What are your honest opinions about LGBTQ rights, as the next few years progress? Certainly, the past several years have been anything but tranquil and smooth for the LGBTQ community. Given the current volatile political climate (and what may transpire in 2024) how do you see the gay/bi community (regarding basic human rights, discrimination, hate crimes, etc.) in the next few years? Do you so see brighter days ahead? Or, do you see the current situation worsening still? Lacking a crystal ball, I certainly cannot see into the future (nor can any one us us, for that matter), but, in all honesty, I do not see things getting better for us in the near term. How I wish I felt otherwise. Your outlooks?
In the UK it's pretty obvious the Tory government are going to fight the upcoming election on culture wars. It's all they've got. They are going to be targeting the LGBTQ community, along with any other minorities such as immigrants etc and trying to demonise us in the eyes of the general population. Not just the politicians but the other vile right wing types like Laurence Fox etc. He's already posted a video on twitter of him burning Pride flags in his garden. The problem is a lot of people will believe the hateful lies they come out with, especially in regard to trans people. I honestly think a lot of the progress that's been made over the last 25 years or so is in danger of being lost.
I am not optimistic. The cancer is too far gone. Historically, fascists started with the Ts, then the LGBs, then the Jews, then everyone else. I see it going the same way this time around, except they will come for the Muslims before the Jews. But it will be the gulag for us. (Yeah, mixed metaphors, I know. Sue me.) I am in a relatively safe country, for now. But we have a trumpist opposition party, which means that we are one election away from going the same route. I would like to think that we have better constitutional and judicial safeguards, but who knows how much corruption they will stand up against? Sadly, I agree. I think we are at the top of a long downhill slide that won't turn around in my lifetime.