I have been warning the LGBTQ community for years that conservatives are coming for you — worldwide. Russia is certainly no exception as The Washington Post reports, “Crocker says the Russian military’s targets would include Russian and Belarusian dissidents in exile in Ukraine, journalists and anti-corruption activists, and ‘vulnerable populations such as religious and ethnic minorities and LGBTQI+ persons.’” Um, yeah! This is nothing short of Putin declaring he’s going to round up the gays, put pink triangles on their clothes, and send them to concentration camps to die! Wake up and arm up, people!
And I do mean arm up in the literal sense, which is not inconsistent with my opinions on the Second Amendment even though I write extensively on gun violence. I have been screaming that gays around the world are still under threat, especially in America, where the rights of the LGBTQ community are about to be rolled back — are being rolled back as I write. Pick any state where “Don’t Say Gay” legislation is gaining popularity or witness SCOTUS’ eagerness to make discriminating against gays law of the land, as something protected by the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. The Court just agreed to take a case on this point. I told you, people. I told you from the hour RBG died that RepubliKKKlans and conservative justices are coming for gay rights! No one ever believes me until it’s too late.
There is no difference between Putin’s intentions and RepubliKKKlans’ intentions. Get ready, people. Arm yourself, for the day is coming! The tide of public opinion may not be turning against the gays — yet — but the political and legal systems are. Mark my words, morons! Mark them well. Welcome to stupid America!