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Why does it seem the world is all of a sudden concerned about sexual orientation? Especially America. Did I miss how far we came as a society to see it take a 40 year step backwards? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Because the right offers people stability, authority, etc. People like that.

They don't like left because it's too vague and complicated to understand their points of view.

Trans people = bad is a lot easier for the average person to understand, than explaining to them what a transsexual person is and isn't, and the various types of trans/queer identities. That shit requires a dictionary and hours of time to understand.