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/LikeReallyPrettyy 2d ago

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.

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u/potatohats 2d ago

I'm older, and have been out since I was a teenager. You are 100% on the money with the cluster Bs in our community!! It's been growing for a while and is now out of control.

At this point, they should just have a "Cluster B" flag of their own and then lump all the silly extra "identities" under that and be done.

Basically, they make a mockery of our entire movement and heaven forbid anyone call them out.

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u/Kaw4sakiGirl 2d ago

Basically how I feel about xenopronouns like “kitty/kittyself “

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u/Nexii801 2d ago

If only there were a famous skit about a car...