I know the non-James Charles-type gay guys and lesbians spar-armed the NAMBLA and "political lesbian" (i.e., "kiss my lotus if you want your bachelor's degree") types in the 90s, not just because it might look bad to have them under the umbrella but because they were exactly the sort of maggoty infiltrators you didn't want anywhere near an organization

the Ls and Gs (and Ts) community then was more "basic" and older than "I'm 17 and just discovered there's a name for my horniness": by 2012 the reins were firmly in the hands of yaoi-poisoned sophomores with nose rings

the previous generation knew how to dissociate themselves, nowadays they're practically going door-to-door reminding their neighbors "Chris-Chan is a trans woman who stuck her penis into her mother and asked how she compared to her father in bed; Jessica Yaniv grubs in the trash for used tampons--and is a trans woman; can you promise me you'll spend at least half an hour a week practicing associating the category of trans women with even these twisted freaks, so you don't accidentally misgender them? remember, Basic Human Rights are not a treat to be handed out for good behavior!"

they REALLY don't understand what they're doing