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An LGBTQ activist allegedly torched his own house in a desperate attempt to make the blaze look like a hate crime ala Jussie Smollett.

Five pets died in the inferno.

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Cops say Nikki Joly — who lives in Jackson, Mich. — had organized a number of pro-LGBTQ events.

But when the 2017 Jackson Pride Parade and Festival failed to generate the amount of publicity Joly wanted — good or bad — he became angry.

Two days before the fire he posted on Facebook: “Yes, be angry, be very angry. Use that anger to force good! Use that anger to make change.”

The fire at his home was initially investigated as a hate crime by the FBI and residents of the city opened their hearts and wallets to help.

Now, a new police report said the fire and its aftermath were a hoax to generate publicity for gay and trans causes.

“It’s embarrassing. How do you do it to the community you have put so much effort into helping?” Travis Trombley, who is gay, told The Detroit News.