Homophobia, masculinity, and violent young men

Jul 21, 2016 by

by Zac Alstin, MercatorNet:

People who dissent from the narratives, constructs, and goals of the LGBT movement are increasingly liable to be labelled homophobic, and accused of fuelling the kinds of animosity and prejudice that motivate anti-gay violence.

Such accusations reflect the increasing polarisation of the debate.

From a polarised point of view, it doesn’t matter whether one writes:

“The contemporary framing of sexual desire in terms of sexual orientation and identity is incongruous with the essentialist approach to ethics and philosophy more generally, and results in something more reminiscent of a contemporary utilitarianism.”

Or instead scrawls “God hates fags” on a piece of cardboard. Every participant in the debate becomes either an ally or an enemy.

But are those who dissent from the increasingly mainstream narratives, constructs, and goals of the LGBT movement really complicit in anti-gay violence?

Are we, formally or materially, cooperating in evil?

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