where was macklemore when ten years ago when the democrats opposed gay marriage? and when it was actually controversial to come out in support of it?

where were cishets in the 90s when there were no protections for hate crimes against lgbtq+ people?

where were cishets when matthew shepherd and countless nameless gay people were being killed?

where were cishets in the 80s when lgbt people were dying of aids?

where were cishets when police were raiding gay bars and arresting and brutalizing lgbtq+ people?

where were cishets when lgbtq+ people were being institutionalized and tortured and executed?

where are cishets now when trans women are being killed everyday?

where are cishets now when in over half our states you can legally be fired for being gay?

what do the cishets have to say about homeless lgbtq+ youth?

where are the macklemores bringing attention to pervasive familial abuse of lgbtq+ people?

where are the macklemores sticking their necks out by calling out casual and pervasive homophobia by EVERYONE not just bible-toting conservatives and online internet trolls, but hollywood, liberals like macklemore himself?

where are the cishets talking about the pervasive fetishization, corrective rape, assault, abuse and harassment of nonstraight women?

where are the cishets talking about trans misogyny and the policing of femininity in male-coded bodies and how that’s a leading killer of trans women and nonstraight men?

where are the cishets talking about our schools and what they teach, about the “don’t say gay” policies, about sex ed and how this screws over lgbtqa youth? about how teachers, bullying policies and what we’re taught in school is a big part of what’s causing lgbtqa kids to kill themselves?

where are the macklemores singing the praises of the lgbtqia musicians, activsts, artists, rappers, doing hard work and important things TODAYYYY???

no where. no where. silent. dead silent. nothing. nada. zip.

all of you have nothing to say about any of these things. you have no desire to actually put your ass on the line. you aren’t doing anything and you never have. throughout history you let us DIE and you’re willing to keep doing that. the only reason we have ANYTHING now is because we fought for it. and, sadly, because many members of our community are willing to cater to you for scraps by making our cause “trendy” and “hip” and putting marriage before anything else because it’s the ONLY THING you assholes want to talk about, and once that issue’s over, you’ll go back to giving 0 fucks all over again

so don’t even talk to me about fucking macklemore. don’t even talk to me about how you “support” us or how “whiny” we are. so many lgbtqa+ teens talk to me on this site about the abuse and terror and loneliness they face every day. and you don’t care at all. you’d rather sing the subpar lyrics to same love, and pat yourself on the back for being an “ally.” you’d rather fall head over heels for macklemore and shit on every character or actual lgbtqia activist or icon who is actually doing anything risky for us as a group. you’d rather let us die if it means you can feel good about yourself at the end of the day. don’t even fucking start with me.