Ellen Page Discusses Hate Crimes with Stephen Colbert

Dear Ellen,

We need to talk about some important lesbian issues, and now’s an excellent time to have the conversation. You’ve been in the media a lot lately, but unfortunately it hasn’t been to amplify lesbian concerns from our actual community, just organizations that have thrown us under the bus. I believe you want to do the right thing, so I’m writing to you about what’s happening to lesbians.

First of all, thank you for criticizing Mike Pence in your now famous interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” It’s wrong for conservative media to pressure you to apologize to a man who oppresses our lesbian community. You’ve been receiving a lot of criticism for telling the truth about Pence, and that’s not fair.

I agree that hate crimes do exist, as you pointed out in your Hollywood Reporter op-ed. Regardless of what Jussie Smollett did or didn’t do, hate crimes are increasing. But you don’t seem to understand that hatred against lesbians is a full-blown epidemic in LGBT media and organizations.

I’m a survivor of a hate crime, where I was shot at for being an out and proud lesbian. I’ve also seen a girlfriend go back into the closet because Louisiana’s anti-gay Governor Bobby Jindal was her boss, and he let employment protections for state workers expire for being inclusive of homosexuals. I’ve had my rights put on a ballot. I’ve been discriminated against at work. I survived growing up in a Southern Baptist evangelical family. But it breaks my heart to tell you I’ve been through all that just to see my biggest oppressor become the LGBT “community.”

Yes, you read that correctly. LGBT organizations and media are actively oppressing lesbians and gay men for being same-sex attracted, and the lesbian community feels betrayed that you’re playing an active role in our erasure. Lesbians are under attack, and we could use your help fighting this problem.

You recently joined a campaign organized by homophobic media and orgs to silence lesbians and all women from speaking out about our rights and reality. In case you weren’t aware, HRC (the Human Rights Campaign) is actively against lesbian and gay rights these days. Instead of supporting the Equal Rights Amendment, which would drastically improve the lives of lesbians and all American women, HRC is promoting the Equality Act, which sounds good on the surface but the reality is it would erase sex as a protected class and replace it with gender; the erasure of sex-based rights would be catastrophic for women and homosexuals.

HRC and other “LGBT” organizations are also promoting the destruction of Title IX, which would harm all girls and women in sports. It’s already a problem, but HRC doesn’t care about girls’ athletic scholarships or achievements. The whole reason why sports are segregated by sex is so the female of the species can have a chance to excel. Have you ever competed in team or solo sports, Ellen? Many lesbians have, and we understand how important athletics are in building confidence in girls. Martina Navratilova, a lesbian advocate and tennis legend, recently came out in support of girls and women in sports. I was dissapointed to read that you chose to demonize her instead of listening to her expertise. Martina is fighting for us. Why aren’t you following her lead?

HRC’s glossary is homophobic and contradictory. They correctly define lesbian, but then they later state that trans people can be lesbians. A lesbian is a female homosexual, and it’s homophobic lesbian erasure to claim otherwise. HRC also falsely defines gay men as same-gender attracted. Why do you support an organization that’s actively trying to erase gay men and lesbians?

Did you know that GLAAD claims the word homosexual is “offensive” and should be avoided, but they think the slur queer is just fine? In fact, GLAAD loves “queer” so much that they want it used as a synonym for LGBT. I don’t know about you, Ellen, but I’ve been called a queer by violent homophobes. A lot of gay men and lesbians aren’t OK with the slur, and yet GLAAD says it’s great while being homosexual is offensive. Most of the people who use “queer” aren’t even gay, which makes the whole thing even more alienating to the LG.

It’s no secret that GLAAD no longer stands for its acronym. The organization is merely a front for an extremist brand of “trans activism,” which claims that lesbians are bigoted for being lesbians. Some trans activists are challenging that absurd, harmful rhetoric, though. Today, we need to form a new organization to do GLAAD’s old job: calling out homophobia.

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Let’s not forget about homophobic organizations pretending to be “LGBT” across the pond, like Stonewall UK. In step with HRC, Stonewall has attempted to redefine homosexuality as same-gender attraction. The organizations collaborated on this so they could freely label all homosexuals as “transphobic,” and mainstream media followed suit instead of questioning that hate speech. Stonewall has also fought against women’s rights, just like HRC. A global trend to enforce Orwellian Newspeak is on the rise, and we have to stand up to it.

I’ll give you the benefit of a doubt for the past, but now you know that supporting HRC and organizations like them means supporting the erasure of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and all girls and women. By continuing to help HRC in their campaigns, you’re directly hurting the lesbian and gay community by making that anti-gay organization appear legitimate. Once upon a time it was, but things have changed. As both a lesbian and a self-appointed advocate for gay rights, you have a responsibility to listen to the lesbian community.

It will be hard work standing up for lesbians and gay men, but it would give you a chance for redemption. I remember you apologized for homophobic lines you were paid to perform in movies. You’ve tried to clear your conscience in recent years. Amplifying lesbian voices and concerns and standing up to corrupted “LGBT” organizations and media is the right thing to do. It will be difficult, but to be a true advocate you have to listen to the people, not the corporate funded organizations that gaslight us.

Sincerely,

Amy Dyess