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“Accidental Ally”: 38 Funny Examples Of Hateful People Ending Up Supporting LGBTQ+ Folks
As our world seems to be taking steps back from progressive ideals, the LGBTQ+ community needs allies more than ever. As of 2024, nearly one in 10 Americans identified as LGBTQ+, yet according to a 2025 Pew survey, 39% of Americans think that homosexuality is "morally wrong."
Many bigoted and hateful people voice their opinions loud and proud without shame, but some fail spectacularly. In fact, their hatred sometimes has the opposite effect: whether they misidentify a trans person, get lost in queer terminology, or just generally don't know what they're talking about.
Then they end up being accidental allies and maybe even get featured in the "Accidental Ally" community on Reddit. Check out these posts about the times hatred against the LGBTQ+ community backfired and bigots ended up showing support.
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#1
Trans Affirming Misogyny
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#2
Congratulations On Coming Out Though
Jerome Lenovo 5 months ago
probably has pictures of muscular bare chest men in his bedroom .....
#3
The Dept Of ~~defense~~ War Is An Ally, They Just Didn't Know It Yet!
#5
You Are Correct, Thank You
#6
He Really Tried His Best
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago
And yet bigots think it is a modern phase and that all societies and cultures only ever recognised two genders.
#7
Whoops
#8
Yes Teach Your Daughters Important Skills Too!
Michael Largey 5 months ago
The difference is that women will learn those things if they need to but so many men won't.
#9
The Model Is Hunter Schafer, A Transgender Woman
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago (edited)
Can you not be beautiful and woke at the same time? Hunter does look beautiful here, I do not think I have seen her in anything though.
#10
The Classic One
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago
Yes, well done. If only one particular bigot on here realised this.
#11
Trans Men Are Not Women
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago (edited)
It is almost as if bigots do not do any research before they decide to illogicaly hate on someone.
#12
He's Not Wrong 🤷🏼♀️
#13
Gender Affirming Hate Comment Left On My Video
#15
Bathrooms Are For How You Identify
#16
I'm Non-Binary
#17
The Devil Is So Nice Y'all!!!
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago
Soooo you are saying the devil is in actual fact the good guy? Cool! I'll follow him then.
#18
💯💯💯
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago
Given what I think he mean by this, if he is abandoning his child then he deserves a special place in hell.
#19
Blessed Typo
#21
Jk Rowling Accidentally Affirms Pre-Transition Trans People
#22
What A Trailblazer
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago
Nathaniel not like pronoun ideology. Nathaniel not use pronoun ideology 20 years ago, Nathaniel not use pronouns now. And I stand by that statement.
#23
Oustanding Job
LakotaWolf (she/her) 5 months ago
You're right, because dogs and cats are separate species XD A trans man and a trans woman are both human beings, and are both valid human beings :)
#25
Even When It's Spelled Out For Them, They Still Don't Get It
Michael Largey 5 months ago
"Women who want to be equal to men lack ambition." - Timothy Leary
#26
Hungary Banned Gender
Jerome Lenovo 5 months ago
viktor orban, pedonald the 1st and adolf putin going crazy right now xD
#27
Elon Musk Didn’t Give Birth To His Daughter Guys…
#28
Technically Correct?
Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 5 months ago
Jeffery Catherine Jones. Stunning art but had mental problems and a difficult life. Started to transition, dithered, stopped. Died of lonliness and a broken heart
#29
Not Sure If This Is An Accidental Allyship But It Felt Like It Was
Out of chocolate 5 months ago
You know how in elementary school you learn that you can’t subtract a larger number from a smaller number, but you learn later that you can? Or how you learned simplified, age appropriate lessons in chemistry and history and learn much later about nuanced these things are? @victor stopped at fifth grade science. He learned about xy chromosomes and thought “well now I’m an expert at biology, no need to learn anything new about the nuances of gender expression, biological and chemical differences in trans people’s physiology, lived social experience, empathy, other expressions such as xxx or xxy, intersex individuals, or anything else.” Good news is that all of that research and data is available and he can further educate himself at any time. I hope he chooses to.
#30
Yes, I Am “Literally A Guy”
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago
"As a guy you shouldn't have any opinions on feminism." I'm a guy. I have an opinion on feminism . Men and women are equal in society.
#31
They’re Cisvestigating Now
#32
Dad Got Me Accidentally Trans Sweater
I am not you 5 months ago
Text from OP on reddit:《I’m closeted, and even if he suspects me, I’m pretty sure he’s oblivious enough to not realize what the colors look like. XD Merry christmas to me!》
#33
Accidental Enby 🥰
Ange Marsden 5 months ago
The number of people who don't know the difference between s*x and gender is frustrating
#34
Transgender For Everybody!
#35
Woah I Did Not Know That Nancy Mace Is Trans
LakotaWolf (she/her) 5 months ago
I'm not a pregnant person, a chest-feeder, or a birthing person either, because I've never been pregnant nor given birth. Does that somehow make me not a "real" female, then? I've always been curious in this matter XD
#36
Step 1: Post This In Your Transphobic Circle Of Choice. And Wait For Them To Concur🎣 Step 2: Congratulate Them Agreeing Trans Women Are Women And Trans Men, Men!🏳️⚧️
Ye Olde Dirty Grumpy 5 months ago
Just require all NEW construction to have single stall toilets. Even Walmarts and Sams have "family" single stall toilets allowing for a 3rd option.
#37
Trans Men Are Men, It's Indisputable 🔥
LakotaWolf (she/her) 5 months ago
It's so hilarious when another person thinks they have the "last word" on defining what another person's gender is (or isn't) XD
#38
What A Bummer
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 5 months ago
Trans people aren't like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. They are real, and not imaginary. They're not going away just because you dislike their existence. Being trans is not a "mental illness" or a "mental deficiency" or a "mental health issue". Trans women are women and trans men are men. Gender-neutral and genderfluid people also exist and are valid, real, and valuable people. And conversely, if the gender you were assigned at birth matches the gender you currently identify as, that does not make you "superior" or "special" or "better" than anyone else. We are all just human.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 months ago
Wrong. I've met both Santa and the Easter Bunny at the mall. Ergo, they are just as real as you or me. The rest of what you said is fine.
Load More Replies... Witch with a B 5 months ago
My son is trans. His boyfriend's parents have no idea. They have been living together for two years. If he were to follow the law in some states and used the ladies bathroom, he would have the cops called on him. He IS my son. I do not have a daughter.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago
There is a bigot on here that claims that being transgender is a mental illness. If we were to momentarily agree with this statement then we can see that, in his worldview, it is okay to mock and attack the mentally ill. This person also thinks he holds the moral high ground and represents biological reality....
Nikole 5 months ago
It's that dumb piece of shít again who has nothing else to do. I wonder why he went away for a bit... I'm guessing jail or a hospital ward.
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LakotaWolf (she/her) 5 months ago
Trans people aren't like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny. They are real, and not imaginary. They're not going away just because you dislike their existence. Being trans is not a "mental illness" or a "mental deficiency" or a "mental health issue". Trans women are women and trans men are men. Gender-neutral and genderfluid people also exist and are valid, real, and valuable people. And conversely, if the gender you were assigned at birth matches the gender you currently identify as, that does not make you "superior" or "special" or "better" than anyone else. We are all just human.
BeesEelsAndPups 5 months ago
Wrong. I've met both Santa and the Easter Bunny at the mall. Ergo, they are just as real as you or me. The rest of what you said is fine.
Load More Replies... Witch with a B 5 months ago
My son is trans. His boyfriend's parents have no idea. They have been living together for two years. If he were to follow the law in some states and used the ladies bathroom, he would have the cops called on him. He IS my son. I do not have a daughter.
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 5 months ago
There is a bigot on here that claims that being transgender is a mental illness. If we were to momentarily agree with this statement then we can see that, in his worldview, it is okay to mock and attack the mentally ill. This person also thinks he holds the moral high ground and represents biological reality....
Nikole 5 months ago
It's that dumb piece of shít again who has nothing else to do. I wonder why he went away for a bit... I'm guessing jail or a hospital ward.
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