@KaleighRogers @AlexSamuelsx5 @Tonyhkchow First of all, trans people were not part of the story here. Nor were lesbians. Nor were bisexual people. Gawked at, maybe, but they interviewed two gay cis men with backwards-ass beliefs, threw in some anti-LGBTQ headlines and Williams Institute polling, and called it a day.
@KaleighRogers @AlexSamuelsx5 @Tonyhkchow It doesn't even cover the worst aspects of anti-LGBTQ actions among the GOP. It doesn't mention the onslaught of legislation THIS YEAR against trans children. It doesn't mention that opposition against same-sex marriage was still endorsed in the GOP's platform LAST YEAR.
@KaleighRogers @AlexSamuelsx5 @Tonyhkchow It doesn't mention that in 30 states RIGHT NOW, even cis gay men can be denied housing, public accommodations, credit, jury service, and adoption access solely for being gay. And that the GOP is weaponizing transphobia to hold this status quo.
@KaleighRogers @AlexSamuelsx5 @Tonyhkchow Also: the focus on "LGB" as a distinct political group--removing trans and non-binary people from the table, thanks for that--perpetuates the ongoing efforts of anti-LGBTQ people to split away trans people. This is a big issue right now. Why wasn't it covered?
@KaleighRogers @AlexSamuelsx5 @Tonyhkchow Were either of these men questioned directly on their asinine views, or did y'all just kinda let it ride when they said because they wouldn't have talked to you if you had challenged their fragility?
@KaleighRogers @AlexSamuelsx5 @Tonyhkchow This is disappointing journalism, and it's particularly sad given that LGBTQ people are still treated as second class citizens while journalists are, apparently, either too uncaring or too lazy to confront the worst aspects of anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
Do better.
Do better.
@KaleighRogers @AlexSamuelsx5 @Tonyhkchow One final note: as much as I'm sure y'all believe that attending a gay friend's wedding or watching a few seasons of Drag Race gets you caught up on LBGTQ inequality, let me assure you it does not. Make an effort.
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