Blog: LGBTQ+ is Hypersexual. Change My Mind.

A little while ago, I got a comment from someone who was making the claim that LGBTQ+ is not hypersexual and actually straight people are more sexual than LGBTQ+. This is a common argument that I think a lot of people on the Right have heard, mainly when questioning the ethics of chopping things off of kids to “affirm” their perceived gender. Because of this, we need to push back against these lies and show how yes, this community is unfortunately hypersexualized.

The main reason why LGBTQ+ is hypersexual is because in recent decades, it’s increasingly become an identity that you can put on, whereas before, it was a behavior. This isn’t to say that all people in that group (primarily LGB people) just chose what sex they want to be attracted to. I’ll acknowledge that there are people who lean more towards homosexuality as early as childhood and grow up to be gay. What I’m saying is that nowadays, we’ve seen random words being added to our dictionaries to describe “new” sexual identities/orientations or genders. Just look at how the acronym LGBTQ+ has changed over the years. It started off as just LGB (lesbians, gays, bis), then LGBT, then LGBTQ, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA+, and I think the most recent update to the ever-growing acronym is LGBTQIA2S+, which looks like the Wi-Fi password at my dentist’s office.

What this means is that even if you don’t have homosexual feelings or something like gender dysphoria as it’s defined in psychology, you can easily slap on a label of “queer,” “trans,” “non-binary,” “demiqueer,” etc. on yourself and get attention. Just like how labels like goth, punk, and emo became people’s cool, new identities in Y2k, these labels for different sexualities and genders have become the cool new identities for Gen Z, and Gen Alpha.

The reason why this leads to hyper sexualization even if you are not sexual is because when your entire identity revolves around what’s between your legs and who you sleep with or are sexually attracted to, that becomes all you think about and identify yourself with instead of focusing on the things that actually matter. What makes it even more concerning is what you think about can often manifest itself in how you act. If you’re constantly thinking about sex and sexuality, this can lead to sexually deviant or even violent behaviors. We see this in how common sexual harassment and violence is in the LGBTQ+ community, with 43.8% of lesbians and 61.1% of bisexual women experiencing rape, physical assault, or stalking. 26% of gay men and 37% of bisexual men also experience similar violence and harassment. Compare this to straight women, 25% of which have experienced sexual assault. For males, compare it to 25% of straight men who have experienced harassment, and the 6% of straight men who have experienced sexual assault. These numbers are shocking and sadly, attempts are often made to cover it up for fear of making the LGBTQ+ community look bad.

There’s also the fact that much of the way that LGBTQ+ has been introduced to children and teens is also extremely sexual in nature. There’s a bunch of examples I could use to illustrate this point, but the best examples I can use are the shows Riverdale and HBO’s Euphoria, both of which are targeted at teens. Euphoria was the worst example of this, being officially rated TV-MA for its graphic drug use, violence, and sex scenes (remember the characters are supposed to be high school students), but was praised by critics for its portrayal of LGBTQ+ life.

Of course, hyper sexualization is a problem both for LGBTQ+ and straight people. This post isn’t to say that this is a problem only in the LGBTQ+ community, as there are straight people who do make their identity who they sleep with or who are quite sexual as well (the existence of OnlyFans models like Bonnie Blue is a good example of this). However, the difference is that the majority of straight people will not be incredibly offended if you tell them that it isn’t a good idea to sleep around. Meanwhile, if you tell that to someone in the LGBTQ+ community, you may be more liable to be called a bigot.

I hope this post has helped you understand a bit more the danger that comes with LGBTQ+ as an identity and why so many people are concerned about it. For more information about it, I would suggest listening to Beckett Cook who used to live the gay lifestyle before converting to Christianity as he offers a very interesting perspective on LGBTQ+, how it became what it is today, and why it’s concerning, which I will link in the comments below for y’all to check out.

Until next time,

M.J.