A “Bottom” Ten Worst List for LGBTQ 2017: Trump, Caitlyn, Spacey Included

December 21, 2017• byMichael Strangeways

As 2017 comes to end, Hornet identified the top 10 people, places and things that were the most influential on the LGBTQ community in 2017 – but in the worst ways. You can read the full list here: https://hornetapp.com/stories/tag/worst-2017/

Highlights include:

Caitlyn Jenner
- The trans community was nothing more than a prop intended to help her relive her glory days on Wheaties boxes.
Gay Trump Supporters
- Conservatives are embracing gay Trump supporters as pariahs. Doing so leads them to cite queer people’s support as proof their policies are not actually homophobic or transphobic (when, really, they are).
Kevin Spacey
- Kevin Spacey finally did what Hollywood insiders and much of the LGBTQ community had wanted him to do for decades — he came out as a gay man. But, instead of being lauded for his strength of character, Spacey was reviled, and rightly so.
Chechnya
- Beginning in February 2017, it has been reported that more than 100 male residents had been abducted, held prisoner and tortured by authorities targeting them based on their perceived sexual orientation.

About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.