FRUITY - Issue 1 (May 2022)

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COMMUNITY

I read somewhere ‘It’s not like there are more gay people today than in any other time in history. We are just able to finally come out.’ I think that describes it pretty well. I’m femme presenting and in a relationship with a cis man so sometimes being confident in my sexuality is difficult as people assume I’m straight.

I think the erasure of women’s and non-binary peoples’ sexualities is something we are talking about more but need to continue to talk about.

CONFESSIO YOUNG &

Gen Zers around the world - from and Bordeaux - share thoughts on

We are seen as being a lot more promiscuous and experimental when that isn’t true. It’s just easier to work out your identity in these times. Gen Z is more comfortable with expressing themselves. Sometimes I wish I was straight and identified with the gender I was assigned at birth. I wish I was able-bodied. But the only reason I wish that is because of how difficult it is to be queer and disabled in a world designed for straight able-bodied people.

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