As a heterosexual GC/Radical Feminist, how can I support the LGB community?

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[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Thanks for considering my point of view.

As in any movement, there are lunatics.

That's true. But I am still uncertain as to whether these are really fringe points of view in GC (and by that I mean the community, not necessarily the beliefs).

Yeah, the "Equality Act" is messed up. I get it, sometimes you have to suck it up and work towards something bigger. But I did not say I wrote off GC entirely-- I'm saying, that's why I have stayed away from it so far and that is one way that GC is affecting LGB, which is what OP asked about. What I described is a pattern I've seen consistently, although maybe they just need more people to report those kinds of comments. I will continue at my same rate of lurking. I'm happy to be pleasantly surprised, that has just not been what I've seen so far.

[–]BEB 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Got it and I'm sorry about what you've experienced.

I just ignore the bitter gatekeepers in the feminist movement - they're the same type that chased off women from the feminist movement in the 1970s. And then I try to connect with the ones who are simpatico and who are doing concrete things, because they tend to be fun and funny. I hope you encounter that type of feminist soon, there are many of them! Hope to see you around.

[–]reluctant_commenter 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I just ignore the bitter gatekeepers in the feminist movement - they're the same type that chased off women from the feminist movement in the 1970s.

Yeah, I hear you. I know there's been some of this around for a while, it's not something unique to today. Quite frankly I haven't had the energy to really consider how I feel about feminism, my views have changed a lot since the last time I have. We'll see. Thank you. :) Hope to see you more around too regardless.