Lesbians Like Me Joined Forces with Conservatives. Now They’re Turning on Us. — Queer Majority
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The political right welcomed LGBT moderates with open arms. Once they took power, the mask came off.

When the “woke” mania swept the country in 2020, I took a step back and reevaluated where I stood and why I stood there. To my surprise, I found that I agreed with conservatives and libertarians on a number of issues. I opposed childhood gender transitions, unlawful and divisive DEI mandates, and the excesses of Critical Race Theory. I argued against biological males competing in women’s sports and being housed in women’s prisons. I did so loudly and publicly, losing many friends along the way. My stance wasn’t rooted in hate or fear but in a commitment to reason and fairness. My loyalty was to the truth, not to political tribes. Maintaining my integrity cost me greatly, but I believed it was worth it.

  • toomanypancakes@crazypeople.onlineEnglish
    114·
    2 days ago

    Like we fucking told your terf ass they would from the beginning

    I still oppose radical gender ideology and Critical Race Theory in schools. I still believe that biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports or be housed in women’s prisons. But I will not stand by while LGBT rights are legislated away.

    Still a conservative, just slightly more aware of the leopard on her face.

    • runner_g@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      6·
      1 day ago

      Good proud that selfish people come in every every gender identity and sexual orientation. Happy to take away your rights but how dare you touch my rights.

    • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
      27·
      2 days ago

      Still a conservative, just slightly more aware of the leopard on her face.

      Oh Reid Newton is a conservative. From the last paragraph:

      Trump won in 2024 in part due to the left’s overreach. If the right continues down this path, they could meet a similar fate in future elections. As more people come out as LGBT, and as more LGBT people voice concerns with far-left activist orthodoxies, Republicans should be broadening the tent, not excluding these people and pushing them away. Hemorrhaging potential voters to get your druthers isn’t a winning political strategy. The pendulum from hell will just keep swinging back and forth until we all decide we’ve had enough.

      Reid Newton is failing to acknowledge that the entire conservative movement has always been rooted intolerance.

      • SnoopSqueak@lemmy.today
        13·
        2 days ago

        They’re pretending the intolerance is reasonable:

        My stance wasn’t rooted in hate or fear but in a commitment to reason and fairness.

        I think they mean, “I’m scared of not winning when I deserve to win, and I hate people who try to take that from me.”

        From my point of view, it is reasonable to affirm one’s gender, it is fair to let everybody play in a game if they follow the rules. But I don’t care who wins, and apparently that is very important to some people.