Every Time We Post LGBTQ+ Content, We Lose Subscribers. Here’s the Truth: Our Commitment to Equality Is Unshakable.

Because real progress requires courage, not convenience—and silence is not an option.

A participant holds a rainbow flag as the Reclaim Pride Coalition takes to the streets of Manhattan for the second annual Queer Liberation March, June 2020. (Getty/Erik McGregor)

We see it happen every single time.

The moment we post a story celebrating LGBTQ+ voices, highlight a Pride event, or share a message of solidarity, our notifications start to flood with unsubscribes. Some are polite. Others are laced with anger or condescension. A few even claim we’ve “lost our way.”

But here’s the truth: if standing for equality makes some people uncomfortable, we can live with that. What we can’t live with is standing silent in the face of discrimination, fear, and hate.

Our mission has never been about pleasing everyone—it’s about building a platform where everyone belongs. And that means being loud, clear, and unapologetic in our support for the LGBTQ+ community, even when it costs us followers.

Equality Is Not a Trend—It’s a Moral Imperative

There’s a painful irony in how quickly society claims “progress” while still punishing those who demand it. We celebrate Pride Month, yet condemn those who refuse to relegate equality to a single month. We post rainbow emojis in June, then retreat to silence in July.

Real equality doesn’t come from trends. It comes from courage—the courage to speak when silence would be easier. It comes from empathy—the willingness to see someone else’s humanity even when it challenges your worldview. And it comes from consistency—the refusal to pick and choose whose rights matter.

At The Women Post, equality is not negotiable. It’s not political. It’s not up for debate. It’s a matter of truth and integrity.

The Cost of Taking a Stand

When we post LGBTQ+ stories, we lose subscribers. It’s a measurable, predictable outcome. But what that really means is we lose people who were only comfortable with our message until it asked them to confront their own biases.

And maybe that’s okay. Because building a community rooted in authenticity requires more than numbers—it requires shared values.

We don’t want to grow by diluting our message. We want to grow by deepening our commitment. We want our readers, followers, and supporters to know that The Women Post is a place where love is celebrated, inclusion is defended, and equality is non-negotiable.

Progress has always come at a cost. The civil rights movement was met with violence and scorn. The women’s suffrage movement was dismissed as irrational. The fight for marriage equality was labeled an attack on “tradition.”

But history remembers the courageous, not the comfortable.

We See the Fear—and We Refuse to Bow to It

Every time we publish content about LGBTQ+ issues, the backlash tells us something deeper about the times we live in. There’s fear—fear of change, fear of difference, fear of accountability.

But here’s the truth: fear is loudest when progress is near. The rise in hostility toward LGBTQ+ people, the push to erase their stories from classrooms, the attempts to silence queer voices online—these are not signs of strength. They are the last gasp of systems built on exclusion.

We’ve seen this before. Every civil rights movement meets its backlash. Every demand for dignity is met with defensiveness. But if we give in to that fear—if we let it dictate when and how we speak—we abandon the very people who most need our voices.

We won’t do that.

Why Representation Matters More Than Ever?

• When a young person sees someone like them represented—authentically, proudly—it changes everything. Representation tells them they are seen. It tells them they belong. It tells them their story matters.

• The opposite is also true. When we erase LGBTQ+ people from stories, schools, and screens, we send the message that they are invisible—or worse, that they shouldn’t exist.

That’s why we post LGBTQ+ content. Because silence kills. Because invisibility wounds. Because the young person scrolling through our feed might just need to see one message of love, one story of courage, one image of joy to believe that life can get better.

If one post helps one person feel less alone, then it’s worth every unfollow.

Allyship Is a Verb, Not a Hashtag

There’s a difference between support and solidarity. Support is saying “I’m with you” when it’s easy. Solidarity is standing beside someone when it’s hard.

True allyship isn’t performative—it’s persistent. It shows up in the comments section when hate floods in. It shows up in boardrooms and policy rooms. It shows up in how we treat our colleagues, our families, and our communities.

When we say our commitment to equality is unshakable, we mean it in practice—not just in posts. That means hiring diverse voices, giving them real platforms, listening to their stories, and making sure they’re not tokenized but valued.

Equality is not a PR move. It’s a lifelong mission.

We’re Not Here to Be Popular—We’re Here to Be Purposeful

Let’s be honest: it would be easier to stay neutral. To post content that never offends, never challenges, and never risks losing engagement.

But neutrality, in moments of injustice, is just another word for compliance.

We are not here to chase numbers. We are here to spark conversations that matter, even if they make some people uncomfortable. Especially if they do.

If we only speak when it’s safe, we’ll never change anything.

And so, when someone unsubscribes after we post a story about a trans woman succeeding in business, politics, or when a few followers leave after we highlight a queer couple’s love story, we remind ourselves: they’re leaving because we’re standing for something real.

We can live with that.

To the Ones Who Stay—Thank You

For every person who leaves, there are many who stay. People who believe, like us, that love is love. People who understand that equality is not a privilege to be earned—it’s a right that should never be denied.

To those who share our posts, defend our writers, and stand beside us in the face of criticism—thank you. You are the reason we keep going.

You remind us that there is power in truth and that the world still holds more love than hate. You remind us that movements are built not on the approval of the masses but on the courage of the few.

The Truth We Live By

Here’s the truth, in its simplest form:

• We will not stop posting LGBTQ+ content. We will not stop amplifying queer voices. We will not dilute our values to make anyone comfortable.

• Equality isn’t a marketing choice. It’s the foundation of everything we stand for.

• We know that progress comes with pushback. But we also know that history bends toward justice—when enough people have the courage to hold the line.

We’re holding that line. Unshakably.

Every unsubscribe is a reminder of the work that still lies ahead. Every hateful comment is proof that visibility still matters. Every loss of a follower reaffirms why we must never waver.

Because for every person who walks away, there’s someone else who finally feels seen. There’s someone who finally feels like they belong. There’s someone who realizes they’re not alone.

And if standing for equality costs us a few followers, then we’ll consider it the best bargain we’ve ever made.

Because love will always outlast hate.

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