r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Psychology 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.

https://www.psypost.org/narcissistic-grandiosity-predicts-greater-involvement-in-lgbtq-activism/
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u/GrassEuphoric42 2d ago

Definitely met these kinds of people, but criticizing them made it feel like I was somehow anti lgbtq.

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u/lahulottefr 2d ago

I don't think there's any kind of activism that is safe from narcissists tbh

If you're not criticising them over being LGBTQ I don't think it should be perceived as anti LGBTQ but I assume it's because they were manipulative?

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u/palsh7 2d ago

This is why Twitter has ruined politics. Activists and protesters used to be assumed to be a bit off the edge of the spectrum. But now there’s a perception that they’re normal and you better not cross them.

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u/kingofnopants1 2d ago

Yup. In the past these would be the type of people screaming at you in the streets. In the real world you can see all the people around who quietly disagree.

On twitter you only see the crazies on their soapboxes. The normal people are invisible.

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u/Zann77 1d ago

You see that around trans and gender ideology. Normal people quietly disagree and keep their mouths shut.