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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.

Today, some of those same attorneys I worked with are advocating for my right to marry my fiancée to be stripped away.

I fell for obvious right-wing propaganda and rationalized the hate with reason and logic. Now the hate machine is coming for me and that's not fair!

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[-] leadore@lemmy.world 11 points 1 hour ago

Now the hate machine is coming for me and that’s not fair!

"It was fair when the hate machine was coming for other people but it's not fair when it's coming for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

[-] Wilco@lemmy.zip 1 points 29 minutes ago

Was it lions that eat faces? No ... no ... Tigers? Hmmm I forget.

[-] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

99% of American politics makes sense once you understand that MAGA = Narcissist.

That's how black/gay/whatever person ends up MAGA. Their narcissism is stronger than their cultural/racial/whatever identity.

The choices they make, the way propaganda is able to work on them, the evil shit they can talk themselves into supporting? It's all fueled by narcissism.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 hour ago

they also believe if they are well off enough, whites will seem them as equals, whites only see them as TOKENs at best. i saw some asian tubers that slowly became magaty over covid, albiet quite lazily. they think if they say the same talking points they get more views, add a little mysogyny too.

[-] Jay101@lemmy.world 1 points 55 minutes ago* (last edited 54 minutes ago)

Ah, typical queer white supremacist meet inclusive white supremacy. Hallmarks of a fascist.

[-] Dogiedog64@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

Not gonna sugarcoat it, come collect your award. Dipshit.

[-] architect@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 hours ago

They say stupid shit like this and wonder why we can’t take them seriously.

[-] lostme@piefed.social 14 points 3 hours ago

But I will not stand by while LGBT rights are legislated away.

coming right after

I still believe that biological males shouldn’t compete in women’s sports or be housed in women’s prisons.

might sound silly, but they're being truthful. They are not standing by while T rights are legislated away, they actively support it.

Perchance this person would prefer it being LGB instead

[-] ATS1312@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 hours ago

"Drop the T" was always going to end up in everyone experiencing homophobia more viscerally.

might need a new sub for "selfAwareWolves" for a post like this.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 21 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

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.

Didn't make it very far into the article; I had to stop reading right there. I can't handle this much ignorance and bigotry. What a fucking clown. 🤡

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 1 points 41 minutes ago

You weren't missing much by stopping there. I wish I had. She still doesn't realise that she's been a useful idiot to them all along.

[-] Goldholz 5 points 4 hours ago

Alice Weidel is shocked the fascist Höcke, being friends with nazis, doesnt like her and wants to get her "out of the way"

[-] SpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 6 hours ago

Proof that membership in one out group isn't an indicator of an ally.

[-] greyhathero@lemmy.world 40 points 8 hours ago

So they are a racist lesbian. Got it

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 points 34 minutes ago

There are a lot of people who have benefited from the battles won by progressives yet they vote for conservatives or even fascists. Because they don’t like that progressives continue the battle and fight for other people that aren’t like them.

[-] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 19 points 4 hours ago

A racist transphobic lesbian at that.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 29 points 7 hours ago

I work with two lesbians who are (proudly) married and also diehard trumpers. No surprise at all: they hate black people.

[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 29 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

"I'm conservative so I can force everyone else to live by my rules. How dare those other conservatives try to do the same thing to me!"

The stupidity of these people is fucking painful.

[-] BeardededSquidward 12 points 7 hours ago

They're tokens that will be spent first.

[-] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 12 points 8 hours ago

Based off the sheer amount of AI slop on that website, I'm not entirely convinced that the author is even a real person.

bell hooks argues that gay men might be more aesthetically sensitive than other people. If this is true, then no gay man was involved in the art direction of Queer Majority because it is low-rent slop all the way down.

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[-] sleet01@lemmy.ca 24 points 10 hours ago

Absolute donkey.

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 7 points 8 hours ago

Really all that needs to be said

[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 13 points 9 hours ago

this literally reads like the Martin Niemöller poem

[-] Ooops@feddit.org 61 points 12 hours ago

"To my surprise, I found that I agreed with conservatives and libertarians on [...]"

...totally imaginary issues that only existed in right-wing hallucinations.

🤣

[-] Bubbaonthebeach@lemmy.ca 51 points 13 hours ago

Reid is a true American: it only matters once she herself is negatively affected.

[-] Ooops@feddit.org 15 points 12 hours ago

Also even then it's no reason at all to take a step back and reevaluate how much of the original talking points were bullshit, too.

[-] zabadoh@ani.social 167 points 16 hours ago

The whole affair made something clear: for many on the right, their past tolerance of gay and bi people who aligned with them on a few pet issues was never rooted in principle. It was always about convenience. We were never truly accepted — just temporarily useful. And now that some of us have outlived our political utility, they’re more than happy to throw us to the wolves the moment the opportunity arises.

I am still incredulous at the existence of Log Cabin (gay male) Republicans, or even Peter Thiel.

Why on earth would you give any support to an organization dedicated to the destruction of people like you?

Does your own hatred of minorities and the poor make you willing to risk joining forces with those who are likely to come after you next?

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Thiel plays it safe by staying out of the spotlight, and backing conservatives behind the scenes. Plus we never hear conservatives every attacking THIEL for being gay for any long periods of time, because he has the msm wrapped around his fingers. the "closest" was his young model SIDEPIECE being defenestrated in florida in 2024, which barely stayed on the news long.

trumper gays drank the whole koolaid of the right, they think they are special because they are wealthy or rich.

[-] 8oow3291d@feddit.dk 17 points 10 hours ago

was never rooted in principle.

Republicans have no principles. Ask them in 2024 if they would support Biden going to war with Iran, and they would laugh in your face. But in a March 25 poll 79% of Republicans approved of Trump's current actions.

Republicans just repeat the last thing they heard on Fox News.

[-] Kirp123@lemmy.world 40 points 14 hours ago

Because Peter Thiel is a billionaire first and a gay man second. He knows that his wealth will insulate him from the consequences of his actions.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 hour ago

and he has money to prevent MSM from outing him completely, almost never hear him in the news, and he has paid to silence any criticism of him.

[-] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 62 points 16 hours ago

Exactly. It's not exactly like the right-wing hide their distain for all people of the LGBT spectra.

It's the classic "but I'm one of the good ones" trope. There's no such thing, just tokens to be used and tossed away.

No matter how much you try to be a "good one", you'll never truly be accepted amongst those who hate your kin. Once you've outlived your usefulness, they'll eat your face just like everyone else.

[-] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 10 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

There were Jews in Germany who supported the Nazis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews

Most of the members and their families were killed during the Holocaust.

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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 74 points 14 hours ago

They didn’t “turn on” you. They were never on your fucking side to begin with, and you were a goddamn idiot for believing their very obvious and blatant lies to the contrary.

[-] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 70 points 14 hours ago

You were a hateful bigot but are upset you aren't immune to the bigotry you fuel is all this article says.

[-] sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 50 points 14 hours ago

She also confirms she is still a bigot.

[-] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 113 points 16 hours ago

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.

Hey Reid Newton: you're a bigot and a complete fucking moron. Anyone that has two functioning braincells figured out within 10 minutes of first hearing it that "critical race theory" was just a euphemism for "the honest history of how America has fucked over every racial minority consistently though its entire history". If you think that DEI or critical race theory are real problems, you have the critical thinking skills of a brick wall. Fuck this gal for trying to rationalize her betrayal of her own community.

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

CRT is poorly defined; every time I hear it discussed I just think of the immortal words of Bo Burnham: "The backlash to the backlash to the thing that's just begun."

DEI on the other hand is well-defined (if increasingly misused nowadays) and I actually think there are good arguments to disapprove of it. Race really shouldn't be used as a proxy for diagnosing socioeconomic disadvantage; if a student has experienced adversity, you should use that directly to qualify them for aid or increased preference in admissions.

[-] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 minutes ago

That Funny Feeling hit me like a pallet of bricks to the face when I first heard it. Couldn't stop sobbing for an hour. Still makes me tear up after so many relistens.

[-] Mniot@programming.dev 45 points 15 hours ago

100%

Also the "it wasn't a fear-based decision, I just rationally opposed all the forced child gender-transitions". It's not possible to roll ones eyes hard enough.

I actually do have empathy for a TERF who'd say, "I uncritically chugged conservative media and become terrified of stories about men 'transitioning' as a way to attach women. Now I see that was all lies and I was a fool who never tried putting myself in others' shoes."

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[-] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Total POS. There do exist certain white queers who like waving the rainbow flag and yet exclude nonwhites from their happenings.

[-] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 85 points 16 hours ago

You'd have to have been asleep for the last 50 years at least to not see this.

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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Oof, yeah.

I understand why some people voted for Donald, but definitely not queer people. Donald was great for militant, nationalistic Christianity... and militant nationalistic Christianity hates the gays.

[-] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 39 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

I was ok hating minorities, but when they turned on my fellow lesbians and I, I done got upset!

Jesus fucking Christ these fucking people

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 54 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

This person needs to develop self-awareness: why is it only becoming a problem when it affects her directly?

Her issue doesn’t affect me at all but I still want to do the right thing. And I would never vote for Trump because it was pretty clear he wouldn’t do the right thing, in many human right and quality of life scenarios

(Plus he had a long history as a con man from before he ran for election, before he paid for his sleazy reality show to reset his reputation: I’m still confused how people could fall for this)

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[-] MushuChupacabra@piefed.world 38 points 15 hours ago

As a 29-year-old lesbian engaged to be married, this turn of events is personal for me. And it may be one I helped contribute to.

No. You absolutey and whole-heartedly helped contribute to it.

I worked toward what I believed — and still believe — to be true. 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.

Human Rights belong to all humans, you racist TERF.

Reid Newton, from the bottom of my heart: I hope your life goes as well as you treat trans people.

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