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Originally Posted by moon_peach
I don’t think this is true really. Like I’m queer but I’ve voted all the other LGBT housemates out (well, I’ve *tried* to vote Nathan out…to no avail). Whilst we’ll feel some alignment to the LGBT housemates, most of us aren’t going to back them solely for that reason. I also would’ve voted Khaled for the win over Ali if he was still in. I really enjoy Ali as a person, that’s why I want her to win. Her being a lesbian is just a nice bonus. Plus, I’m not sure how much sway the LGBT community would have over voting even if it was the case that we unquestioningly supported our own - we’re a relatively small minority.
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This is a great post. But they won’t care. I’ve seen this theory peddled out many many times in regards to Ali”s support and it’s off the back of a couple of isolated incidents of someone saying they feel obliged to vote because Ali is a fellow lesbian.
It’s a tactic used to undermine her support while simultaneously throwing an insult to LGBT people as if we’re mindless ants without independent thought. Not only is it insulting but it’s also baseless and has been discredited by the evictions of Dean, Martha and Daze.
If we’ have to adopt the idea that all LGBT people voting Ali are doing so because she’s a lesbian and nothing more, then we also have to adopt the idea that any straight person who voted to evict her previously did so because they’re a homophobe, and that highlights how truly flawed and insulting the theory is.