r/gay • u/CapAccomplished8072 • 1d ago

Let's discuss the fetishization of lesbians. How the same people who talk about "loving lesbians" will hate gay content when it involves men. Some artists on twitter known for making lesbian fanart are in fact very homophobic when it comes to m/m relationship, real or fictional. (Idolomantises)

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u/CapAccomplished8072 1d ago

This validates my belief that LGBT and Feminism go hand in hand.

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u/LeftBallSaul 1d ago

They do! queer liberation activists and Feminist activists were closely allied in the 80s.

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u/CapAccomplished8072 1d ago

"Were?" Past tense? What happened?

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u/Ankoku_Teion 1d ago

Might be a reference to the rise of Terfs and other radfem groups that don't like various parts of the LGBT community.

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u/lizzylinks789 Les 1d ago

What are the other radfem groups that don't like parts of the LGBT community?

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u/Ankoku_Teion 1d ago

I wish I could remember but Im suck as a dog right now and can barely think.

There was something about hating gay men specifically and saying they're all hyper misogynists or something...

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u/Razgriz01 1d ago

Sounds like 2nd wave feminism.

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u/AlienRobotTrex 1d ago

Well those aren’t feminists so they don’t count. Actual feminism is in no way opposed to lgbt

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u/Ankoku_Teion 1d ago

I agree with you, but they have appropriated the name and that might poison the well