This is pretty consistent in the rightwing world. As soon as LGBTQ+ folks are mentioned, a statement is perceived and discounted as being political. Even corporate policies that once protected marginalized folks have been scrapped, justified by saying that the company or the publication wants to stay out of politics. It's amazing how many other obviously political issues can be discussed publicly, no problem, but if the subject is queer and/or trans folks, that's a political third rail. Then again, such hypocrisy is to be expected.