I came across a post requesting to remove Nutomic from the Lemmy devs due to a comment he made here. In it, he suggests that the ruling class promotes both LGBTQ+ rights and transphobia as a means to create division among the working class. I’m curious to hear your thoughts on this perspective. Do you agree or disagree with his viewpoint? What other topics do you believe are used to divide the working class? Let’s discuss!
The issue with the idea of using queer rights to create division is that our existence is not up for debate. “Queer people deserve a happy life” and “queer people should not exist” are not equal stances that merit equal consideration. Our existence is not a game piece for someone else to play with.
Also, the ruling class never promotes us unless it’s to line their wallets.
Moral ideas can still be used to stoke division, though I doubt that’s the case here. I firmly believe the LGBT hate in America is Russian social media influence. They are who are stoking the flames.
Get down on the ground and talk to people. Even in my deep red county, no one gives a fuck about persecuting LGBT folks. Problem is, they’re like I used to be, “Don’t have a dog in this fight.”
When gay marriage was being debated, I finally came around to the idea the gay rights are civil rights. We need to get back to that messaging.
“Queer people should be as miserable as the rest of us”
Also, the current administration might have something to say about that