Homophobia and misogyny are intimately connected. Misogyny is the denigration of anything feminine as being less valuable than everything masculine. Homophobes generally bash gay men because they aren’t fulfilling traditional masculine gender roles. Homophobes use “effeminate” as an insult, as if being more…

True say, because they equate homosexuality with femininity, and anything feminine is lesser.

Misogyny and homophobia (and transphobia, too) are deeply connected. They’re two sides of the same coin. They’re both reactions to threats against the unearned power and privilege that straight cis men have in our society. “Patriarchy” can also be accurately named as “heteropatriarchy.”

“Shooting gay dudes is a really strange way of acting out one’s hatred of women.”

Gay men are often seen by bigots as “feminized” (re: “as bad/low/pathetic as women”). IME, there tends to be a correlation - men who hate gay people also tend to hate women and vice versa.

I was talking about this yesterday; a masculinity that seeks to assert itself through dominance and violence is a toxic masculinity. It’s not surprising he was attracted to ISIS, which is just another violent hierarchy frustrated men with death wishes can join when their life goes poorly.

Authoritarianism is also a factor: This guy was a security guard at a juvenile facility (those poor kids), a security guard with some firm called G4S, and he dressed up as NYPD for fun and took selfies.

Look, I’m in favor of gun control as much as the next poster, and I think this tragedy is yet more evidence that assault weapons need to be outlawed. But let’s not pretend that address the other contributing factors, including religious extremism, isn’t a vital part of ensuring this doesn’t happen again.

You think so? Because in my experience, men who hate women tend to hate gays as well. See: every MRA dude, ever.

I know! I’m excited for the World Cup to interrupt the usual scheduled of every European league and be truncated by 5 days because they couldn’t play in 106 degree heat! And to see the stadiums that are being built with what is essentially slave labor, hundreds of whom have died in the attempt so far! Also, I’m super…

Clearly there’s a constellation of factors which exacerbate each other, not negate each other. Violent misogyny PLUS homophobia PLUS radical Islam PLUS the type of guns private citizens should simply not have access to.

I don’t get people who are like, “Surely he must have had help! Who could do this on their own! He must have had support from other terrorists!” Like, uh, no actually literally anyone could do this. Buying a gun and a shit ton of ammo and entering a crowded space and shooting indiscriminately is not rocket surgery.…

His former colleagues are now saying that he hated women and was a raging racist. And his dad is clearly a lunatic so there may be mental illness in the family as well. This is probably a combination of factors, from hate, to mental illness to religious fanatacism, all coming together in a shitstorm of free-floating…

I wish we could not use so much oil. That would be even better.

“Despite rumors that the LGBT Pride parade and other related festivities would be called off in light of the mass shooting in Orlando....”

thank you for having important conversations with your daughter and not sugar coating things. i am sorry you have to do it, im sorry she has to hear it, and i’m sorry she lost one of her idols.

My 14-year-old daughter was a big fan, and is really upset about this. We’re having some fairly deep conversations about gun control, misogyny and rape culture this morning, and it’s breaking my heart to watch as the reality of these issues becomes clear to her.

And also fuck misogyny. Margaret Atwood and all.

Just no words. Fuckin men and their hatred of women and their stupid fucking everything. Dear men, goddammit, just stop. Fucking stop it. Sincerely, a man who just don’t get it.

Plus out of character hypersexuality is actually a somewhat common response to rape trauma, so even if the photos were showing her in some kind of wild orgy they still wouldn't be inconsistent with ongoing trauma.

Fuck that’s totally the attitude. Like if you aren’t weeping and pouring ashes on your head for the rest of your life you must be making it up. This is a reason why women don’t tell people about their rapes.