The gay trolling of the Proud Boys hashtag reinforces the idea that white supremacy is an ideology of "bad" [poor] people allowing the primarily white gay men posting pictures to frame themselves as "good" [affluent] people while simultaneously benefiting from white supremacy.
Some examples of white supremacy in the gay community are the primary white leadership of many LGBTQ organization, the framing of the so-called gay agenda around homonormative issues like gay marriage and the centering of whiteness and exoticization of POC in gay clubs and apps
I am not necessarily saying that gay people shouldn't bombard a hashtag developed to spread hate with messages of love and acceptance. I am just saying that I hope we are all willing to come out as strongly against the ways that white supremacy are manifested in our own community
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