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[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They did the same with Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot when she was elected (first lesbian in such a role).

Oh god, don't even get me started. There was so much hatred towards her among people I knew in college, it was crazy. I get that people make mistakes, but they targeted her specifically and made nasty memes and insults, just for her. Like, seriously?? You have all this hatred for her, and don't have a moment to spare for the white straight politicians doing the exact same things or worse?

It just goes to show that they actually see being LGB as a personality trait that they can try on and off whenever they like. Much like womanhood.

Yeah. Breaks my heart, all these people being persecuted for being gay and you've got a bunch of peer-pressured kids and fetishizing adults treating it like some kind of fun game.

edit: a word

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

Yeah there were so many memes going on at that time saying she was the “traitorous lesbian” that some former Stonewall activist warned us all about. It was infuriating, especially since she’s a pretty effective progressive mayor from what I understand. She just doesn’t put up with bullshit.