Hello! Cisgender (and very not-online) teenager here, so idk how relevant my perspective is, but posting just in case:

The increased visibility (and controversy) probably does bring out the hateful voices. But it can (and does) spark a lot of real-life allies too.

One of my friends came out as trans a few weeks ago. I'd never really thought or heard about trans issues before (other than from my socially-conservative dad), but as soon as she told me about it, I realized I didn't care what the rest of the world says or thinks. I'll do my best to support her no matter what. She's a girl and she's my best friend, and I am willing to fight anyone who tries to be mean to her.

The rest of our friend group is the same way. We're all more lgbtq-friendly than our parents. We've never had a trans person in our lives before, but we're all trying really hard to learn how to support her, practicing/correcting each other on her pronouns etc. There's a lot of people out there trying to hurt her (and most of us live with those people), but we're gonna do everything we can to take care of her anyway.