i don't think it would even cross his mind for it to cross his mind.
but, i've been watching this develop for a while from a number of different vantage points with a number of different people, and it's a lot of the same actors behind the scene. the reality is that the contemporary "left" (what i call the fake left) has recently become an absolutely toxic place for effeminate gay men, or anybody with a penis that doesn't identify as cis male.
and, it's specifically a gay male thing, because they're maybe the only part of the queer movement that remains queer.
lesbians have always been sort of normal, right? straight dudes love 'em. like, half of women identify as bisexual. there's really never been anything transgressive or abnormal about queer women, outside of the most puritanical sects of the most vicious religions, attempting to assert the most virulent forms of patriarchy. the women that get the most respect, and always have, have been the most masculine ones. and, the femmes just fit right in with hetero girls.
and, there's recently been a sort of unqueering of trans identity, as it's been normalized and trans people have been increasingly integrated. the trans person might seem like the most radical type of queer on the surface, and i suppose that's true if you're talking about really exaggerated drag queens, who are in truth mostly gay men. but, there's been a recent understanding that transwomen really are actually pretty normal women, or at least intend and desire to be. they're actually trying to be the least queer, the least transgressive. on the other side, the trans men are exactly what the patriarchy ordered. you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? even the most conservative groups don't really have much to complain about when people identify with the norms of the gender they present as.
but, gay men are still weird, and probably always will be. and, there's been a kind of unravelling around allowing them to exist freely, to participate in movements and to represent groups - they're increasingly seen as a liability, and something to shove back in the closet.
now, you won't hear anybody come out and say it. if asked directly, all of the people i have in mind will state nothing but support for full rights, and provide the most obvious moral support possible. but, behind closed doors, in back rooms, there's something afoot, and it's clear enough what it is.
prominent actors on the left have decided that gay men are bad publicity for the explicit reason that they provide a barrier to outreach to specific ethnic groups, many of which have a lot of money. they may rationalize to themselves that they're trying to maximize their reach. but, they're really taking the cash - and realizing what the in crowd really is, and what it really isn't.
openly gay men have consequently once again found themselves at the absolute bottom of the hierarchy, where they have been throughout history.
there's no doubt that glenn is poking people in the eye, and he's doing it for fun, and i like that about him - from one shit disturber to another. so, he's not helping himself.
but, i've seen this pattern enough recently to recognize it when i see it, and it's really not his opinions that are behind this turning against him - it's his sexuality.