Gay men have taken over the Proud Boys Twitter hashtag

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(CNN) The Proud Boys hashtag, which members of the far-right group have been using, was trending Sunday after gay men on Twitter hijacked it and flooded the feed with photos of their loved ones and families and with memes.

The Proud Boys recently made headlines by celebrating President Trump's reply at last week's debate, when he was asked to condemn White supremacists. The President instead used his allotted time to blame what he called "antifa and the left" for violence and to tell the Proud Boys to " stand back and stand by ."

But now the gay men of Twitter are making the group's hashtag known for entirely different reasons.

Matt Dechaine, one of the men who pitched in with photos of himself and his husband in efforts to overtake the hashtag, said his goal was simply to spread joy.

"Seeing the hashtag was so uplifting," Dechaine, who is from England, told CNN.

basicbasterd on October 4th, 2020 at 23:46 UTC »

So is Q-Anon just Queers Anonymous?

Edit: so this blew up. Never knew there were so many anonymous queers outside of r/wallstreetbets

Queers Anonymous or simply Q-Anon is in contrast to Proud Boys who's acts tend to be very public. Instead Q-Anon recognizes the need for some to remain anonymous until they are ready. Q-Anon will strive to Save Our Children from harassment and bullying online, in schools, and in society.

I'm sure someone can find the appropriate corresponding website and wiki to that info.

Mr8Inchz on October 4th, 2020 at 23:04 UTC »

Haha, "Stand back, and Stand bi"

jaberw00kie on October 4th, 2020 at 22:56 UTC »

I mean seriously, you called yourselves the proud boys. Who didn’t see this coming.