GB News presenter Alex Armstrong criticized Pride month celebrations, asserting they counteract efforts to tackle homophobia by promoting negative stereotypes. In a debate segment, he expressed that displays at Pride events could alienate individuals rather than unite them. Armstrong attributed the backlash against the LGBTQ+ community to extreme leftist groups pushing their agenda too far and suggested that mainstream acceptance of gay rights has diminished, implying a desire among some gay individuals to dissociate from current representations.
"What I see when I see some of those Pride events is fetishes being displayed on the street... It stereotypes them, and there'll be millions of gay men, thousands of them watching tonight, who'll go: 'Actually, I don't want that representing us'."
"They've advocated for puberty blockers for children. During the 2000s gay rights was being relatively accepted, people have got over the fear of it all and moved on. The public had moved on. Do you know what? We don't really care anymore."
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