Last night, Caitlyn Jenner made her debut as a Fox contributor on Sean Hannity. She praised Ron DeSantis, and she praised Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law. She reminded Hannity that she was "trans, but not a trans activist," hinting that there was more anti-LGBT opprobrium from her to come. This morning I double-checked her "inspirational" 2015 ESPY Award speech—for which she receieved a standing ovation—because I could have sworn it was about the vulnerability of LGBT kids, and how they shouldn't have to "take" abuse from adults for who they were. Turns out it was about that, which makes her sickening descent into what she has become even more monstrous. Obviously that was the baggage she carried into her new life from her old life as a rich, bigoted, white Republican ex-jock. The sad thing is, she could have checked that baggage and never picked it back up again. She could have been a leader, and a lioness-protector. As long as I live, I will always harbour the deepest and most profound dislike of bullies, especially adult bullies of queer children. I come by that dislike honestly, and from first-hand experience. And unlike Ms. Jenner, when I say that kids shouldn't have to "take it," I mean it.
