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This is now the future of “Pride”:

“And this discrimination also extends to transphobic preferences in the dating world: from cisgender gay men not wanting to date trans men….”. What? Gay men like men. That is sexual orientation. Calling it “discrimination” is homophobic. #SexNotGender https://t.co/Y2W9EuC4cJ

— LGB Alliance (@ALLIANCELGB) June 26, 2020

In the very first sentence a TOTAL LIE. It is just NOT TRUE that trans women led the Stonewall riot. This is not in dispute. Except in the paper of record. Because ideology. https://t.co/HPiEHLPURJ

— Andrew Sullivan (@sullydish) June 27, 2020

More, from the archives:

Not your father’s GOP:

BREAKING: Rep. Denver Riggleman, who became a target of conservatives after officiating a same-sex wedding last year, was ousted Saturday by GOP voters in a drive-thru district convention https://t.co/oVezKLetG2

— POLITICO (@politico) June 14, 2020

VA GOP: Our state has turned blue. Let’s put a tiny number of hardcore right-wing activists in charge of selecting our candidates. This will allow us to fulfill cartoonish stereotypes by purging an incumbent, without a primary, because he officiated friends’ same-sex wedding.? https://t.co/YSNlhCLIXQ

— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) June 14, 2020

Exactly. https://t.co/50TUXiucH8

— LGB Alliance (@ALLIANCELGB) June 6, 2020

Rowling has never made an ‘anti-trans’ tweet. This is ridiculous hyperbole and people are starting to wake up to the mass hysteria of “I saw Goody JK with the devil!” https://t.co/XkttxPe54M

— Lily Maynard (@LilyLilyMaynard) June 7, 2020

The children’s book industry is witnessing the most horrific onslaught of abuse towards a much-loved, measured, brave & generous woman author. The overwhelming silence from other authors, publishers, book organisations etc is disgraceful. You should all be ashamed of yourselves

— Rachel Rooney (@RooneyRachel) June 9, 2020

Update: In her own words:

WOW. Richard Grenell is stepping down as ambassador to Germany.

Looks like Grenell is available for Director of the FBI!

— thebradfordfile™ (@thebradfordfile) May 25, 2020

Thank you, Senator. https://t.co/bJqZBcKTMt

— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) May 24, 2020

Job well done @RichardGrenell around the clock, as US Ambassador to Germany and Acting Director of National Intelligence. THANK YOU for your exceptional service! ? ??

— Lee Zeldin (@RepLeeZeldin) May 24, 2020

And many, many more accolades from the right.

#PrideMonth pic.twitter.com/YFkdrbeZnk

— Gregory T. Angelo (@gregorytangelo) June 2, 2020

Yes, I’m blogging far less these days. But this article struck me as well-reasoned. Eventually, the limits and cultural contradictions of “LBGTQ” will put asunder this construct.

Author of landmark plays about gay men and AIDS was felled by coronavirus.

This does not seem magnanimous on the part of LGBT activists.