Try being **in** SF fandom. Conservative fans are not welcome, and often are excluded and even uninvited. . . .
https://www.npr.org/2015/08/26/434644645/how-the-sad-puppies-won-by-losing
You are right. I used to so enjoy those “Best Of” compilations until they morphed into SJW screeds vaguely disguised as a science fiction tale, often lacking the basic elements of good story telling. Lauded and given awards by their fellows in the industry. Hence it is hard to even find a science fiction book on the average rack these days.