The NYT has provided a platform to writers who are framing gay men as drag queens, a throwback to a time when we were called homosexuals, stereotyped as effeminate, and persecuted. Furthermore, the use of “queer” that is now in vogue is still demeaning and I’d argue, opens a door to bigotry. I’ve said this many times: the term, LGBTQ, is regressive. It lumps together a swath of people who are historically considered sexual deviants. So, using it is the opposite of the goals of equality and individual liberty. The same goes for queer. I’m a 60 year old gay man in a 27 year relationship. I don’t dress in drag, I’m not a lesbian, I’m not transgender, I’m not queer. I’d like the NYT to stop giving voice to people, like the writer here, who perpetuate stereotypes couched in woke platitudes and narrow perspectives.

The NYT has provided a platform to writers who are framing gay men as drag queens, a throwback to a time when we were called homosexuals, stereotyped as effeminate, and persecuted. Furthermore, the use of “queer” that is now in vogue is still demeaning and I’d argue, opens a door to bigotry. I’ve said this many times: the term, LGBTQ, is regressive. It lumps together a swath of people who are historically considered sexual deviants. So, using it is the opposite of the goals of equality and individual liberty. The same goes for queer. I’m a 60 year old gay man in a 27 year relationship. I don’t dress in drag, I’m not a lesbian, I’m not transgender, I’m not queer. I’d like the NYT to stop giving voice to people, like the writer here, who perpetuate stereotypes couched in woke platitudes and narrow perspectives.

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