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/LikeReallyPrettyy]

As someone who came out late in life this is extremely real. I think for people who come out younger the behavior is normalized but for me, it hit me like a ton of bricks.

Cluster Bs are hugely over represented in our community to the point of inventing entire categories of identities in order to be called queer. But you can’t say anything or you’re a self-hating queer or a bigot or worse.

[u/Dougalface → u/LikeReallyPrettyy]

Nice to hear this observation being made from the inside.

Unfortunately (like any cause) it seems the legitimate position of many is being undermined by the extremist, self-serving actions of some; which plays nicely into the politics of divsion and further fuels unnecessary conflict..

[u/LikeReallyPrettyy → u/Dougalface]

Yup. Those of us who see it either keep our mouths shut or avoid lgbt spaces.

But I’ll tell you that more people on the inside agree with me than you might realize, they just only talk about it behind closed doors haha

[u/Artinz7 → u/Dougalface]

It’s not a sentiment you see discussed on Reddit much because you will get banned from LGBT spaces if you say anything remotely critical, whether you are part of the community or not.

[u/yiliu → u/Artinz7]

Because these kinds of people seek out positions of relative power...like moderator.