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This is a thread celebrating the next step towards equality for LGBT people. It's cool that you're an ally, etc. etc, thank you. Even though it's the bare minimum. Obviously everyone should be, but yeah, that's cool. That being said, it's like going to a rape support group as a non rape victim and citing things rape apologists have said on twitter. It's not your problem, so why are you coming to a celebratory thread and citing these homophobic things that actually trigger and affect actual gay people negatively, and have no actual effect on you.

It'd be one thing if it was actual LGBT people feeling oppressed by the person's commentary, and was coming to this thread to express this feeling in order to gain emotional support, but it's not. It's a middle aged straight man who's life is more or less unaffected, perpetuating the bigotry of someone who isn't even bigoted towards him.

It seems like a sorry attempt to get cozy with gay people and solidify your role as an ally. It doesn't bring anything positive to the conversation. All it did is, once again, emphasize the fact that you are indeed a straight man who is pro gay rights, while simultaneously perpetuating bigotry through unintelligent, meaningless commentary, ultimately serving as a glorified bumper sticker for the anti-gay movement.

It's not like you're sticking up for anyone. You're not negatively affected by this, and in need of support. You're just trying to find another excuse to feel good about yourself, to use this movement as a platform for self righteousness, possibly negatively affecting gay people, and reminding them of their personal struggle and oppression in the process.

Yeah he does need to shut up. Maybe you should stop quoting him for literally no reason. You're only perpetuating homophobia and embedding the feeling of oppression in LGBT people by needlessly citing anti-gay remarks as a straight person.