Have we lost the plot on activism since the 377A repeal?
I know getting 377A repealed was a massive milestone, and there are definitely a lot of valid conversations to be had about keeping our spaces safe. But lately, it feels like our movement has completely fractured and we're just focused on fighting each other.
Ya I get that calling out genuinely harmful behavior is one thing, but it feels like every other day now we are just beefing over whether AMABs are truly "safe," (ngl enbys should get to exist without gendered bs), arguing in feminist circles about whether misandry can be real, or aggressively calling out "toxic" people in our own community. If I wanted to watch an endless compilation of people purity-testing each other and arguing over micro-labels, tbh church isn't that different lol can just go there.
I feel like we are losing the actual "activism" part of our movement.
377A was the bare minimum, not the bar. We still have massive systemic hurdles to cross in Singapore:
Housing inequality for queer couples
Workplace discrimination protections
Accessible trans healthcare
Marriage
Anti-discrimination laws
But now the main discourse just feels like endless internal beefs, and dare I say, quite toxic considering the actual systems discriminating against us haven't changed at all.
I get that hyper-analyzing language and policing each other's trauma is a very common internet trait atp, but honestly, bringing that energy into our local organizing is just incredibly counterproductive. This constant cycle of outrage and internal policing shouldn't be the way forward for our community. Why are we trying to cannibalize our own movement instead of dismantling the system? Overall it feels like this space is getting more and more negative and exhausting.
Am I the only one who feels this way? We really need to redirect our energy outward again. I dunno. I'm aware I may be in the minority opinion here.