Reacting to LGBTQ TikToks

It’s time for (mostly) wholesome LGBTQ TikToks. Including Harry Potter tattoo cover ups and lesbian stereotypes
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[@Jammidodger]

Come see us on tour! linktr.ee/jammidodger

[@iliasodyssee9626]

Could you do a Europe tour?

[@melanopygus]

Kicking myself for not buying Seattle tickets sooner

[@jennifers5560]

@@melanopygussold out! Wow!

[@sarahsnow9088]

Please do another Seattle Washington state event or a Portland Oregon event and I will be able to come see you guys. I am happy with how fast tickets are selling for every event but of course very sad that my husband and I can't come see you. We are both long time subscribers for both you and your wife.

[@nbmoleminer5051]

Could you link shiv's channel please I can't find it?

[@cathleenc6943]

If my neighbor hung up a straight pride flag, I'd go over and with a completely serious face, congratulate them on coming out as straight, especially since the history of oppression of straight people was so long and violent. Then I would ask them how old they were when they figured out they were straight, and if they'd ever dated same-sex people before they realized they were straight. I might even ask if they really thought that hanging the flag where everyone could see it was appropriate, considering there are children in the neighborhood who could see it and might ask some really uncomfortable questions because of their flag. Then I would head home and hoist up bi and lgbt+ flags where they could see them.

[@redarrw1633]

That's incredibly petty and absolutely hilarious. 11/10 idea! 👍

[@5thSonOfCain]

I am going to totally use this!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MUSE_Maki]

wish I was brave enough for this

[@Susanmugen]

I'd love to use a good ol "I'd have never known!"

[@cathleenc6943]

@@Susanmugen I like that one!

[@willowtreewhispers]

Fun fact given the mention of hedgehogs- the Sega team is openly supportive of the LGBTQIA++! They’ve been known to come out making full on statements beyond just changing their icon for pride and have known to donate to queer charities! There’s even official Pride Sonic art!

[@Galaxy_wolfy14]

Sonadow is cannon right? Or am I trippin

[@willowtreewhispers]

@@Galaxy_wolfy14 Not sure, haven’t seen anything on that. If they did it’d have to be through something more obscure, not a super fan even if we do like the series

[@beetlescratch]

@@Galaxy_wolfy14its heavily implied so it is in my heart ❤️ /silly

[@Kilbership_Macey]

@@Galaxy_wolfy14 who is Sonadow? new character?

[@CoolSkeleton-nk7dk]

​@@Kilbership_Macey I assume ship of Sonic and Shadow

[@teifan6674]

If jk terfling has taught us anything, is that you should never, ever, ever, *EVER* get a tattoo based on any intellectual property unless the original author is already stone cold dead.

[@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar]

And even then.

[@cryochick9044]

I used to look up to Notch. . . Yeaaa now Im a trans woman who does game dev as a hobby, so Maddy thorson is who I look up to and totally didn't steal the name of

[@everyonelicksthesamerocks]

​@@cryochick9044 who's notch,, (/j btw)

[@mousebreaker1000]

I suppose I can get a yugioh tattoo now

[@teifan6674]

@@therewillbecatswithgwenhwyfar yup, something can ALWAYS come up. You are never safe.

[@lisaa.4929]

As someone whose best friend is a single mother, sadly people do ask "what about the dad?" to single mothers... People just have no boundaries tbh

[@ppleeatpple]

I thought the same thing. Even when they don't know the situation. Imagine their face if they were told that the father's dad was dead or the baby was conceived by rape etc. Learn to shut your goddamn mouths, you nosey pricks

[@bluedragonfly8139]

Yeah...I was going to comment that, as well.

[@mattexists133]

"i only use correct grammer" less than a second later "the only thing i would refer you to"

[@Bunny_Bill]

If she's gonna use ancient language then she better switch to thee, thy, and thine since it's singular And drop the "Hello" and say "Hail fellow" since Hello wasn't invented yet😔😔

[@DeeCross]

There's a running 'gag' of people who don't respect pronouns thinking we mean first-person pronouns. I had a guy on twitter switch from calling me "you" to "they" while talking to me as if it made some kind of point, other than them being bloody thick.

[@John_Weiss]

14:18 The reason Pride exists and is called "pride" is because we gays were told constantly that we should be ashamed for merely existing. That our very existence is "disgusting". So after Stonewall, when we rose up and finally fought back, we said No to being told we should be ashamed of being in love, ashamed just because we existed, No to being made to feel shame by others. We were going to be proud to be gay [in analogy to the "Black is Beautiful" campaign of the 1970s]. And it wasn't even called "Pride" originally, but was the "Gay Liberation March". Then it became a Gay Rights March. Then it became a Pride _March._ Not a parade: we took to the streets, without official sanction or even permission of the authorities. Even in the 1990s, Pride Marches were still a protest-march. And that's your history lesson from me, Internet Uncle-Gay‍🏳‍🌈. Oh - and the reason why Pride turned into an entire month: (1) Corporations thinking they could make money that way; and (2) Scheduling Conflict.   You see, originally, the "Gay Liberation" March was on the weekend closest to the anniversary of Stonewall. Most big US cities with a "gayborhood" would hold Pride Marches then. Philadelphia, however, held theirs on a different weekend. Philly is within a half-day's drive of both Washington DC and NYC, so not wanting their Pride March to be empty because everyone was going to those 2 cities, they just held theirs on a different weekend in June. And as smaller cities and towns started having their own Pride Parades during the 00s and 10s, the places close to a major city would schedule their Pride on a different weekend in June than the nearby major city's Pride. Hudson, NY, where many people who work in NYC have a weekend home, holds its Pride the first weekend in June. So, in the 00s, it was less "June is Pride Month" and more "Every weekend in June, there's a Pride event". Which ate up all of the weekends for PFLAG, welcoming/reconciled churches and synagogues, and LGBT+ choirs, because they ended up invited to march in pretty much every Pride Parade in driving distance. The corporations, as we all know, took notice last decade and started advertising as if all of June were one month-long Pride Party. But they sure showed their true [lack of] colors in recent years by abandoning us queers as fast as they could, now didn't they?

[@nightmaredream8515]

That was a whole ass story that I read and I loved it

[@John_Weiss]

@@nightmaredream8515 Please remember to share it in the decades to come to the generations following yours. With places like Texass and Ronde Sandtits in Floriduh censoring our queer history, it's up to us to make sure we don't lose it.

[@Messier42-handle]

thank you uncle gay

[@John_Weiss]

@@Messier42-handle Hey, we gotta pass on our Gay History. My generation had to rediscover all of this info on our own, because our gay elders _died horribly_ during the 1980s.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

12:11 “Poor child won’t have a dad.” ‘Coz we all know the impeccable track record of dads throughout history lol

[@CharaDreemurr_TheyThem]

Both of my parents:

[@borealernadelwald]

Yup, I hated my father, avoided him as soon as I was not living at home anymore and was not sad when he suddenly passed away a few years ago. Not the biggest fan of my mom either, but it's more indifference than hate. She is a stranger I happen to know all my life. As long as the child has loving parents, it doesn't matter in the slightest if they have both mom and dad, two moms, two dads, enby parent(s), a single parent, three parents (like bio parents + step parent as example). The most important thing is, that the child experiences love, support and guidance.

[@zoyonara]

Also a Dutch study found that children of same-sex parents outperform children of opposite-sex parents in pretty much every significant metric, like academical, mental health etc.

[@vaughnhaney7020]

Tbh dads often do a lot of great things. Not saying a dad being around is necessary but remember that neither is a mom. Personally my mom was abusive and my dad's always taken care of me while also providing for the household and doing all the chores when I was little. I feel like everyone needs a role model who's strong and can teach independence, and one who's loving and nurturing. In traditional heteronormativity, that's the dad and mom in that order, but it doesn't have to be. The genders can be flipped, or both be male, both be female, there could be a non-binary person or two, it doesn't even have to be the parents tbh could be uncles or aunts or grandparents or a close family friend, one person could even theoretically fill all the roles if they're just that awesome! What's important is that a child grows up feeling loved but gets taught how to function independently as they get older

[@rosieg6989]

Maybe, but dads can also be amazing. My take is a kid just needs parent/parents that love them unconditionally, keep them happy and healthy, teach them what they need to know, and supports them as they grow.

[@anthonypecorara]

Julie and Camilla are my favorite Norwegian internet lesbians! The joke that they’re moving fast is because when the first moved in together, they were “straight” lol.

[@shadesofcallum]

“hedgehogs had better not turn out to be phobic” - jamie 2024

[@questrequested9171]

i'd watch out, last time i saw him, Sonic is a hedgehog

[@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit]

@@questrequested9171 sonic's too gay to be one of _the straights._

[@LanaVegana]

Hedgehogs are cool, transphobia is not

[@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit]

@@TheWerewolfOfNorway-mf5jz *fades out of existence again*

[@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit]

@@TheWerewolfOfNorway-mf5jz Olaf Scholz.

[@aristocat3012]

the way Shiv was smiling while that woman talked was perfect XD

[@annareverie13]

They very much had “you can’t grow concrete” energy and I am here for it

[@lorifiedler13]

Allowing the anchor to dig her own hole was brilliant.

[@elenahaya1195]

They appear to have been in situations like that one way too many times...

[@RiveroftheWither]

Fun fact: It has infact been proven that having two parents is better for the development of children than one. And guess what? The study specifies parents not because its faster than saying "mom and dad" because it turns out the gender doesn't matter. Children just succeed the more love and support is available.

[@waffles3629]

Yep, like kids just need to be cared for and loved by people, what gender is irrelevant.

[@lokiijustwannasleep7865]

i wonder then if having three parents (or more) is even better. for example a step parent and the relationship ended well or your parents are polyamorous. hmmm..

[@RiveroftheWither]

@@lokiijustwannasleep7865 So long as the relationships are positive and the children's care is the top priority it'll be good. There is actual evidence for the old saying "It takes a village", rearing children used to actually be communal rather than separated by family.

[@fionafiona1146]

Admittedly 3+ parents/high involvement by grandparents/god parents performs even better. One of the "gay biology" takes I enjoy is that the kids in catholic clergy families did better in the middle ages than of their uncles had an equivalent secular office (aka was allowed sex/claiming parenthood of kids)

[@someonesomeone25]

Sounds like a good case.for polyamory parenting.

[@The-Secret-Dragon]

that tv interview made me so so angry I am feral gnawing on my table leg

[@Jammidodger]

rip table leg

[@Randomperson-vd1op]

Yeah same

[@nebulan]

Computers do seem to appreciate a good vacuuming of their fans and heatsinks

[@lokiijustwannasleep7865]

can confirm

[@robertabarnhart6240]

My previous one, an Acer, preferred a few puffs of air straight into the air vents.

[@petrasteinke4388]

I'm in a queer polycule! It's a wonderful pile of mostly trans humans getting through and supporting eachother

[@AmericPet]

The squeak from Jamie in, "WHO's hanging a straight pride flag?" So cute. 😊

[@slimjimdumplings]

Hay jammi I'm a trans girl and your videos have been getting me through highschool. I made the big choice of coming out as trans in highschool and I have this group of kids who call me slurs and think they can invalidate me. I put my stress into my music.

[@sonnentausnest]

I'm sorry you have to go through this! I'll never understand bullies. Hang in there, I hope life gets better for you soon 🫂 💙💗🤍💗💙

[@electronics-girl]

You are so brave! I didn't come out until I was 47, and I regret waiting so long.

[@missnaomi613]

Please accept some mama hugs. 💙💗🤍💗💙

[@Lizard_Ri]

As a fellow trans person, congrats on coming out! Scary shit tbh, hope it went at least somewhat well🏳️‍⚧️

[@slimjimdumplings]

@@missnaomi613 totally I love hugs

[@FaelynDexter]

They need to add the Progressive Pride flag to more keyboards/emoji board. 🏳‍🌈🏳‍⚧

[@lediona3996]

Hey, it's me, a millennial about to get my Harry Potter tattoo covered up 😂😂😂

[@brooklynninnes5883]

Oof. Hope you get a great new tattoo out it though though! 💙

[@Your-mum-when-she-sees-this]

What are you covering it with?

[@fictional-girl_05]

My best friend is bi and she recently realized that her "type" when it comes to guys is short Latinos with ADHD and that it all roots back to Leo Valdez from Heroes of Olympus.

[@scalylayde8751]

It's SO funny that sweaty gamers are mad about the fallout tv show being "too woke" when the games are all social commentary on capitalism, racism, classism, sexism, etc. It has a 1950s flavor specifically and intentionally so it can comment on those topics through the lens of an era which is notorious for those things. Anti-Chinese sentiment is very strong in the games in particular, and the whole point is that the red scare kept everyone from realizing the US government was to blame for the world ending because they could all just blame "the reds." The games are pretty woke, these people just lack media literacy and didn't notice because they could make their protagonists a Generic White Action Dude.

[@ashrowan2143]

I guarantee most of the people offended by the tv show had the social commentary of the video games fly right over their heads.

[@maxstraw3548]

my husband and I don't use the same shampoo because he thrives on cheap "every day" shampoo with a lemony scent, while my curly hair needs a million different types of butter to not explode as soon as it's dry. Meanwhile his moisturizer is extra hydrating because he has dryer skin on average, while I get by on the cheap whatever I could find. We do use the same body wash/shower gel and toothpaste tho. If we didn't have different hair and skin types we'd probably use the same shampoo and moisturizer too. - I wouldn't call ourselves a cishet couple because I don't identify as cis or hetero (Bisexuals rise up!), but it's how people typically perceive us.

[@waffles3629]

Yep. My partner and I only share a few things because I have annoyingly sensitive skin that has issues with many of the common ingredients in shampoo, body wash, etc. She can use my products, but they are often several times the price.

[@jenny6904]

"I'm just worried no one's going to show up" is me on a literal daily basis.

[@lyn6768]

It's insane to me how many lesbian couples with a bay are subjected to the "child needs a dad" nonsense. Statistically speaking, women in straight relationships are those who more often take care of their children anyway. Not to mention, men are those who leave pregnant woman very easily, while making fun of the single moms; aka the parent who stuck around. Their logic is all sorts of wrong. I'm not saying there aren't fathers who love their kids and give them equal amount of attention, affection and time as their mothers, but generally speaking, many men just don't do much for their children.

[@elaineb7065]

Not to mention single mothers get a load of flack for not having the father around also

[@lyn6768]

@@elaineb7065 I wrote that

[@Cabin7_official]

Harry Potter was one of my hyperfixations, but ever since I learned about Rowlings transphobia I can’t touch any of her media without feeling guilty. It’s just gross.

[@user-d0g35]

Ig I need Shiv's confidence to survive in this world as an enby T T They are so cool!

[@KitsuKyo]

PLEASE tell me that newscaster lost her job!

[@thedopaminedirective]

I have a Harry Potter tattoo, I’m super glad you can’t tell it is, giant Phoenix is just a giant Phoenix now :)

[@Flaming_Pulsar]

EDIT: formatting, added TL;DR, and fixed some weird autocorrect mistakes that I didn't catch before TL;DR You do you and try not to shame people of they want to keep their Harry Potter tattoos or continue to love the franchise. I know there's a whole discourse about whether "death of the author" can or should apply to JK Rowling. Here's my personal opinion, though. I have found joy in the Wizarding World. Similar fans of the series have created a community which may be based around that world, but it's also separate and beyond the original content and I find joy being a part of that community. When I celebrate the Wizarding World, I celebrate this community, not the author. I don't currently have a Harry Potter tattoo (and I don't currently plan to have one), but my wife does. Since I am trans and since she is also LGBT+, she is well aware of the impact of the author's words and the power of her platform. We as a couple have agreed to not spend a cent on any officially licensed Wizarding World merchandise. Tattoos are not licensed. And more than that, they are an expression of something you love. It is possible to love something without loving where it came from. And as long as your love for that thing does not actively contribute to suffering, then there shouldn't be a problem with that love alone. Again, this is why we don't support the Wizarding World brand but we might still buy from unlicensed sources. (Bit of a loose comparison, but it's the same thing with like big market stores that have unethical labor practices or certain fast food places that fund certain anti-LGBT groups. We find other ways to get the merchandise or food that we want). All in all, of you have a Harry Potter tattoo and you want to keep it, that's fine. If you feel better covering it up, that's fine too. Basically what I'm saying is let people be and don't shame them if they still want to express their love for a franchise which has some shit attached to its creation/creator. As long as they aren't actively supporting said shitty creation/creator, it shouldn't be a problem. Anywho, uh... end of rant, I guess :p

[@johannaweichsel3602]

I agree, but as I'm cishet I know my perspective is very different from someone affected by transphobia. I think it's an interesting discourse, one that I'm happy to watch people in the LGBTQ+ community talk about as I want to hear other's opinions.

[@RurikDankil]

There's good reason to not share shampoo and conditioner. People have different types of hair with different needs. Someone with dry hair needs moisturizing products which would not be useful for someone with oily hair. And interracial couples need to jeep this in mind too. I only just started learning about hair types of peiple with african descent, and that goes into their hairstyles too. Honestly it's an interesting topic, and useful to learn about the issues that people deal with that are so common place that it's never even considered. Even if it's knowledge that I'll never personally use. Though i guess my fascination could also come from ADHD hyper fixation. And as he requested: 🏳️‍🌈

[@ThyLocalBard]

2:18 OMG JULIE&CAMILLA I LOVE THEM SM!!!! There's a lot about them, their relationship, and their family on their pages, they're both so amazing :))

[@ttintagel]

The singular they is older than the singular you!

[@nathryl03]

Regular reminder that you're all awesome, beautiful and valid little spuds, just the way you are ❤🧡💛💚💙💜 Love you all ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@someonesomeone25]

Always nice to be reminded. This genderqueer bisexual objectum thanks you.

[@nathryl03]

@@someonesomeone25 💜 You're welcome

[@BackAtItAgainAtKrispyKremes]

1:56 I love this couple!! So funny they made it into a video 😂

[@MTYHVH]

it’s so ironic that i loved harry potter as a kid to the point where i spent several hundred dollars throughout the years and read them so much that one of them split in half. (i have two sets of books: paperback and hardcover although i never read the hardcover again since it’s been over 6yrs since i last read thru them.) i’ll have to give them a reading looking for bigotry as i was not aware i was trans/gay and this new lense could lead to even greater appreciation of a work that has brung me such joy throughout the years.

[@CircusFoxxo]

No jammie, cis straight couples have a whole shelf of lady products and an ancient bar of soap on the man side

[@TransGuyShane]

Omg that lady in the pink jacket! I would not have been able to keep my cool the way shiv did! Seriously just watching her be so rude and disrespectful got me all angry on behalf of shiv, they stayed so calm and collected and polite, how do you stay that way when someone repeatedly and intentionally misgendered and disrespects you... damn shiv is amazing ❤

[@kristenmgr]

I know nothing about Fallout, and I'm not planning on watching it or playing it. But I love their inclusivity.

[@nowitchisanisland]

Not the tattoo cover ups 😭 that was amazing 🤌🏻✨ hoping you and Shaaba had a lovely meal and the computer didn't start any drama for you 🙏🏻

[@TheForestSystem]

people saying "youre not plural you cant use they/them pronouns" my answer to that is jokes on you i have DID im literally plural

[@futhark3]

I love how all the "queer over 30" and "queer couple" ones fit me and my partner perfectly. Except we're straight and cis 😂

[@GemmaHentsch]

I mean one of the most interesting characters in fallout is basically a 1950s white cis hetero cowboy…who’s also pretty badass… Lucy’s brother is very has introvert socially awkward gamer energy… and has a massively important part of the plot… I’m not even convinced that maximus has gotten anywhere near completing the wanted-to-be-a-hero to actual hero arc

[@sharlharmakhis280]

wait 'til season 2 I guess

[@erraticonteuse]

Yeah, I get so mad on Norm's behalf because he's a big damn hero, actually! Just not a shooty-shooty, bang-bang wastelander type hero.

[@elaineb7065]

That's the thing: we need more varied male rep in shows. Not everybody is, or even can be, the boulder shoulder warrior bros, even the men

[@sharlharmakhis280]

@@erraticonteuse Let's hear it for the nerds!

[@haylene7521]

Im straight, but when im talking to my preteen son about dating, i dont say either boyfriend or girlfriend, i say partner, because i dont know who he will choose to be with. My mother automatically goes to the word girlfriend when teasing him.

[@Blaumagier]

Bethesda has always had a lot of LGBT options in their games. They reserve their racism, homophobia, and transphobia for use against their employees.

[@kyuofcosmic]

The folks that actually make the games? Hella cool. The ‘suits’ not so much

[@CatLOVER9-hq8ub]

12:12 “PoOr ChIlD wOnT hAvE a DaD” one of my best friend’s parents were never married and she never really met her father

[@cocoabear_art]

10:29 yep! You’re right don’t worry lol, Bethesda is the studio for both fallout and starfield

[@ButterSandwich]

The lesbian couple I think was Julie and Camilla and the joke was they were roommates (when Camilla thought she was straight) and then started dating. Also they had their son via IVF and are planning to have another child also through IVF. :)

[@gothicGumshoe]

Clicked on this when I saw it in my feed, had no idea I was this early lol

[@Panguinolucy]

18:01 that’s true though, that’s what happens with my friends all the time. Also works with autism

[@pombefemale]

Loved this one! im a straight cis woman and i laughed several times!!!!

[@Stuffyim]

I'm just imagining transphobic people going "someone just broke into my house! *he or she* are in the kitchen" "I wonder what *he or she* are doing" 😂

[@piotrrywczak7971]

9:22 "Protagonist gender: male or political"

[@taurean6456]

6:17 the smile that shiv had the entire time is one of the best smiles ive seen in a while. It's welcoming but it also makes the receiver of the smile second guess their choices. Such a good move by them.

[@PyroPopCouture]

I have "Expecto Patronum" on my left wrist, but it's in my late husband's handwriting - I can't very well cover that. My solution these past few years, since not everyone recognizes it for what it is, is to say it's Latin. Not a lie, and I can tell JK to do one. :P

[@munchkinthefurry]

my mum has one of those harry potter tattoos and she feels so bad about it

[@moleary42]

Lol I'm glad when I was really into Harry Potter I was also a dumb teenager/20 ish something who cared way too much about not following the crowd to add that very tattoo to my collection. (Rarely am i glad of the point I wanted to be *unique* above all else so at least there's this one thing)

[@leeyubinsproperty]

having a bad day but then i remember it could be worse, i could be not attracted to women

[@lazmanonearth]

OK, the Johnathan Taylor Thomas explanation: JTT was a child actor best known for playing Randy on the show Home Improvement and voicing a young Simba in The Lion King. For some reason, my generation was CRAZY for him in the early 90s. It was a common bit of playground talk: Isn't JTT cute? Did you watch Home Improvement last night? The Hanson brothers were a one-hit wonder in 1997 with "Mmmbop." Taylor Hanson, the youngest brother, was 11 at the time. These were *childhood* crushes, like age 9-12, not people we were into in high school.

[@Brittle-bones-nicky]

8:00 HOW HOW ARE THEY SO CALM IM FLABBERGASTED

[@BlueMoonSamurai]

I have psoriasis and my wife frequently dyes her hair, so we both need different shampoo and conditioner products. However, we both have sensitive skin so we share moisturizer and lotion. My wife does sometimes have reactions to different body washes so I end up using them.

[@magdolyn]

"I'm a queer over 30, of course my first lesbian crushes were JTT and the Hanson Brothers." I feel so called out and seen while at the same time realizing, "So that's what that was!" at a time where being (in my case bi) wasn't something that I knew existed. It explained a lot. I thought Zac Hanson was the cutest, and I really liked how he looked so much like the Olsen twins... If I'd only known then... 😂

[@kielomariamaja8334]

Indeed, you are right: Bethesda's games are indeed very open-minded: in Elder Scrolls games there are also trans and gay characters - and games nowadays seem to be quite "woke". In Baldur's Gate III you can make a character with any sort of identity and genitals you wish and romance any of the romanceable characters. I loved Fallout series, too!

[@blu_heron]

Amazing to see Jamie react to a Julie and Cam video. Highly recommend watching more of their videos if you’re feeling broody.

[@AKASunWukong]

Found out i was pansexual yesterday! How’re yall doing :D ?

[@sugar706]

Hey fellow pan. Thanks, i'm doing eeeeeh not so good but it's ok. How're you doing?

[@ipga13]

goin pretty mediocre for me :|

[@sugar706]

@@ipga13i'm sorry 🫂 It will be better, don't worry

[@jimmybobsqusher5897]

They rebooted the show Quantum Leap and I was so excited since I loved the original. It got canceled though which was so sad. I think it might have to do with the people who said it was to woke. The original quantum leap was woke too but just for it’s time period. There was an episode in the first season called “let them play” I think. Anyway it was about a trans girl named Gia, and she couldn’t play on the basketball team and ended up running away and dying. So Ben came to fix what once went wrong. It was a good episode. There was a scene where Ian ( non-binary character played by Mason Alexander Park who is non-binary) is talking to Addison (the hologram) about their struggles and a dark time and it is great representation. I miss quantum leap

[@arualblues_zero]

My now husband and I used "partner" for years, especially the few years between moving in together and getting married. The transition to using "husband" and "wife" was slow, it felt kinda funny and overly formal at first, now we kinda got used to it. Sometimes I still say partner, especially in my own language, because for me it has a closer meaning to being each other's partners in life than the "legal" title of being married.

[@JonahIronstone]

Bethesda is amazing for diversity. When people started foaming about LGBTQ+ representation in their games, they added more. Elder Scrolls Online has same-sex couples, at least one trans woman NPC, and a variety of non-binary NPCs. At one point during a quest, you go past a couple of Khajiit men (catfolk, for those who aren't aware) are talking about whether or not the city is a safe place for their cubs, what with all the dragons about. Much love for Bethesda!

[@Amanda-0987]

That ‘what conservatives think will happen’ one makes me giggle…imagine what havoc I could sow as an Ace!!

[@jennthya6982]

Jamie, the hair cut looks fab!!! 🏳‍🌈

[@Andythecheeser]

So when I was in school, like 2-3rd grade because that’s when they were teaching me grammar and writing, they said they/ them was singular and plural because it was for people you didn’t know if they were a boy or girl and multiple people. I was completely unaware of lgtbq+ anything while learning my grammar as a little tiny child learning pronouns and stuff it was basic grammar. I do remember lots of my ever so useful lessons they taught me in grade school like about how Komodo dragons exist

[@taf0457]

16:32 - I think they said "matching nails", but for some reason the auto captions picked up "matching dates" instead and the poster didn't realise. 17:19 - I think for straight couples, they usually use what's marketed towards their gender. For the few that aren't gendered such as toothpaste, I don't really know beside that they could just have different needs, but that's not exclusively a straight couple thing.

[@cucumber12l34]

1:58 When they met Camilla (the brown haired one thought she was straight), they didn't start dating when they met l, I'm not sure when they started dating but now they're married and have a kid and are probably one of the healthier couples online

[@anominon]

If I ever saw someone hang that straight pride flag I'd just say "oh I haven't seen that version of the trans flag before, that's a cool variation though". Oh! The partner thing, I actually like it, like especially for long running non-marriage relationships, it normalises the word and it also just... sounds a lot more "grown up" than saying "boyfriend and girlfriend" or whatever? I guess there's also "significant other" but I've never really been sure what that means.

[@JikeriJokeri]

Singular they has been used longer than singular you.

[@RileyMcGreevy]

I loved them all, but the last one in particular was great.

[@science_bear]

I'd never willingly talk to either of my exes again, especially not the first one who was abusive.

[@waffles3629]

No Jamie, not everyone shares all shower products. My partner and I only share a few because buying expensive body wash for both of us would be pricey. (I'm sensitive to a lot of common ingredients)

[@Junemoh10]

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🥳🥳 Can’t wait to see you on tour!!

[@Jammidodger]

Yay see you soon!

[@iateitguy903]

10:22 Gamer in your audience here! The answer is sorta? Skipping past a bunch, the first 2 Fallouts were developed by Interplay, which went bankrupt and sold to Bethesda. Some of the original developers from Interplay would go on to make Obsidian among other studios, which made Fallout New Vegas with Bethesda as the publisher. While Bethesda took on the IP, it's not like they ever stopped having representation in their games or tough/taboo subjects though (ie Morrowind had slavery, substance use and smuggling, and more).

[@yurikatsuki1730]

I found saftey in Harry Potter. I'm so sad JK is transphobic since I'm non-binary and my partner is trans. I still find saftey in the fanfics but no longer the books. Also excited for your tour!

[@BlackKoshka23]

I'm from Spain, I clearly remember 19 years ago, in my English class, being told to use "they" when referring to an individual whose gender was not known, so using they as a singular pronoun is not incorrect nor something new, I don't know what that news anchor was about.

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

For Harry Potter fans may I reccomend the How To Train Your Dragon books? Remarkably similar, except somewhat better and (As far as I'm aware) the author is not a transphobe. The message of the books is also not confused. When they make the point slavery is bad, they don't shy away from stuff. These books can get quite dark later on in the series. It really does grow up with Hiccup and the reader.

[@Blake-ij4kw]

Oml I absolutely loved the HTTYT book series!!

[@BasicallyBaconSandvichIV]

@@Blake-ij4kw Quality taste. I've recently started re-reading them for a bit and damn their still good. What do you think of the Wizards of Once? That's also a good one, and may be in the same universe.

[@hyperswag506]

I can indeed confirm digestive problems is just a 30s thing

[@katyamcadams]

And a poor person thing... (I'm 19, have had digestive issues for years cause of my food intake due to having to buy cheap stuff for my entire life)

[@NoxBVansyn]

No it's not, it's also a post-surgery thing. I've had digestive issues since my hysterectomy fiveish years ago....I'm also in my thirties lol

[@Germmillions]

The news lady reminds me so much of my family

[@MidnightEden]

If you already have a Harry Potter tattoo, don't feel bad! JK might be a terf, but Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny all stand for trans rights 🥰

[@starrynight_as]

Band kid here! In band, we were allowed to draw on the whiteboard, and a lot of the queer kids drew their respective flags. And then the straight people started to draw their flag, the black and white one specifically. Of course, this flag can see has problematic, so our director told the kids not to draw it. Then the straight kids told her to ban the LGBTQ+ flags, which she did to appease them, otherwise they weren’t listening to her. Short time later, drawing on the whiteboard was banned.

[@starrynight_as]

Best part is, when I was drawing National flags in retaliation, the straight kids yelled at me for that too.

[@MacksPebbles]

yippee he's back :}

[@joysjourney19]

The second one- yes, Julie (the blonde) carried the baby the first time and I believe plans to carry the second. I absolutely love them!!

[@joray5756]

I LOVE Julie and Camilla! They were roommates. . . then they were not. And they are going through IVF, but there are some strange laws around it in Norway where they live.

[@dmfitz5521]

🌈❤ I have a wonderful flag story. My sister, an ally like me, hangs a pride flag on her house every pride month. Her ex husband told her she shouldn't do that because all of her neighbors would think she's a lesbian. She said to him, I don't care, they probably already think that because I'm a woman who lives alone with short hair and dogs 😄

[@sherbetthesheep3916]

This is what I say to the people who think they/them pronouns aren’t grammatically correct. Have you ever said the phrase “They dropped their wallet”, or anything similar to that? I assure you, you probably have 😊

[@TheSkullcleaver]

I am a white cis het male and whenever i see diversity in a show or movie I think "Oh cool, that's gonna piss of the bigots".🏳‍🌈

[@sharlharmakhis280]

9:59 Dane is a they/them here for may/hem and I'm loving it

[@claratalbot7613]

Good on the journalist for staying so calm during the interview. Just like everyone else they deserve to have their preferences respected. I get the feeling that the reason people like that news lady want to say that they/them can't be used for a singluar person is just because of their bigotry towards anyone who isn't cis & straight particularly towards non-binary &/or trans individuals especially in times when they eventually slip up & use the correct pronouns but try to backtrack. Thus showing how easy it is to use them. Also, the absolute disrespect of this news lady tell them that she's going to refer to them as she/her because they a feminine presenting person. That on top of basically saying that her pronouns should be respected because she's a cis & straight woman while telling her guest that their pronouns aren't allowed or shouldn't be respected when she says "you don't get to require me to use incorrect grammar" is absolutely not okay. If you know someone's pronouns then use them & if not then use they/them until they tell you. It's not that hard. Slight side note but there is actually a petition going around to get the new lady to resign & I really hope it gets the signatures it need to get her off the air

[@captmalingering]

12:25 I am sad to report that yes, I get this all the time as a single mother, even in this day and age!

[@yoda490]

Are we forgetting about the witcher but your voice is very chill

[@torqueoz3449]

This is 'exactly' why I get other people's input on my tattoos before I get them. I was close to getting a HP tattoo, and that's when a friend told me how 'wildly' transphobic and nasty Rowling is. I don't use social media generally, so I had no idea. Thank goodness they told me!! Didn't get the tattoo and now avoid all HP products. As much as I love the franchise, cos I grew up with it, her nastiness has left such a bad taste in my mouth, especially as a memeber of the LGBTQIA community. Now I see HP and it just makes me so sad

[@sw1240]

About the "using the same products" in a heterosexual relationship: my husband and I share some of our products (toothpaste, shower gel, sun cream etc) but not all. But that's probably because we simply prefer different types of shampoo and moisturiser.

[@SuperDuckyWho]

Good idea for a coverup tattoo for the deathly hollows: Bill Cypher from Gravity Falls

[@OfficialCrystalSings]

Thank you for making this video! I love all your videos, and I’d like to see more of these wholesome ones, too ❤