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If someone is using a word I don't know, I'd like to be able to look it up. That's the point of dictionaries.
An entry in dictionary proves the existence of something. Those people want to deny queer people's right to live, so they're upset if an objective medium acknowledges them.
Technically an entry in a dictionary only proves the existence of a word. “Unicorn” is in the dictionary, after all. But as some of these social justice issues gain more mainstream traction, more relevant terms will be added to the dictionaries and probably have more favorable definitions as well.