I wasn't going to say anything, because everyone already knows how I feel about this matter, but I was lurking and saw that Yorkie needed defending. He is absolutely correct. There is a miniscule minority of gay members who do not believe women should be here. One important lesson I learned is that no one is alone. So if one person brings you an opinion, there are others who have drawn the same conclusion. I have only encountered one gay man who doesn't want women here. His banning was the swiftest banning I ever saw. I'm surprised Matt-matt was the first to be upset by Yorkie's assertion. He's the one who did the banning. Granted,
this guy was an all-around troll, who apparently sent out unpleasant PMs to several people, males too. So perhaps that is why
his misogyny was missed by some.
You shouldn't be surprised, Bronx. Gay men get blamed for all kinds of shit all the time, and LPSG is no haven. Everyday I read posts which are some kind of complaint, disdainful comment, nervous joke about how many gay men are here, etc., and that's not even to get into the outright gay-bashing.
And yet, if you compared the numbers of harassing PMs to women from straight men vs. gay men, I'm guessing that it would be a mountain compared to a molehill - to say the least. So why does someone go out of their way to make a point about how big a problem the molehill is? To excuse the mountain, of course. And you can count on me to call bullshit every time, whether anybody here likes it, or does not.
That said, anyone, regardless of sexuality, who for any reason is sending PMs to harass people is an asshole. Everyone should feel free to put them on your ignore list, or better yet, report them to the Moderators so they can be dealt with as swiftly as possible, as was Bronx's antagonist.