Thanks for reading Michele! Glad you enjoyed this one. It has a similar element as your essay re: a negative thing masquerading as a different thing that's commonly recognized as good!
Sep 2·edited Sep 3Liked by Salomé Sibonex, Joseph (Jake) Klein, Pear Davis
I would like to echo Mr. Keig’s amen to you Pear! This is a phenomenal article that in a just world would be on the front page of the New York Times or the Washington Post! No one’s identity including their sexual orientation or gender identity determines who they are, what they should think, who they should vote for, what their interests should be, etc. The whole point of the gay rights and trans rights movements was to liberate LGBTQ+ people from oppressive laws, policies and prejudicial attitudes that forced them to conform to a certain way of living and not allowing them to openly be themselves. But now the community has a new oppressor-the radicals in the movement who now have hijacked it. An LGBT person being a Republican? Trans, nonbinary and intersex people being friends with straight people? A gay man or lesbian supporting Donald Trump and J.D. Vance? You’re a traitor who should be excommunicated from the Church of Queerness! I can understand why you don’t want to be a part of the LGBT community. You are an individual and should be treated as such. This very simple proposition is something these woke radicals simply can not grasp.
So glad you enjoyed it Noah! Ha, I'd love to see this essay in the mainstream media too. And yes, it's incredible how a movement that started out seeking liberation for individuals to live as they choose is now driven by people demonizing the same people for not conforming to their narrow views!
Perfectly expressed!
Thanks for reading Michele! Glad you enjoyed this one. It has a similar element as your essay re: a negative thing masquerading as a different thing that's commonly recognized as good!
I would like to echo Mr. Keig’s amen to you Pear! This is a phenomenal article that in a just world would be on the front page of the New York Times or the Washington Post! No one’s identity including their sexual orientation or gender identity determines who they are, what they should think, who they should vote for, what their interests should be, etc. The whole point of the gay rights and trans rights movements was to liberate LGBTQ+ people from oppressive laws, policies and prejudicial attitudes that forced them to conform to a certain way of living and not allowing them to openly be themselves. But now the community has a new oppressor-the radicals in the movement who now have hijacked it. An LGBT person being a Republican? Trans, nonbinary and intersex people being friends with straight people? A gay man or lesbian supporting Donald Trump and J.D. Vance? You’re a traitor who should be excommunicated from the Church of Queerness! I can understand why you don’t want to be a part of the LGBT community. You are an individual and should be treated as such. This very simple proposition is something these woke radicals simply can not grasp.
Thank you Noah! I appreciate your feedback and glad to see people understanding my point of view
So glad you enjoyed it Noah! Ha, I'd love to see this essay in the mainstream media too. And yes, it's incredible how a movement that started out seeking liberation for individuals to live as they choose is now driven by people demonizing the same people for not conforming to their narrow views!
Amen!
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