The indiscriminate weaponization of the term ‘anti-gay’
Folks around the world rightly recoiled in horror when it was revealed that the Muslim nation of Brunei would enact a Sharia-based law condemning gays to be stoned to death. Major news outlets reporting on the story used the term “anti-gay” to describe the neanderthal measure. Here are some of the headlines from the last few days: CNN: Brunei's new anti-gay law goes into effect this week. Here's how the world is reacting BBC: Brunei implements stoning to death under anti-LGBT laws AP: Germany protests to Brunei envoy over anti-gay law plans The Guardian: UN joins Clooney in decrying 'inhuman' Brunei anti-gay law USA Today: Ellen DeGeneres, other celebs boycott Brunei-owned hotels as a law against gay sex goes into effect Los Angeles Times: L.A. city leaders call for a boycott of 2 hotels over Brunei’s anti-gay laws “Anti-gay,” however, is the same term that mainstream media, progressives politicians, and other high-profile liberal