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[–]millicentfawcett 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thing is though some are. This is one of the issues, if all LGB's stood firm it would be a lot easier. Same with women and feminism, for every woman who is fighting against female erasure and wanting kids to grow up safely there's another who's cheering it on and transing their 3 year old.

Twas ever thus I suppose.

[–]Neo_Shadow_LurkerPronouns: I/Don't/Care 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is because, as with any social group, LGB people are not a monolith, but subjects with their own political beliefs.

The problem is that we are not afforded to be individuals, because any and each thing we do will be put in a microscope and politicized.

Case in point, the whole 'gays are pedos' shit is a shinning example of this. When straight people molest kids (yes, even same-sex kids), the issue is not framed as 'straight people are pedos', but as 'this person is a pedo'.

On the other hand, if a gay person molests a kid... I don't even need to say what happens, do I?