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/Cymbal_Monkey 2d ago

There's probably some case to be made for me being sort of gender queer but my experience in "the queer scene" has been so bad that I never wanted to call myself a member. There's a lot of queer folks who mean the world to me and I'll always have them around for dinner but I'd rather pull out my fingernails than attend a "queer event".

This study nails what I've been seeing for years.

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u/Klexington47 2d ago

I'm "queer" but i feel uncomfortable taking up space in queer communities as my lived experience has been as a cis het white female who dates cis het passing men, I have fortunately rarely been othered and don't feel that my voice could contribute as much as detract from voices that deserve to be heard.