“The lady doth protest too much, methinks”

Shakespeare’s line, or rather what it universally and often accurately represents, is behind the sort of accusations by our community that you speak of. Especially with regard to Pence, for example. But you are so right to remind us that weaponizing the same homophobic slurs used by our enemies to hurt us does not, in the end, help us. It simply demonstrates the power these slurs still have over us. Internalized homophobia is the damndest thing!

Thanks again James.