Tracking the Anti-LGBTQIA+ Movement

[Lucem Ferre]

Utah Bans Flags In Schools & Government Buildings

The law itself doesn't specifically target lgbtq+ flags, since it would technically include Trump flags too. Only a few state approved flags are allowed.

[Lexi Darling]

For mental health reasons I'm going to pause my activity in this thread for a bit. I just need to detox from all the bad news and especially politics for the time being. Of course I always appreciate everyone's contributions. <3

[Trollheart]

Utah Bans Flags In Schools & Government Buildings

The law itself doesn't specifically target lgbtq+ flags, since it would technically include Trump flags too. Only a few state approved flags are allowed.

Sounds familiar.

[Buck_Mulligan]

I swear I did not seek out this link to a new study from The Archives of Sexual Behavior. It's way too TL;DR. at least for me. I'm only posting it because it may be of interest to some in the LGBTQ community who can devote the time to it.
What initially caught my attention was the dropping of the T in the title.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-024-03019-9

[Lexi Darling]

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[jimmy jazz]

Am I allowed to say the article doesn't say that? 😯

It says people with those traits attach themselves to activist causes which includes LGBT activism. Plenty of people are 'activists' without being a member of that community. In fact the article explicitly states that:

Noteworthy, LGBQ activism is not limited to LGB, transgender, or nonbinary people but also involves so-called allies (Jones et al., 2014).
 

[Lexi Darling]

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[jimmy jazz]

It says people with those traits are attracted to activism. It then says it doesn't limit activists to mean LGBT people. It's pretty clear what it means imo. It doesn't even say that most activists have those traits. Just that people with them are more likely to latch onto activist causes.

It definitely doesn't single out LGBT people as having dark personality traits.

[Lexi Darling]

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[jimmy jazz]

I'm asking if it defines "activists".

It doesn't need to because it's not about activists. It's about dark personality traits being attached to activism.

The scale consists of 17 items (e.g., "I actively participate in LGBQ organizational, political, social, community, and/or academic activities and events") and seven-point response scales from 1 (very untrue of me) to 7 (very true of me). The higher the total mean score the higher an individual is considered to be involved in LGBQ activism.

[Lexi Darling]

Ok.

At any rate I've already broken my own promise to myself to leave this thread alone for my mental health's sake so I'm going to leave it here.

[jimmy jazz]

You could just read the article tbf.

[Lucem Ferre]

I believe it.

But saying narcissistic people are attracted to positions, movements or groups that present them as virtuous is like saying fire is hot.

Doesn't fit the theme of the thread, but I think it's important to be wary of exploitation, opportunism & liberal white girls.

[Trollheart]

I believe it.

But saying narcissistic people are attracted to positions, movements or groups that present them as virtuous is like saying fire is hot.

Doesn't fit the theme of the thread, but I think it's important to be weary of exploitation, opportunism & liberal white girls.

*wary* (one of my pet peeves is people using that word incorrectly)

[Lexi Darling]

I've decided I'm going to continue to use this thread to post news articles about the current wave of persecution of LGBTQIA+ people. I think it's still a good thing to spread the word since fewer outlets report on this stuff. However, to preserve my mental peace I will not be making any personal commentary on the articles or joining in on any debates in this thread.

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