‘i wish i was gay’ and other such statements by straight women

I possibly cannot be the only queer woman here extremely disappointed whenever I see such comments. I’ve seen them multiple times on this sub itself, with 10+ upvotes.

Being straight especially in a country like India is a privilege. Nobody is discounting the fact that men are terrible and that they harass, sexually abuse, rape and murder straight women.

But I’ve seen these particular comments in response to some posts where some women have posted about being sexually assaulted. I saw a comment which was like, I wish I was gay so that men would leave me alone and gay women aren’t as creepy as men. Like what??

Do these people seriously think men do not harass, assault and rape gay women? Sexuality has nothing to do with it. If a man wants to assault me, he’s not going to ask my sexuality and leave me alone after I say I’m queer. Please be serious.

Not to mention how us as queer women are doubly disadvantaged: being a woman in India and being queer in India, where same sex relationships virtually have no rights.

I feel like it’s imperative to be super mindful of your language and what you say. Being a queer woman didn’t prevent me from getting sexually assaulted multiple times by men.