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I don't think you understand just how alienated and dangerous it is to be queer in America.

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.

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I have no idea why you think they need to educate others.

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.

"Educate" in this context means being questioned (or looked at) by roommates over things that are trivial to you as LGBTQ, then essentially having to explain why it is you do it or not. It can get tiring over a while.

Alright, then I guess I am better living in a non LGBTQ friendly place.

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.

"I'd prefer my solipsistic world where I can do things that are irritating or offensive to queer folks and I'm annoyed when people raise those concerns to me."

That sure is a take, my dude.

Your whole message convinces me that OP idea of a project is actually pretty good.

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.

Bigot happy to not live with queer people, blames queer people for being intolerant. News at eleven, lol.

Bigot : « one who regards or treats the members of a group (such as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance »

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.

My dude, if you can't see your intolerance I'm certainly not going to be the one to help you. You've got some growing up to do.

I tend to use words for their exact definitions. So don't be shy to precisely pinpoint the exact part I showed any sign of intolerance, I am curious.

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.

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