This Normal Gay Guy Voted For Trump/Vance
Relieved.
That’s how I feel after the election results. That Trump won with a strong majority makes me hopeful that the country is finally coming to its senses. Yes, I voted for him. [I voted for the Green Party candidates in 2020 and 2016, and before those elections, I voted for every Democratic candidate.] I went from thinking I’d just sit this one out or perhaps write in someone, to a hesitant ‘could I possibly consider voting for Trump?’ to an angry ‘I’m so tired of this shit, fuck the Democrats, I’m voting for Trump’ to an enthusiastic ‘You bet your ass I’m voting for Trump!’
It was JD Vance’s exchange with Joe Rogan about ‘normal gay guys’ that cemented my decision. Finally, someone said what I’ve been waiting years to hear! If you haven’t heard this segment of Rogan’s podcast with Vance, click the link above and listen to it now.
This, coupled with Trump’s plan to put an ‘end to gender insanity’ made me feel pretty confident in my decision. Not 100% confident, because I will never put complete trust in any politician…but after the results of the election I feel, for the first time in years, hopeful for the future. I’m hoping Trump delivers on ‘promises made, promises kept’.
Trump is right when he says ‘gender-affirming care’ is child abuse. If you voted Democrat, you voted for child abuse. In my opinion, voting for the Democratic Party is immoral.
Presidential election years have a way of making everything WORSE, and I’ve been taking an extended break from posting on this Substack because, while everyone seems to be obsessed with ‘creating content’, I’ve been concentrating on creating contentment.
This topic of what Trump so aptly refers to as gender insanity weighs on my mind constantly, causing me a lot of stress. I’m still reading, listening to the occasional podcast, and taking notes for future posts, but I also needed to take some time to do things that are good for my own well-being. I took a couple of vacations, I deleted social media apps, and I made sure to eat ice cream whenever the fuck I felt like it.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say I’m completely reenergized following this election, but I do have some ideas in the works. My biggest fear—because the Democratic Party never listens and never learns anything, ever—is that they will just go harder with their bullshit. While I appreciate what people like Kara Dansky and groups like DIAG are trying to do, I don’t think it will help. The Democratic Party is so corrupt, I don’t believe it is redeemable. For me to regain confidence in the Democrats, they’d have to not only proclaim the reality of sex, but also: 1. Send Overlord Obama into retirement, 2. Cut all ties with the Clinton Machine, and 3. Issue a shitload of apologies and mea culpas to those of us who donated money over the years, only to have our Primary votes ignored and overridden.
I also think we need to remain vigilant. Alongside an end to ‘gender-affirming care’, my goals are the end of DEI and the shuttering of GLAAD and HRC. These organizations need to be SHUT DOWN. These will not be easy tasks.
Also (since this Substack is primarily devoted to Gay Rights and its attack from the TQ’s), I’ve been inspired by MAGA and MAHA. I’d like to see Pride be reclaimed by the LGB’s and brought back to a reasonable timeframe:
I'm relating strongly to your feeling of relief. I was shocked at how much better I feel, knowing that we won't have to endure four more years with Harris as the puppet figurehead of a regime that endorses sex-denying mutilation of minors and the erasure of women.
But I have a slightly more optimistic view of the activism of Democrat TERFs like Kara Dansky. You might be right that the Democrats will never see reason, since they're so heavily invested in trans ideology, both financially and in terms of their morally superior self-branding.
Dansky would love to see the Democratic party evolve, but in the meantime, she's a realist. She works with anyone whose views are consonant with hers, regardless of party or sex. She partners with Republican feminists, usually female athletes and their allies. These women are beasts on the issues of women's prisons and sports. Organizations like Independent Women's Network are doing tremendous work that mirrors the work on the left (with, of course, the exception of abortion).
Also, because she's an attorney with expertise in criminal justice, Dansky understands the legal ramifications of every lawsuit on the docket in the U.S. courts. She communicates with TERFS across the Pond. The other day, JK Rowling and Richard Dawkins quoted her on social media. She's not sitting around waiting for the Democrats to change, she's a change maker, through her actions and her words. Her books, The Abolition of Sex, and The Reckoning, although written to educate Democrats, speak to anybody who cares about the issue. Her reach is broad and non-partisan, and she's indefatigable.
The Democrat party may never relinquish its endorsement of trans ideology because of the financial incentives, but the tide seems to be turning, especially if Trump is well advised and doesn't make the typical Republican error of blowing up the very thing they're trying to fix. I already see a flaw in Trump's promise, which is that he wants to prevent people of any age from transitioning. This is a bridge too far and doomed to backfire, because ADULTS have the right to bodily autonomy, and this libertarian argument will resonate with members of both parties. Personal health decisions should not be legislated as long as an adult has all the facts and is in a position to understand the risks and give informed consent, with the caveat that the rights of women and children must be protected and the term "gender" is stripped of its religious privileges under the law.
It's my expectation that Dansky and others like her will never back down. Her slogan is "if we can be heard, we will win." This assumes that people are capable of listening and the message is intelligible, regardless of party affiliation. One way or the other, we will be heard and we will win.
Thank you for this post, Gary! I'm a lesbian living in British Columbia, a.k.a Canada's California. (Where lots of CA draft dodgers went) There was a huge Conservative surge in our recent elections for the same reasons Trump won. Normal gays, Normal lesbians, Normal parents and anyone else who wants to avoid Government control of our thoughts and words and ability to make decisions for our children without losing custody or being thrown in jail, voted out of the hope for a more sane world. I agree that it is crazy and bizarre that Trump is the choice most likely to enable a return to sanity, but that is where we are. That is the world that DEI, the reboot of middle class White-saviourism and Leftist Luxury beliefs have created. People in both Canada and the USA who are surprised by this result are clearly not paying attention. I hate all of the bullshit that is supposedly done in 'our name' to protect Queer Kids. It is abhorrent. I am glad to know you're taking time for your mental health, but also very relieved to read this post. It helps me feel less alone.