Thank you. I appreciate your contribution. I found your point about ‘Are LGB conservatives determined to create an all-LGB state under LGB Laws' interesting. The point about homonationalism is that it can be applied on the micro and macro levels. Micro pertains to individuals, and macro in that nations can use their position on LGBTQ+ rights as political capital, which can be applied nationally and globally. For example, a nation can state that because a country is Islamic and Islam is anti-LGBTQ+, this, therefore, justifies their military intervention in that country.

It can be argued that the ideology of homonationalism does not allow for the opportunity for change, whereby someone migrating from an Islamic country might eventually embrace LGBTQ+ rights. There do exist, at least in the UK, Muslim LGBTQ+ individuals.

Is there such a thing as an LGB law? LGB laws are part of the laws of countries or nation-states. Extending your argument, some could argue that it falls under the category of white supremacy. This is also an argument extended by the radical right. LGBTQ+ laws reflect Western values. However, the irony is that many LGBTQ+ laws emanate from past colonial laws. I recently read an interesting article entitled America Have Been Panicking About Queer People Since Before America Existed, which argues that LGBTQ+ prejudice was imported into America by the colonialists.

The same point can be made about Islam. I am currently researching Sufi poetry, and many poems by male poets refer to ‘the beloved,’ which many scholars have interpreted as referring to young men. Therefore, in many countries that are now Islamic, same-sex relationships were recognised and practised in the past.

Again, you talk about voters who only care about one issue; I find this statement interesting because it directly relates to some of the points I have made about the radical right claiming to support LGBs. They claim to be defending LGBs but at the same time will attack trans and queers. Further, some laws they support regarding freedom of expression will directly affect LGB's rights.

Whether it's one or thousands, it doesn't invalidate my ability to critique the value of these people. You might have a point about the name being misleading if one takes a literal interpretation. However, many theories suggest that if one applied a literal interpretation of words that define their name, the literal interpretation would not make sense.

Peace