could Germany LGBT have good sense, after all? ('Homonationalism' trend sees European gay voters turning to populism as Islamic threat grows)
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"In Germany, a survey of more than 60,000 users of the gay dating app Romeo found the Alternative for Germany as the most popular party among respondents. "
Britain has not yet followed the trend at scale, but signs suggest...
In France, a viral video recently showed a flamboyantly dressed young man refusing to repeat an Arabic phrase on camera, bluntly responding, “No. We’re in France here.” ....[as] the National Rally sent more openly gay MPs to parliament in 2022 than any other party. Of its 89 MPs, between 20 and 25 are believed to be gay,
Spain shows a similar pattern. Gay online personalities such as Carlitos de España, a Bolivian-born YouTuber based in Barcelona, have built large audiences warning about threats they associate with Islam and immigration. Carlitos has said, “Islam keeps me up at night. They want me dead.” He and others helped form Las Marifachas, a group that openly aligns parts of Spain’s LGBT community with the Vox party.
Germany offers the clearest polling data...[as] AfD leader Alice Weidel, who is in a long-term same-sex partnership, has become a visible symbol of the party’s appeal to some gay voters.
This shift is often described as “homonationalism,” and represents the belief that gay rights are rooted in specific cultural and legal traditions, namely European ones.
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