“Ron DeSantis is gay because he wore lifts” and other asinine rumors hurt LGBTQ+ people

“Ron DeSantis is gay because he wore lifts” and other asinine rumors hurt LGBTQ+ people

Last week, Advocate published a list of “11 anti-LGBTQ+ Republicans dogged by gay rumors” and, while it’s very stupid, it’s also an interesting look at how stifling contemporary culture is when it comes to gender and sexualitly, how people on all parts of the political spectrum use gay-as-an-insult to enforce rigid gender roles, and how persistent old homophobic conspiracy theories are, even as we live in the post-Obergefell era. And when I say …