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Interesting how this seems to happen every single time there's a large gathering of Republicans.

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 86 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Lots of homophobes are closeted, self-loathing gays.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 18 points 3 days ago (4 children)

I mean sure, sometimes I feel like that narrative is blown out of proportion. But maybe I’m wrong. It’s more fun to think that’s how it is though, for sure.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

And yet, so often, the loudest anti-LGBTQ voices turn out to be gay, and the loudest protect the children voices turn out to be kiddie diddlers or CSAM producers or hoarders. Often, where there is smoke there is fire and Republicans do a lot of smoking.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Smoking poles.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If you are confident with your sexuality, why would it bother you what others do? It is not like it can switch who you are attracted to.

The only exception I see are the people who got convinced that gays can influence that their kids will be gays. That's a bit harder to convince it is a bullshit.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

convinced that gays can influence that their kids will be gays

if that's how it works, then just influence your kid to be straight again, "problem" solved.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

You don't understand: teh gays are just cooler than straight people, so the kids are powerless against their 'rizz,' and boring straights can't hope to compete.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 2 days ago

That’s so funny, I’ve never heard it put like that but that’s exactly what a lot of them think.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is especially crazy thinking in places where being gay is hell (in some especially bad ones even punishable by death). If it was a choice, why would someone willingly choose that, when being straight is so much easier.

[–] subignition@fedia.io 5 points 3 days ago

That IS how some people think it works, which is why conversion therapy gets pushed. I appreciate that you were joking but it would be lost on anyone you're actually talking about.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah, your logic follows. Maybe I’m wrong.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

How else can you explain the phenomenon in the headline? It's genuinely not the first time a large GOP event crashed grindr.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Every time my mom is transphobic, she says something that makes you think 🥚. Last time was talking about how bad female fat distribution is and how she'd like to take T.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Female fat distribution is much healthier than male fat distribution. There are a few reasons why women live longer on average, and this is one of them.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't care if its less healthy. I don't that matters enough to even factor into the question.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

That's all fine. It was a random fact, I didn't mean much by it.

[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Self-loathing bisexuals.

"If I can choose not to be gay, so can you."