c/ghazi · by squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 43d

Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?

https://www.advocate.com/opinion/nyt-wsj-gay-queer-stigma

Opinion: Both The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal recently ran opinion pieces essentially preaching "gay is respectable, queer is the problem." It's not helpful, writes Josh Ackley.

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18 Comments

Elting@piefed.social · 60 pts · 43d

Because americas largest newspapers are rags owned by the wealthy.

joeljoelle@piefed.blahaj.zone · 41 pts · 43d

I dunno ask Peter Thiel maybe

galoisghost@aussie.zone · 37 pts · 43d

LGBTQIA+

LGBTQIA

LGBTQI

LGBTQ

LGBT

LGB

Everyone is straight.

Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 13 pts · 43d

Proudly queer trans woman here.

Bristlecone@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 43d (4 replies)

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squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 43d

Your submission in "Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?" was removed for "Please don't!".

TheGoldenV@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 43d (2 replies)

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squirrel@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 43d (1 reply)

Your submission in "Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?" was removed for "Please, don't!".

TheGoldenV@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 43d

“Please don’t” is less than constructive criticism. It would be more helpful if you gave better guidance.

dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 43d

The same paper that invented the October 7 mass rape narrative? Or had a Berlin office claiming that Hitler was A-ok to the Jews in 1938?

Treczoks@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 43d

Because they are owned by the wrong people.

arctanthrope@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 43d (3 replies)

what's the queer equivalent of Uncle Tom?

LordMayor@piefed.social · 9 pts · 43d (2 replies)

Log Cabin Republicans

wingnut@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 43d

Thank you!

PostsFromWikipedia@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 42d

Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) is an organization of LGBT members of the Republican Party and straight allies who work to increase inclusion within the party, and to voice Republican values among the LGBT community.^[2]^ LCR has over 30 chapters from about half of the states and the District of Columbia.

Quick facts Abbreviation, Formation ...

LCR began in 1977 during opposition to an anti-gay ballot initiative in California, defeated in 1978. The organization has endorsed or withheld endorsement of Republican presidential candidates based on perceived agreement on varying issues regarding equality and inclusion.

Log Cabin Republicans filed a federal lawsuit against the Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) government policy, which went to trial in 2010. The presiding judge ruled in favor of LCR in September, finding the policy unconstitutional, though the decision was vacated a year later after DADT was repealed in December 2010.

LCR has no official position regarding abortion, believes in a strong national defense, and supports national equality for transgender people, with some "guardrails". In the 2020s, several state chapters took positions against transgender rights, which brought criticism from broader advocacy and rights groups. Other critics say LCR is too centrist regarding party principles. More recent criticism involves LCR's continued support for President Trump after his administrations' actions against certain rights for transgender people.

magnetosphere@fedia.io · 2 pts · 43d (4 replies)

I’m ignorant, and I hope someone can clue me in: what does “queer” actually mean in this context? The dictionary is useless.

toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online · 6 pts · 43d (3 replies)

Not a conservative gay I believe. Too left to be respectable.

magnetosphere@fedia.io · 2 pts · 43d (2 replies)

So, in general, queer people are cool and don’t want to take away the rights of others.

It sounds to me like this, overall, is actually a good thing. Conservatives are beginning to acknowledge that they have lost their fight against “sexual deviance” as a whole, and are now reduced to arguing about what kinds of sexual orientation are acceptable. Let them play their word games.

applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 43d (1 reply)

no its not a good thing theyre trying to erode acceptance of queerness in general. right now theyre making an exception for gay people, but that is temporary. in time they will stop making that exception.

magnetosphere@fedia.io · 1 pts · 43d

We won’t let them. They’ll just lose again.