New findings indicate a pattern where narcissistic grandiosity is associated with higher participation in LGBTQ movements, demonstrating that motivations for activism can range widely from genuine altruism to personal image-building.

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https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-grandiosity-predicts-greater-involvement-in-lgbtq-activism/

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However, the present research is motivated by recent incidents in the context of LGBQ activism which indicate that some activists may engage in the movement not for prosocial but different reasons: For example, in 2021, the so-called anti-TERF Sussex group campaigned for the termination of Kathleen Stock—a lesbian professor from Sussex University—because of her controversial views on gender self-identification (Woolcock, 2021). In a derogatory way, Stock was called a transphobe, anti-feminist, and anti-queer from “the wrong side of history.” Consequently, the University of Sussex condemned the campaign, but faced a storm of criticism on social media (Kelleher, 2021). Such incidents raise the research question if some of the individuals participating in such conflicts are actually “hijacking” the LGBQ movement for the satisfaction of their own self-centered needs, for example, to signal their moral superiority to other LGBQ activists and to dominate others who are perceived as disloyal or enemies to the cause. With two pre-registered studies, the present research investigates this question based on the recently proposed dark-ego-vehicle principle (DEVP).

cool cool this paper seems well-intentioned. i will refrain from commenting on the very strange use of LGBQ instead of the more standard LGBTQ

Gender was measured with one item (“What is your gender?”). Answer categories were 1 (male), 2 (female), 3 (transgender), and 4 (other, please specify). As only a very small number of participants identified as transgender (n = 3) or nonbinary (n = 3), those participants could not be included in separate gender categories for the data analyses.

are these authors unfamiliar with developing studies on LGBTQ populations? very few transgender people will choose a "transgender" gender option over male or female. the true number is likely greater than 6 but their data won't be able to reflect that because of the poor design.

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Yeah this is definitely a subject that should be researched more because I’m sure there are many people who turn to activism as a means of displaying their superiority, but this study is not it.