LGBT Civil Rights and Activism

I assume you're talking about the ones about Israel and Gaza. Those do get vicious, so much so that I have been avoiding them for a while now. There are people on both sides who are absolutely adamant about their stance and refuse to even consider differing viewpoints, and the rhetoric can get very heated as a result.

I got involved in some of those discussions after the initial attack in October 2023, but as time went on, it became harder and harder to participate unless one was willing to take a hard line position on one side or the other. I'm sorry, but if I can't criticize any of Netanyahu's actions without being labeled an antisemite, there's no way we can have a constructive conversation, you know? As a result, I've been avoiding those threads for some time (with a few very small exceptions).

I'm really sorry to hear that someone was badly hurt by what was posted in one of those threads, but having seen having seen what those threads can be like, I am, sadly, not really surprised. I hope she doesn't let it scare her away from DU forever. There are lots of very kind and non judgmental people here, and I hate to see anyone be made to feel unwelcome by the intolerance of a particular group