I mean… I don’t generally consider my red hair to be the most important part of my personal identity. But if there were a political group who went out of their way to declare that red hair was a sign of demonic possession, I don’t think I would align myself with that particular group no matter how many of their platform points I agreed with.
This. There are people that want gays dead, or at least back in the closet, and subjected to being imprisoned for having the audacity to have consensual non-hetero sex. And certainly they want gays not to have any idea of rights, like being able to marry who they love, FFS.
I don’t think someone has to make it their primary identity, etc…but if a large group is specifically targeting you and wanting you to be treated as a second-class citizen (and in some examples, openly talking about having the government kill you), it needs to be taken seriously.
Too true. It’s emblematic of the fact that a shit ton of people don’t pick political affiliations based on any rational evaluation of what a group stands for.
I mean… I don’t generally consider my red hair to be the most important part of my personal identity. But if there were a political group who went out of their way to declare that red hair was a sign of demonic possession, I don’t think I would align myself with that particular group no matter how many of their platform points I agreed with.
This. There are people that want gays dead, or at least back in the closet, and subjected to being imprisoned for having the audacity to have consensual non-hetero sex. And certainly they want gays not to have any idea of rights, like being able to marry who they love, FFS.
I don’t think someone has to make it their primary identity, etc…but if a large group is specifically targeting you and wanting you to be treated as a second-class citizen (and in some examples, openly talking about having the government kill you), it needs to be taken seriously.
Thats how most gay people see it. But we’re no smarter than straight people unfortunately, and we’ve both got some real idiots in our ranks
Too true. It’s emblematic of the fact that a shit ton of people don’t pick political affiliations based on any rational evaluation of what a group stands for.
Probably the most truthful statement here. Why do some gays vote MAGA? Why does ANYONE vote MAGA?