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    Robin Abcarian: There's a reason for the LGBTQ+ backlash. And it isn't all bad news.

    Confederate flags offend me. They represent the violence of slavery and nostalgia for a white supremacist past. Assault weapons offend me. They represent death and destruction and the moral bankruptcy of politicians willing to sacrifice American children on the altar of the 2nd Amendment. But rainbow colored T-shirts, dresses and baby rompers? Greeting cards that say "I'm happy that you're ...
    by Robin Abcarian, Los Angeles Times Jun 01, 2023 3 minutes
    Dylan Mulvaney attends Miscast23 at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 3, 2023, in New York City.

    Confederate flags offend me.

    They represent the violence of slavery and nostalgia for a white supremacist past.

    Assault weapons offend me.

    They represent death and destruction and the moral bankruptcy of politicians willing to sacrifice American children on the altar of the 2nd Amendment.

    But rainbow colored T-shirts, dresses and baby rompers? Greeting cards that say "I'm happy that you're queer"? Who could possibly be offended by items that celebrate and affirm the rights of gay and trans people to simply live in peace?

    Yeah, I know: a bunch of

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