About the “special snowflake” / “attention-seeking” thing…

Straight cis people: *create thousands of movies, books and TV shows every year about romance between straight cis people*

Straight cis people: *create movies, TV shows and advertisements catering to the straight male gaze*

Straight cis people: *create a multi-billion-dollar wedding industry that celebrates straight cis people’s romantic relationships*

Straight cis people: *create women’s spaces that only welcome cis women (and sometimes only straight cis women)*

Straight cis people: *create their own bathrooms to recognize and differentiate their genders*

Straight cis people: *create tax benefits and numerous other privileges for straight cis people in legally-recognized marriages*

Straight cis people: *rewrite historical figures as all being straight cis people*

Straight cis people: *deny employment, housing, medical care and media publicity to queer people, and give it to straight cis people instead*

Straight cis people: *create religions that praise them for getting married to other straight cis people*

Straight cis people: *want attention and praise from queer people for being allies*

Queer people: “Hi, I’m gay/lesbian/bi/pan/ace/aro/trans/nonbinary/etc.”

Straight cis people: “No you’re not, you’re just a special-snowflake attention seeker.”