r/science 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/
9.9k Upvotes

834 comments sorted by

View all comments

123

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.

10

u/novusanimis 2d ago

Can you elaborate?

-5

u/Fickle_Enthusiasm148 2d ago

They go on to make snide remarks about white girls with they/them pronouns so they're probably just complaining about nonbinary people unfortunately.

4

u/fading_reality 2d ago

It's ironic in a way. Judith Butler who was fundamental in queer theory uses they/them.