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Lesbians Like Me Joined Forces with Conservatives. Now They’re Turning on Us. (www.queermajority.com)

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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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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 40 points 4 months ago* (4 children)

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. 🤡

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[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

Ask her to describe what any of those mean, and she'll just mumble a bunch of bullshit about how they're performing surgeries in school, how DEI is just about hiring black people, and Critical Race Theory is about NASCAR or something.

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months 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.

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[–] BoosBeau@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I had to stop here:

"This is a dangerous game right-wing culture warriors are playing. If Obergefell falls, it won’t just impact same-sex couples. It will set a precedent that fundamental rights can be granted and taken away by the shifting winds of political power. This should concern every American, regardless of their stance on same-sex marriage."

Fucking bozo bash

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[–] Hakuso@scribe.disroot.org 1 point 4 months ago

We should all know they never stop with "those people" and always pick the next group to attack.

The fact that so many are willing to throw anyone under the bus for a few political points only proves they aren't capable of seeing the very clear pattern that just keeps repeating.

It's not like we haven't all heard some variation of Martin Niemöller's "First They Came" by now but people still keep thinking that if they're just "one of the good ones" they'll be left alone.

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[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago*

You made the right choice. I kept reading past that part, but eventually had to stop and reevaluate what my time is worth.

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