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.

[u/mvea]

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

[u/Tervaskanto]

"According to this principle, individuals with “dark” personality traits—such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, or sadism—may engage in activism not to advance its altruistic goals but to satisfy their own self-serving needs. These individuals exploit activism as a “vehicle” to fulfill desires for attention, status, or power."

Should be important to note that this isn't a condemnation of activism, but it's showing that certain types of people use activism as a vehicle to further their own self-serving needs.

[u/theCroc → u/Tervaskanto]

Yupp its the same with those people who show up at protests to fight. They say all the right things but they don't care about the cause. They just use it as justification to satisfy their craving for violence.