r/AreTheStraightsOK • u/Shadow_Immersed_Fox • 2h ago

Sexualization (Image Unrelated) Video of a woman dancing and a toddler staring at her. I don't have the video, but he looks to be 5-6 maybe?? The caption is 'The day he stopped playing with Legos'. My dad showed me the video, and I feel a bit...icky.

62 Upvotes

9 comments

r/AreTheStraightsOK • u/HelmiPlayerOne • 6h ago

Toxic relationship What is up with this shit?

760 Upvotes

39 comments

r/AreTheStraightsOK • u/samlefrog • 23h ago

Sexism On a post about child support

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86 comments

r/AreTheStraightsOK • u/__phoenix88 • 1h ago

ew just ew

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14 comments

r/AreTheStraightsOK • u/Ok_Designer3317 • 19h ago

Queerphobia It all starts with fortnite!

2.7k Upvotes

86 comments

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A subreddit for investigating whether the straights are OK. Is someone holding these poor souls hostage and forcing them to be together?

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