I get the vibe that in the current political climate, Jews and white gay men are not deemed ...

[Behind the Aegis]

23. You are correct.

Apparently, to some, the only forms of "privilege" come only in "white" and "male" form, no other kinds exist and, if they do, they aren't nearly as important. Since the massacre, there has been a whole lot of 'splainin' going on, but it is the "straight" version. People fail to recognize the legitimacy of heterosexism and homophobia, (and anti-Semitism), which is why there are many who exert their HETEROSEXUAL PRIVILEGE and then claim it "doesn't exist" only "privilege" used against their group is real. It is the reason one sees straight people dictating to gay people what is and isn't homophobic (same with people telling Jews what is and isn't anti-Semitism, and attempting to redefining it to suit their twisted needs). It is also why you see privileged people mocking gays (Jews) as "whining" and "not getting their way." The great irony is some of those doing it are actually following the script of their own oppressors.

Heterosexism and homo/transphobia are quite real and many, most, GLBT have experience with it, but we are dismissed, ridiculed, and branded as bigots when we dare to stand up and speak our truths.