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Gays Speaking Up

by Stephen H. Miller on May 7, 2023

And worth repeating:

Gender-Identity Culture Wars Roll On

by Stephen H. Miller on May 2, 2023

Walsh adds, “One of the hallmarks of Leftist methodology is to assert blatant falsehoods as real and then act on them—with the fierce urgency of now!—as if they were true… And they're getting bolder.” https://t.co/9yeuELOqoh
— CultureWatch (@IndeGayForum) May 2, 2023

The NYT's article tried to make the transgenderism fights into a case of conservative aggression, but it ignored what sparked NC's bathroom bill: Charlotte's leftwing bathroom bill, telling private businesses how to operate their restrooms. https://t.co/guJH393FSJ
— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) April 24, 2023

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Progressives Practice ‘Don’t Say Gay’

by Stephen H. Miller on April 26, 2023

This is a nice gesture, but the #LavenderScare did not target "LGBTQI+ Americans." It targeted gay and lesbian Americans.

… I guess Joe Biden and his administration also "Don't Say Gay.”https://t.co/VHrvKIEIdp
— James Kirchick (@jkirchick) April 26, 2023

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Debate and Engagement on Transgender Issues

by Stephen H. Miller on April 20, 2023

Brad Polumbo ably explains the libertarian/classical liberal view that people have the right to live their lives according to their own values as long as they afford others the same right — a perspective opposed by cultural conservatives who want the state to restrict advocacy of transgenderism and by woke LGBTQ+ activists who want to close down debate on controversies such as medical transitioning of minors and bio males competing in women’s sports, as embraced by those who tried to cancel this event and block people from attending.

The protestors tried to stop it but @michaeljknowles and @brad_polumbo did not back down.

Should transgenderism be regulated by law?

Find out by watching the replay 👇 @realDailyWire https://t.co/8YMQTDpt1h
— Intercollegiate Studies Institute (@ISI) April 19, 2023

🚨 #Violence erupted last night @PittTweet during the debate between @brad_polumbo and @michaeljknowles.

I was on the ground getting the most accurate coverage for @campusreform.

Read the full story👇https://t.co/N7IG8rdfJu
— Gabrielle M. Etzel (@UnvarnishedGME) April 19, 2023

This is why I like working with Brad at BASEDPolitics.

He disagrees with @michaeljknowles but opted to engage him and maybe accomplish something.

Trying to shut down speakers rather than engage them is childish and suggests you know you don't have better arguments. https://t.co/nTG0UxxgKE
— Tom Knighton (@TheTomKnighton) April 20, 2023

Well, she didn't, so… https://t.co/PXVDpV5xGP
— Brad Polumbo 🇺🇸⚽️🏳️‍🌈 (@brad_polumbo) April 20, 2023

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Modern Victimology

by Stephen H. Miller on April 5, 2023

In media coverage of the Nashville shooting, and now in a Madonna trans-advocacy event, we are seeing something resembling sympathy for the killer. | @NoahCRothman https://t.co/2lXEh9oYwC
— National Review (@NRO) April 4, 2023

The extreme lack of curiosity about the political ideology of the Nashville shooter, and what role that ideology may have played in motivating the massacre, is very conspicuous, but not at all surprising.

Highlighting the shooter's ideology is often the primary media framework: https://t.co/ydZGU2CfYg
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 30, 2023

Washington Post: It's terrible that someone would exploit a tragedy for political gain.

Also the Washington Post: Let's exploit this tragedy for political gain. pic.twitter.com/hXJsruUrrf
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) March 30, 2023

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And this:

Remember, they're vulnerable and marginalized and are just fighting for the right to exist…no power or privilege here… https://t.co/FNK03vupBC
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) April 7, 2023

Imagine if the roles were reversed and a group of white, conservatives ambushed someone within the LGBTQ community, physically assaulted them, and held them for ransom for 3 hrs…

There would be arrests and repercussions for the perpetrators and administration who allowed this.
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) April 8, 2023

This is utterly inexcusable. I'm tired of how the debate over political violence always devolves into who's worse. Condemn it all. None of it is justified. https://t.co/OfWESRTvft
— David French (@DavidAFrench) April 7, 2023

And now this!

"A suspected trans-identified mass shooter has been arrested in Colorado after authorities discovered plans to carry out multiple attacks, including on three schools and an undisclosed number of churches." https://t.co/IweC8kurP9
— CultureWatch (@IndeGayForum) April 7, 2023

Where is the other Tranifesto?https://t.co/XzbLRZgbeu
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) April 7, 2023

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Thoughts on ‘Woke’

by Stephen H. Miller on March 17, 2023

Added: After sharing the linked stories below, I’ve come across discussions arguing there’s no such thing as “woke” and it’s all right-wing fear-mongering. That’s disingenuous in the extreme, so here’s my off-the-cuff definition:

“Woke” is a constellation of academic social justice theories put into practice, including the equity agenda of assigning outcomes based on identity group membership (DEI, or diversity, equity, inclusion); prioritizing climate change strategies in the management of business and retirement investments (ESG, or environment, social and governance issues); critical race theory (CRT) that characterizes U.S. and Western history as primarily driven by white racism; critical gender theory (CGT) that includes advocating medical transitioning for gender-nonconforming minors; and similar progressive nostrums embraced and promulgated by elite professionals and media.

Please don’t do this. Critical Social Justice (wokeness) must be able to be critiqued as an approach to addressing injustices/prejudices/imbalances in society in the same way that socialism and liberalism can. This is essential for several reasons. (cont) https://t.co/68f31OoxKD
— Helen Pluckrose (@HPluckrose) March 17, 2023

1) No political worldview or ethical framework for improving social equality is ever going to get everything right and most of them are going to get very many things wrong. Self-correction is impossible if all dissent is read as hatred of minorities.
— Helen Pluckrose (@HPluckrose) March 17, 2023

The evidence is now overwhelming that recent panics around climate, race, and sex — the mass desire to conform to a strict moral (Woke) code — stem from a) the acute need of liberal secular people for purpose, b) rising loneliness, and c) mass anxiety created by social media. pic.twitter.com/RnPEkVYHhH
— Michael Shellenberger (@ShellenbergerMD) March 27, 2023

The gay to transgender pipeline amongst people under 25 is wild.
— Fredward (@Fredward_III) December 21, 2022

Yup. I was one of two in my class’s “LGB”T+ pride club who graduated as just LGB. To my knowledge, only 1 entered the club as a T. It has been wild – so wild I had to write a book discussing it.
— Margaret Wetzel (@MargaretJWetzel) December 22, 2022

Or maybe the tide is turning, and least in some places:

IGF CultureWatch