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While there are a hundred reasons why straight people openly specifying that they are straight and also support the rights of GBLTQ people to marry their partners is a useful thing, think of the power of this:

Just saying that you support it. Without mentioning your own damn orientation.

Because I know it's not always or even often distancing when someone says, "I'm straight but I support gay rights," but trust me, trust me, trust me, trust me, when I tell you that's what it can feel like from over here.

Just try saying it without qualification. Picture _that_ as an LJ meme. You know?

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[rosepurr.livejournal.com]

I understand what you're saying, and there is certainly a subtext sometimes when people say, "I'm not gay..."

For many of us, it is intended to show solidarity, but I get that sometimes it just feels like we're distancing ourselves.

So:

"I support same-sex marriage and other gay rights."

And I'll repeat it all over the place.