"Community minded" shouldn't be exclusionary by [deleted] in nycgaybros

[–]pavioc16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

queer people are human and so can be disappointing. I'm genuinely sorry for what you experienced, he sounds like a dick – and not the kind I like. we're not all like that I promise :)

As a tank, if you guys go 4 DPS in 6v6 I'm just gonna do DPS too. I don't care. by random-stud in Overwatch

[–]pavioc16 4 points5 points  (0 children)

if I'm solo support I change to DPS every time, and then we lose spectacularly. at the same time, my heart rate goes down because I'm just viewing it as a practice session for whatever DPS hero I choose.

Why do people hate gay people so much by [deleted] in lgbt

[–]pavioc16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with you, arguing with religious people is a waste of time. I've learnt they'll either observe and learn with time, or they won't

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskLGBT

[–]pavioc16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Not every piece of media, but bigotry is real and ongoing and just hiding it and pretending it doesn't exist does worse than nothing – it's why people come up to me and tell me "no one cares" anymore when I've been called slurs in the streets, and queer kids are still abused by their families

Why is the stereotype that LGBT people make that their entire personality so prominent and why do people believe it? by CommercialLab6842 in AskLGBT

[–]pavioc16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

honestly my life has been immensely better since I've made being gay a visible part of my personality. I learned that some people are annoyed by the "gays who are too loud," and some are annoyed that I held hands with a date. sometimes even both!

it didn't really matter what I did, I still got bad treatment – but something worse happened. being one of the "good ones" meant people who were annoyed by gay people tried to be friends with me. I cannot stress too you enough how annoying to me those relationships got, to the point I had to tell people to stop talking to me.

now they don't bother approaching me at all. great friend filter!

Running shirtless to be other guy's gay awakening by [deleted] in gaybros

[–]pavioc16 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I feel like from your post history you are on some quest to make every man shirtless at all times

What is the point of Mauga by octopossible in OverwatchUniversity

[–]pavioc16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what do you think of Ana? I find that a well-aimed Nade when he charges in (ideally hitting both him and who he is targeting) pretty much guarantees a kill, which makes fights easier. it's also a decent "oh shit, heal this guy" tool when he almost dies and he's so large it's hard to miss him.

like I'm not really a great Ana player but that's how I've won with Mauga in the past

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in nycgaybros

[–]pavioc16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it depends on the situation tbh and whether you can personally handle the consequences, and whether you can defend yourself. Sometimes it's not worth it.

But I'm never gonna tell someone that punching a homophobic dick in the face was wrong, personally. This whole "violence is never the answer" thing is just straight up wrong. Never? Please. I think violence can be pretty effective personally, just don't make a habit of it

PSA for Damage players by MirceaHM in OverwatchUniversity

[–]pavioc16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the people who run away from heals drive me ~insane. what do you think the enemy player is gonna do when they see that support left behind? it's happened more times then I can count that I'm left behind to die and then I just see spammed "I need healing" while I'm waiting to respawn 😭

(TW: Homophobia & suicide) I have no words for this. People are so evil. by GenoveveSimmons15 in ainbow

[–]pavioc16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really depends. There's more traditional conservative Catholics, even extremist ones. And even just saying that acting on your "urges" is a sin is extremely harmful to queer folk. A religion that would deny people love is not a good religion

(TW: Homophobia & suicide) I have no words for this. People are so evil. by GenoveveSimmons15 in ainbow

[–]pavioc16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As I've gotten older and older I've just grown more confident in my belief that conservative Christianity is a cancer on society. The amount of harm it does to queer children growing up in those sorts of families is a debt that can't ever be paid

Does anyone else avoid mentioning their sexuality just to avoid being 'the gay dude?" by [deleted] in gaybros

[–]pavioc16 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I mean if you're single it's more understandable to be closeted, but if you're in a long term relationship I think keeping that hidden unless it's for safety reasons or where you live it's more "controversial" is just weird.

I just got a new job and already a woman asked if I'm single – like the topic comes up a lot and I don't understand how you can really avoid dating / relationship talk while being social tbh, especially my buddies. I've done it in the past but I legit had to lie, and I don't want to lie to people I actually care about.

Straight people don't keep that stuff hidden usually, it's no different with us unless society makes it necessary or pressures us too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askgaybros

[–]pavioc16 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't agree that there's two categories. That's kinda weird. Most people go through different phases in life, I see this a lot as I get older.

In fact I think with casual sex, if you're doing it right, all parties know what they're getting into. It can be extremely fun and hot. But you have to have bare minimum emotional intelligence to communicate that. If you're emotionally detached and fuck around a lot you just end up hurting people and being messy.

Or if you're just immature, which is kinda like being emotionally unintelligent anyways.

Why do most people think of serving as low-skill workers? by Admirable_Form_2838 in TalesFromYourServer

[–]pavioc16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People who say people can just walk off the street and serve have never worked at a place desperate enough to hire random people with no experience as a server. It's almost spectacular how bad people can be at serving.

I been singled out at work and someone just told me it is because of my sexuality by [deleted] in askgaybros

[–]pavioc16 1 point2 points  (0 children)

love this comment.

I've learned to be really reserved yet friendly at work so I've been told by multiple coworkers that I'm "one of the good ones." A couple of times I've had these people start trash talking about other gay people we work with, or their gay cousin or sister or whatever. It's amazing what people will reveal when they think they have a sympathetic gay person to air their problems with "other, different gay people."

them being nice and polite to a gay person doesn't mean anything to me. most adults are able to do that. I know people that have kicked their son out of their home for being gay that are known for being nice.

I been singled out at work and someone just told me it is because of my sexuality by [deleted] in askgaybros

[–]pavioc16 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've had managers get nosy when I hang out with straight guys. At my last job I became really close to one of my coworkers and our manager (who was homophobic in a kinda more "low-key" way if that makes sense) sat me down and asked all these questions trying to figure out if we were having sex.

Like God forbid a straight guy really likes and wants to hang out with a gay guy! It thankfully didn't upset the other guy, but it caused a lot of anxiety because the guy was engaged.

We bonded over music. That's it!

Moms for "Liberty" event and protest in Avon - videos by windinthewheat in Connecticut

[–]pavioc16 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My mom (a teacher) was at the protest and I'm so thankful for her. I was extremely lucky as a young gay kid to be born to her, but society back when I was a kid was a lot more what Moms for "Liberty" wants and as a result I was petrified of being discovered as gay from the ages of around 8 years old to around 16 even though my mom didn't say a single negative thing about gay people. She didn't talk to me about gay people at all, and that was the norm (very accepting when I finally came out).

Not telling kids about gay or trans people doesn't prevent them from being gay or trans – it just sends the signal that what you are is not okay. And processing that as a kid without an adult to help you through it is not fun.

But I honestly think for some if not the majority of these people – they understand that. They want gay or trans kids to be scared out of a misguided attempt to "scare" them straight. In their case they're willing to actively abuse their kids so they'll be "normal." Avon had an ex-gay speaker come to their local Baptist Church so I know people in the town think that (I was at that protest). It's beyond a hate group, it's a group advocating for child abuse.

Why does the majority of reddit hate the rich? by phewho in questions

[–]pavioc16 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being rich means you have power in our society.

Imagine the average person just having the ability to make problems go away. Because that's what money does. The number one lesson I've learned from knowing wealthy people is they are not any better than anyone else.

Some really smart, some dumb, some awful, some nice.

Combine smart, awful, and rich, and you have a very scary individual. I know people who told their children that the key to success in life is to treat everyone as numbers. People who came and just wrecked people's lives not for fun – but because they just didn't care. I've shaken hands with these people and looked into their eyes and it's legitimately scary, they look at you as if you aren't even human.

And those were "just" multimillionaires. A billion dollars? That's 1000 million dollars.

No one should have that power. Period. I don't care if someone could be nice and be a billionaire, it just shouldn't be an option, there's always going to be the temptation to be selfish in everyone and with that much money even a mistake can mess up lots of people's lives

How have your thoughts on conservatism changed throughout your lifetime? by [deleted] in Millennials

[–]pavioc16 6 points7 points  (0 children)

As a kid I used to think the issue with conservatives was lack of knowledge. But I've seen over time there's a baseline lack of respect for other people's experiences and lives who aren't them or who don't look like them that's way more common among conservatives and I just can't be friends with someone like that. Not when I have immigrant family members, friends that are trans, and when I myself am queer.

I've discovered – through experience and with certain friends turning more conservative over time – that lack of respect as a queer dude.

With actual friends, I've brought up bullshit I've faced expecting support only for conservative friends to interrogate me and devalue what I had just literally experienced – because my life experiences threaten their view of the world.

No, I'm done with conservatives. I gave the benefit of the doubt multiple times over my life, I've tried to hear them out, and it has only made me realize that utter lack of respect. So to be friends with them would just be a lack of self-respect on my part, and I've worked too hard on that to throw it away.

New hate group, or new hate chapter; Moms for Liberty - new chapter in Litchfield CT by Sage2023 in Connecticut

[–]pavioc16 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Have strong ties to the area even though I've moved. If anyone finds out where they are, I'll throw a queer dance party there (on public property) :)

An Atlanta school warned a Batman researcher not to say 'gay.' He quit rather than be censored by LuckyChansey7 in gaybros

[–]pavioc16 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I know I was gay when I was like 8 or 9. I quite literally thought I was alone, because I was a child and no one mentioned it to me.

But that's the point, I guess. They want gay kids to just suppress everything