When a member of a minority group doesn't agree with advocacy groups, whose opinion has more weight?

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11. The leadership crossed a bright line

They went from being our advocates to being our gatekeepers. Most LGBTers perceived this as soon as a pressing important issue materialized.

Politicians seemed to think they still lived in the 19th Century, when mayors and governors would go talk to the bishop to get those unruly Irish immigrants under control. Democratic administrations figured they just needed to have a chat with the Establishment Gays to get cranky LGBTers to settle down.

Boy did they miscalculate. In the age of social media, when anyone can trigger a tidal wave of momentum, there are fewer gates now and less need for keepers. Now, the HRC is very, very careful to make sure they're following the community rather than trying to force the opposite.