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

submitted 5 months ago by DoctorNope@lemmy.world to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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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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[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago (4 children)

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.

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[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

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.

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