jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoAnti-LGBTQ+ student thought he'd get away with urinating on a family's Pride flag. He got busted.www.lgbtqnation.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1372arrow-down110
arrow-up1362arrow-down1external-linkAnti-LGBTQ+ student thought he'd get away with urinating on a family's Pride flag. He got busted.www.lgbtqnation.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·3 months agoThose are synonymous. What’s your point?
minus-squareAllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoconnotation matters. anti-LGBTQ sounds like a political stance, homophobic makes it clear there’s hatred and a willingness to deprive people of human rights there.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoTo be frank, “anti LGBT” sounds more extreme to me than “homophobia.” I don’t see this as watering down hatred.
Those are synonymous. What’s your point?
connotation matters. anti-LGBTQ sounds like a political stance, homophobic makes it clear there’s hatred and a willingness to deprive people of human rights there.
To be frank, “anti LGBT” sounds more extreme to me than “homophobia.” I don’t see this as watering down hatred.