on HN do try to be helpful.
I’m assuming one doesn’t want to learn their flatmate is a raging homophobe the first time someone of the same sex is brought around.
There's a crisis in LGBTQ+ housing.
Putting queer folks in with cishet folks puts the burden of educating those cishet folks on the shoulders of someone who is already struggling to find housing.
Someone experiencing housing struggles because they are queer doesn't need the added burden of being someone's teacher. Those people who need to learn the lesson that humanity is what's important? They need to learn that without relying on minorities to teach them.
If they are looking for housing, they just should look for housing.
I don’t need any unsolicited teachings. Go on with your life, the sexuality, pronouns or identities of others are of no use to me.
The interactions you are describing seem way too unnecessarily complex for my liking, I am mostly looking to reduce cost of living, having a few drinks from time to time and playing the occasional board game night.
Being lectured about critical race theory or whatever, seems exhausting.
I don’t think I am that much interested about why people are doing the things they do. So being « educated » without asking for it, seems annoying.
All in all, I agree with the project of OP, it’s a good idea that people who want to educate others can segregate themselves with people who are interested by being lectured.
That sure is a take, my dude.
I think he is creating a safe space for queer people AND he is indirectly creating a safe space for non queer people at the same time.
You are the only one here who believes you need to educate others and look down on them.
If you find people who like to be educated and lectured all day just because they live, then I have no problems with that.
But I will keep living with flat mates, not people whose whole lives revolve around lecturing other people.
As stated before, I am glad this project exists, so we can both segregate and live in different places.
Intolerance: lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own
Because the only person here who has a problem with the opinions of others is the one who is trying hard to educate others without being solicited to do so.
Name calling others is a pretty weak strategy to appear tolerant.
Your idea while honorable ignores the reality that queer people experience and that one of the two parties in the US is planning to strip away more of their rights. (See: Recent RvW ruling that had their next targets set, like same sex marriage)
LGBT people regularly move across the country to find safer spaces for them to be themselves, because there isn’t much in terms of safety or community for them where they grow up.
You know how we do that?