IGF CultureWatch

LGBTQ+, LGBT, or LGB? A Defense of Gay Identity [Extended Version]

Stephen Henry Miller — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 15:29:27 +0000

I’ve published in my Substack a longer version of my July 30 IGF CultureWatch post. I’ll leave the original post up but recommended clicking on the extended Substack version, linked to below.

One of the additions in the Substack version is a discussion of the Log Cabin Republicans announcement that they will now label themselves as an advocacy organization for LGB Republicans and conservatives, dropping the “T” they added to their self-description in 2015, and the reasons behind this decision.

And this: “Why Progressive Activists Are BIG MAD That Log Cabin Republicans Dropped the “T” And Why Gays Are Happy About It.”

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LGBTQ+, LGBT, or LGB? The Loss of Gay Identity

Stephen Henry Miller — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:35:40 +0000

Matthew Vines, in a Substack follow-up to his controversial New York Times op-ed arguing against “Queer” as an identity designation, tries to make the case for an “LGBT” identity coalition, without the anti-normative “Q+” that simply seeks to elevate transgressiveness.
What Vines doesn’t want to grapple with, however, is how transgenderism, or gender-identity ideology, itself undermines the concept of same-sex attraction as well as gay/lesbian and women’s rights.
Encouraging gender-nonconforming children to consider whether they were “born in the wrong body,” as many progressive school districts now do (with or without parental consent) followed by social transitioning that puts proto-gay or just gender-confused kids on the road to medicalization; allowing biological males who identify as female (often with limited or even without various medicalizations) to participate in girls’/women’s sports and have access to female-only spaces; and demanding that sexual attraction be defined by gender identity, not biological sex, are now all fundamental tenets of the “T” advocacy embedded in “LGBT.”
Which is why the growing LGB counter-movement goes its own way, without T and Q+.

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Terrorists Won’t Be Appeased by Leftists ‘Allies’

Stephen Henry Miller — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:01:27 +0000

And in San Diego:

And in NYC…

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London Jewish Pride

Stephen Henry Miller — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:55:24 +0000

Incredibly sad — rank anti-Semitism at the London “Pride” parade. Outright Marxism and Jew-hatred now define the woke identitarian left, which dominates LGBTQ+ activism.

Brendan O’Neill writes in The Spectator:

Someone shouting “Fuck you, Jews”. Another telling the Jews they’re baby-killers. A man suggesting the Jews should “go back” to their homeland.
A bloke telling Jews they’re “the most hated people in the world”. Where did this verbal mauling of Jews occur? At a neo-Nazi parade, perhaps? Actually it was at Pride in London.
Yes, the Pride parade on Saturday was scarred by what the Metropolitan Police are calling “anti-Semitic verbal abuse”. The rainbow-coloured shindig that claims to be all about “tolerance” was shockingly intolerant of Jews.
Pride London will show that “love always triumphs over hate”, said London mayor Sadiq Khan. Tell that to the gay Jews who were subjected to gross outbursts of hateful invective.

In response, London Jewish Pride:

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Ship of Fools?

Stephen Henry Miller — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:13:43 +0000

Maybe they shouldn’t have wanted to spend gay tourist dollars in anti-gay Egypt and Turkey in the first place.

Oh but “Pinkwashing” is so terrible! Much better to be adrift at sea or worse, amiright? pic.twitter.com/Cyb6JZ1AFo
— MideastMyths (@MideastMyths) July 11, 2026

Who’s driving that thing anyway? Greta?

The Middle East wouldn't be my first choice for a gay getaway… unless it’s one country pic.twitter.com/0B5VSmzN8T
— Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) July 9, 2026

Homosexual acts are still illegal in 70 countries. In some, including Yemen, Nigeria, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, it carries the death penalty in law. In Iran and Afghanistan, executions are believed to be carried out. Here is what LGB Alliance is doing internationally.

It is… pic.twitter.com/uPpAOd3wvh
— LGB Alliance (@AllianceLGB) July 3, 2026

The left seems to be taking two lines of attack: (1) It’s Trump’s fault because he controls the world and is making nice Muslim countries be anti-LGBTQ+, and (2) The ship is full of rich gay Trumpers who deserves whatever they get and serves them right.

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The Fight Isn’t Over

Stephen Henry Miller — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:04:19 +0000

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The Shame of ‘Pride’

Stephen Henry Miller — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:10:11 +0000

Last month’s “Pride” events were increasingly dominated by the ugliest aspects of the LGBTQ+ left, including the world’s most ancient bigotry gussied up in woke language.

Take for instance, the rank anti-Semitism at the London “Pride” parade. Outright Marxism and Jew-hatred now define the identitarian “queer” left, which dominates LGBTQ+ activism.

And in NYC, a similar story:

And, of course, what should be obvious:

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Supreme Court: States Can Bar Boys from Girls’ Sports

Stephen Henry Miller — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:46:41 +0000

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can limit public school and college girls’ and women’s sporting competition to biological females.

"The science is pretty clear that men don't have athletic advantage over women"

They just say meaningless words they think sound good.

Look at her face when she says it. She doesn't believe it. But for a reason I don't understand, this is the hill they've chosen to die on. https://t.co/z0SvHhklGO
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 29, 2026

A welcome shift towards clarity and accuracy in language https://t.co/wqn1JWbEui
— LGB Alliance USA (@LGBAlliance_USA) June 30, 2026

Before reporting on the transgender case, NBC actually gave an effective trigger warning that it would be quoting the court in the use of terms like "biological male" and "biological female." https://t.co/bN4NImmroF This is how the press becomes a parody of itself.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) July 1, 2026

What the NAACP is calling for passing the Equality Act is anything but Equal. It gives all male individuals special privileges that override girls/women’s hard earned rights. It also strips all homosexual rights where we would have to include people of the opposite sex. Hell NO! https://t.co/mIkI8KXx8P
— Schrödinger's Lesbian ⚢ (@IsleLesbos) June 30, 2026

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The Left’s Embrace of TQ+ Is Killing Gay Rights

Stephen Henry Miller — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:42:46 +0000

If “LGBTQ+” means hating Israel and embracing the “genocide” blood libel, and also favoring taxpayer money to medically transition gender-nonconforming kids, not to mention the rest of the radical left agenda, is it any wonder support for what were once called “gay rights” is plummeting?

And this (getting back to the theme):

New York State celebrates the 250th by trying to force Catholic nuns to use 'preferred pronouns':

"The sisters have received three letters from the state’s health department, in effect, explaining that they’re not complying with provisions of a “Bill of Rights for LGBTQIA+ New… pic.twitter.com/rCRTbmgzCf
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) June 29, 2026

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Stop Transing Gay Kids!

Stephen Henry Miller — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 14:32:05 +0000

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