orbitaldiamonds | Another Twitter Hashtag Recap: #straightprivilege

And again, I can't take credit for any of these; I'm just recording them for posterity.

Twitter recap: #straightprivilege

Ever been the only person in the breakroom not able to mention your significant other?

Not ever letting go of your partner's hand purely out of fear

If you've never worried about losing your job for being seen holding hands w/ your partner

#straightprivilege is when you dont have to constantly reassure heterosexuals of the same sex you're not coming on to them.

#straightprivilege When you don't have to sacrifice your authentic self to be accepted.

I will never be denied housing or fired from my job because of my orientation. #straightprivilege

If I'm denied service/treated poorly in public I don't have 2 wonder if it's because of my orientation #straightprivilege

If you never have to refrain from using pronouns that identify your lover's gender, you have #straightprivilege

if you've never walked away frm church bc "the faith" treats homosexuality as an abomination, then you have #straightprivilege

if you've never had 2 have ur lover pose as ur "roomie" or "besti" 2 avoid gay bashing/hatred u have #straightprivilege

if you've never had to worry about being disowned by ur loved ones b/c of who u love... u have #straightprivilege

I can speak out against homophobia without anyone assuming I'm self-serving. #straightprivilege

if you can't conceive of a world in which sexual reassignment surgery is a right for all trans people, then you have #straightprivilege #NEM

if you've never had to worry about being disowned by ur loved ones b/c of who u love... u have #straightprivilege

If you've never marked 'single' on a form even tho you've been w/ your partner for years, you've got #straightprivilege

If you never have to accept bigotry and hate as "personal religious views," you may have #straightprivilege.

if you've never had 2 become strong enuf 2 tell ur family how u love.. u celebrate #straightprivilege

If u've nvr had 2 go thru years questioning UR sexuality- fearing rejection frm friends, family... U hv #straightprivilege

If your health insurance didn't require a notarized form swearing your marriage is monogamous, you've got #straightprivilege

If you've never been introduced to your girlfriend's or boyfriend's family as "roommate" you might have #straightprivilege

If you never have to apologize to both sides for being bisexual, you have #straightprivilege.

If you haven't been offered "tolerance" as though that's a good thing, you're enjoying #straightprivilege

if you've never dressed 2 butch or 2 effeminate cuz it'd cost your life with a bashing, then you have #straightprivilege

If you don't have to worry whether you will be allowed to visit your sick partner in the hospital, you have #straightprivilege

If you've never had a best friend cut off your friendship bc she was confused about her feelings, you have #straightprivilege

People don't assume my relationship is based on sexual acts and not love #straightprivilege

If you've never had to decline an invitation because you knew you could not bring your significant other, you have #straightprivilege

When I lay dying in hospital, my partner can hold my hand until the end & not asked to leave. #straightprivilege

If you have never had to 'come out' you may have #straightprivilege

If the last thing people think about when you say you have a sig. other is what you do in bed, you have #straightprivilege

If you don't have to research where you travel for vacation--to be sure no one will attack you due to your sexuality #straightprivilege

If you've never been afraid your ex-husband will take your kids away if he finds out you're gay, you have #straightprivilege

If you never even have to think about pronouns and consequences when talking about the person you love, you have #straightprivilege

If you've never had someone not introduce u to their husband "because he'll want a 3-way", you have #straightprivilege.

if you've never been thrown out of the armed forces because someone asked and you did tell, then you have #straightprivilege

If you are a parent who just wishes your GLBT teen would "switch" because it would be "easier" for them, then you have #straightprivilege

If you've never had someone say they understand homosexuality because they saw a donkey show in Tijuana, you have #straightprivilege.

If people don't repeatedly ask you if you're "still" GLB or T, then you have #straightprivilege

My orientation is never a topic for politicians, ministers or others I don't know #straightprivilege

I never have to wonder if my friends like me because I up their liberal cred. #straightprivilege

If no-one says "I love you but I hate what you are", then you may have #straightprivilege

If you've never had to answer, "So which one of you is the biological mother?" You have #straightprivilege

My parents did not have to "learn to accept" my orientation.

If no1 has ever argued w/u abt ur sexual orientation b/c u happen 2 love masculine-identified women--thats #straightprivilege

If you've been together for 20 yrs & ppl still introduce your signif. other as ur "friend" you don't have #straightprivilege

If you've never used vague pronouns to describe your significant other, you have #straightprivilege

I will never lose custody of my child because of my orientation. #straightprivilege

Growing up I had an ample supply of role models of my orientation. #straighprivilege

People do not ask me if I chose my orientation or if I think I was born this way. #staightprivilege

I am never asked to speak on behalf of the "heterosexual people." #straightprivilege

My relationship is recognized & celebrated by my family and church. #straightprivilege