Woke Left turns on lesbian author for truly absurd reason
Lambda is supposed to uplift the voices of gay and lesbian people, but it has caved to fringe activists who have absolutely no basis for their claims. “I am a queer woman, and I was silenced most of my life,” Hough said in response. “I found my voice, but if my nomination is being withdrawn for using it, what the f*** is the point of Lambda Literary?”
If you re wondering, this kind of insanity is now par for the course in the wild woke literary world. However, this is more than just an example of how out of control cancel culture has gotten.
It is emblematic of a disturbing trend within the “LGBTQ community.” While gays and lesbians constitute the vast majority of this community, they are now being superseded in the woke hierarchy by transgender members, or, more accurately, random people claiming to speak on behalf of transgender people and/or unrepresentative leftist transgender Twitter activists.
I have great compassion for people who have struggled with gender dysphoria and firmly believe adults should be free to live their lives however they wish. But gays, including me, and lesbians must firmly and unequivocally divorce ourselves from the unhinged, illiberal excesses of today s transgender movement. That movement doesn t necessarily represent all or even most transgender people.
An insane ideology is in play, and it is assaulting classic American principles such as free speech, pluralism, academic freedom, due process, and tolerance.
A backlash is coming. Gays and lesbians can and should distance ourselves from these radical transgender activists lest the massive gains we ve made over the decades be lost.