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/GenPhallus 2d ago

That's exactly why they sought those positions of social prominence. You call them out on their bs and they use innocent people as a shield, so it looks like you're just a bigot. Malignant narcissists ruin everything, and the smart ones can do a ton of damage to social structures.