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There I was, unintentionally promoting the 'vegan agenda' to border security. Marisa is a queer, vegan writer, and co-creator of @vegancruzes on Instagram and TikTok.

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However, this isn't surprising given that most of us are willing to spend thousands on our cats and dogs while enjoying a steak or chicken for dinner. First, organizations like the Animal Liberation Front are considered domestic terrorist groups in the USA, so perhaps security was skeptical about the extent of my involvement in animal rights work.

Most of the animals at VINE were rescued from the farming industry. And, of course, the hardworking, hiking-boot, flannel, and carabiner clip-wearing lesbians and other queer folks running the place. VINE is vegan and unapologetically political in its mission, as am I.

It is intended to recast this choice as a simple dietary preference, detaching it from its pressing ethical context and importance, in terms of both climate change and animal sovereignty. The customs agent called another agent to read VINE's website.

By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The question filled me with dread. Veganism is often seen as "queer" and many queer-identifying people are vegan. But at that moment, I had no choice; I was questioned by border security, and there was no way to avoid being 'outed.

It's become popular because it's more palatable for meat-eaters when acknowledging 'alternative lifestyles. *List of terms (Source): L = Lesbian G = Gay B = Bi-sexual/romantic/sensual umbrella T = Trans including Non-binary people, if they wish Q = Queer or Questioning, anyone who is reclaiming the term Bellingham wa gay, or Questioning their own sex, gender or sexuality in.

Or it could have been because the USA has strict regulatory policies around foreign agricultural workers; hence, they wanted to ensure none were violated during my stay. As a vegan-curious gay man I find it curious that none of my gay circle of friends is vegetarian or vegan (some pescatarians), so while I think this question is an interesting one, I’m not sure it is the case that LGBTQ+ people are more vegan than cis/straight people.

In fact, in the queer community, there's a famous saying: "Not gay as in happy, but queer as in fuck you. Eventually, I got my passport back and began a seven-hour drive to VINE, an explicitly LGBTQ-led farmed animal refuge that promotes social and environmental justice and animal liberation.

VINE was a multispecies community, a glimpse into what coexistence can look like between humans and animals. Queerness, however, has been rooted vegetarian opposing dominant hegemony. I shouldn't have been surprised for a couple of reasons.

Reply reply More replies the-becky •• Edited. I tend to avoid talking about being vegan among strangers because people make assumptions vegetarian you, or worse, they imagine you're judging them just by stating that you, yourself, are vegan.

But is there really a correlation between the two movements?. As I drove up the path to the trailer, I was met by sheep, pigs, goats, and cows. They were brought to the sanctuary by owners who felt a connection and compassion for a particular animal on their gay and consequently wanted to give it a better life.

Queer is political. Why some animals on a farm are considered worthy of being saved while others aren't is thought-provoking. Their expressions gay observant and amused. A win is a win; at least I got someone to read up on animal rights that day.

This distinction of words is purposeful, aimed at clarifying queer as an identity that stands outside of and in opposition to mainstream society and its normalization of various forms of oppression, as opposed to the term gay, which has historically been tied purely to one's sexual preferences.

Who is judging whom here?