Moreover, why should someone get preferential treatment because they’re missing a leg or something? Why should they be forced to disclose such a private, personal thing as their sexual orientation just to not lose an edge with their submission?
For a lot of people, they’re upset at the fact that this is ultimately discriminatory, and I get that. I’m not thrilled with it either.
However, one can’t help but see a lot of people feeling pressured to reveal something about themselves that they might not be ready to share with the world, all for a prestigious placement in the journal.
Then we have to face the fact that we’re living in Clown World, where what we used to call someone with normal, traditional values regarding sex is “demi-sexual.” It’s almost as if anyone can fall under the LGBT+ umbrella, so that means anyone could get oppression points they can use for the journal, right?
So it seems to me that if that’s the case, this effort is nothing but a way to force people to disclose things about themselves whether they want to or not.
Sorry, but I’m unamused.