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https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/1mt96fl/why_are_so_many_of_the_young_people_i_still_see/

postI work retail, so I see a lot of members of the public everyday. By now, most everyone no longer wears masks. With few exceptions though, there are two groups I notice who still wear masks with some regularity - older folks (which totally makes sense, weakened immune systems and all that), and young queer folks.

By this I mean people with progress flag buttons/patches/pins/shirts/hats usually paired with other social justice accessories, and, not to stereotype, but quite often also with unusual or brightly dyed hairstyles.

I want to be clear, this isn't a judgement thing, or a criticism or anything. I'm just genuinely curious why the LGBTQ+ community seems to be the last holdout of mask wearers. I suppose some of it could be confirmation bias, but I'm very confident in calling this a trend.

Not trying to debate anyone, just trying to understand!

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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 52 points 6 months ago (2 children)

people with progress flag buttons/patches/pins/shirts/hats usually paired with other social justice accessories

you know, queers

[–] Monstertruckenjoyer@hexbear.net 43 points 6 months ago (1 children)

a legitimately funny joke to make in the correct company

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

read with the cadence of gene wilder's "people of the land" bit from blazing saddles

[–] Monstertruckenjoyer@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

Lmao yeah yeah perfect

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 15 points 6 months ago

I sell social justice and social justice accessories

[–] Azarova@hexbear.net 46 points 6 months ago

people with politics based on empathy tend to act on said empathy, wowee wowee

[–] segfault11@hexbear.net 44 points 6 months ago

queer people are smarter

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] starkillerfish@hexbear.net 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

where do i get that t shirt

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 9 points 6 months ago

It's a screenshot from one of their instagram vids.

https://www.instagram.com/uhhhlece/

Looks like they have a shopify.

https://4243a9-00.myshopify.com/

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 30 points 6 months ago

I hate being sick and I hate the idea of making other people sick

Simple dimple

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 19 points 6 months ago

OP confirming that the straights are not okay

[–] grysbok 18 points 6 months ago

My dad died of COVID a month before he was eligible for the vaccine. I'm still sore about that. I don't want to be the disease vector that leads to someone's death.

My partner's girlfriend's boyfriend is immunocompromised. My partner has a history of illness that might make him more susceptible to COVID. At the beginning of the pandemic, we negotiated that we would both mask outside the home and we've renegotiated that I'll not mask in some low-risk settings, but stores are still on the "must mask" list.

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